They aren’t big in selling hardware.
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cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Well, they won’t be able to sell as many new computers if they let people keep using their old ones.
ABCDE@lemmy.world 2 months ago
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Doesn’t matter, they still get money for Windows licences from OEMs.
ABCDE@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I know, just clarifying that their main business isn’t selling hardware.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Their main business isn’t Windows at all, but they’re still in the market
Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 months ago
Except for laptops.
ABCDE@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Even then (and with their Surface tablets) they’re not big for MS.
Toribor@corndog.social 2 months ago
Somewhat ironically the Surface laptops are really great Linux machines.
MyFairJulia@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Microsoft still makes money off the OEM licenses AFAIK. The Linux community had a whole day about this back in the 90s.