Comment on Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11's system requirements

• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Doesn’t matter, they still get money for Windows licences from OEMs.

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  • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I know, just clarifying that their main business isn’t selling hardware.

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    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Their main business isn’t Windows at all, but they’re still in the market

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      • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The comment was about selling new computers and not using old ones. They want to sell more software, they aren’t hardware focused.

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• Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Except for laptops.

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  • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Even then (and with their Surface tablets) they’re not big for MS.

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    • Toribor@corndog.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Somewhat ironically the Surface laptops are really great Linux machines.

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