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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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azvasKvklenko@azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works
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To me this is positive news. The less appealing Windows machines are, the better. Let Windows PC rot peacefully.

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MrMcGasion@MrMcGasion@lemmy.world
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While I understand your sentiment about Windows, this is how you end up in a world filled with iPad kids who become adults who accept technology that they don’t own.

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CeeBee_Eh@CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world
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Only if we stay quiet.

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TammyTobacco@TammyTobacco@sh.itjust.works
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Or a manufacturer finally decides to make a budget Linux laptop that starts selling better than expected.

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Johnmannesca@Johnmannesca@lemmy.world
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Y’know, some manufacturers used to do this actually, and more might start again.

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Scrollone@Scrollone@feddit.it
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I still miss my Acer 5315 that came with Linux. It was an instant buy.

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verily@verily@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Walking down the aisles of any store selling computers, I can attest to this. If a company can’t sell a Windows computer, they will simply sell a Chromebook instead.

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