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Mereo@mereo@piefed.ca
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Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware

www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/amid-ram-price-hikes-microsoft-reportedly-raises-windows-license-cost-forcing-oems-to-hike-prices-even-further-on-hardware
Windows 11 Hero Surfaces on a white tableWindows CentralWindows 11 license fee hikes contributing to higher laptop prices, says reportA new report claims Microsoft has raised the cost of the Windows license by up to 10% for certain OEMs, which is much higher than usual.
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billwashere@billwashere@lemmy.world
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Replying to @⁨mereo@piefed.ca⁩

I have no idea why this makes sense? What about hardware getting more expensive justifies the license for software going up? Is this just because they can?

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An1m4L@An1m4L@lemmy.zip
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Replying to @⁨billwashere@lemmy.world⁩

they’ll prolly leave the home users alone and charge companies that have no option but to cough up. for now…

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