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Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days 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

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Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days 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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    The fuck does software licensing have to do with RAM?

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      They’re doing it to cover the losses on the same AI investments that spiked RAM prices.

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        That they caused. Damn Microsoft sucks.

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      Someone has to pay for all that Microslop copilot bs and it’s just not enough with the intended customers

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