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minus-squareSatyrSack@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 个月前 with Windows you also pay for the license key, by the way Your computer’s price is often subsidized by the fact that the manufacturer has an agreement with Microslop to preinstall Windows on it.
minus-squareTwilightKiddy@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 个月前Excuse me, they do what now? Do you have a source on this? Because I know of this little article, but that was quite a long time ago.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 个月前I don’t think nowadays windows is subsidized. Sure, some manufacturers may recoup part of, or all the cost by pre installing crap ware, but those that allow choosing your OS usually give you a discount for removing Windows.
minus-squareQuirky Quinn@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 个月前Who is the goverment paying to install Windows?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 个月前It used to be Norton antivirus or whoever that would pay have their shit software preinstalled.
minus-squaresave_the_humans@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 个月前I was looking at a thinkpad some months ago on their website and selecting Ubuntu from their options took off $160.
Your computer’s price is often subsidized by the fact that the manufacturer has an agreement with Microslop to preinstall Windows on it.
Excuse me, they do what now? Do you have a source on this? Because I know of this little article, but that was quite a long time ago.
I don’t think nowadays windows is subsidized. Sure, some manufacturers may recoup part of, or all the cost by pre installing crap ware, but those that allow choosing your OS usually give you a discount for removing Windows.
Who is the goverment paying to install Windows?
It used to be Norton antivirus or whoever that would pay have their shit software preinstalled.
I was looking at a thinkpad some months ago on their website and selecting Ubuntu from their options took off $160.