• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Sadly every nearly every windows-capable device sold without windows also has the cost of a windows license baked in too.

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      I recently wanted to buy one, and the option without windows was actually more expensive…

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        MS had agreements with the big names where they got their license cut for every device sold. It didn’t matter if it had windows or not. Someone had to pay for that.