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Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours ago

Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware

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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

Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours ago
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Windows 11 license fee hikes contributing to higher laptop prices, says report
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A 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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    Amid ram price hikes Linux has decided to double its license fee. It will now be available for $0

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      Linus better be watching it, or I’m switching to TempleOS

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      That’s twice as much as I was paying, I’m going to write a strongly worded email to that penguin guy

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        That’s twice as much as I was paying

        Only half as much as I was paying, though, so I’m pretty happy about it.

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        He writes those right back so be prepared hahaha

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        Excuse you, that penguin guy has a name

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          Tux has had enough of this bullshit

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      Flatpak and Snap be like: Yes, we’ll double the RAM…

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        AND storage…

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