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Microsoft will Increase Windows license fees for high-end hardware
It has been mentioned before, different Windows 10 licensing models based on the hardware you use. Currently, there is wordout on the street that Microsoft plans to raise license fees for computers with high-end hardware. High-end doesn't men a fast processor, but also your display and amount of system memory.
The new license model is intended computer vendors and according to the Taiwanese website Digitimes, the change will put further pressure on laptop manufacturers who already suffer from increasing hardware costs. The move is expected to put further pressure on, especially notebook makers, which currently faces rising component costs, according to industry sources.
The sources pointed out that Microsoft revised its licensing plan in 2017 and has set the fees based on notebooks' CPU grades. But for the adjustment in 2018, Microsoft is planning to include key components such as panel and memory as judgment factors for the new pricing the new licensing fees are expected to be implemented after the second quarter, sources noted. However, Microsoft has yest to confirm this news.
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#5533436 Posted on: 03/30/2018 12:10 PM
I guess the offset to the higher cost is preload more uwp app sh!t?
I guess the offset to the higher cost is preload more uwp app sh!t?
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#5533445 Posted on: 03/30/2018 12:50 PM
one word,Torrent.
Simples.
You gonna tell us about the vendor that sells high end laptops without Windows on it?
And why bother paying for OEM version in first place?
p.s. One word, HTTP. Or HTTPS, even better.
one word,Torrent.
Simples.
You gonna tell us about the vendor that sells high end laptops without Windows on it?
And why bother paying for OEM version in first place?
p.s. One word, HTTP. Or HTTPS, even better.
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#5533448 Posted on: 03/30/2018 12:52 PM
As more games come with Vulkan and linux is more and more user friendly, windows will start to die on the high end users.
Eventually all they'll sell are OEM's and laptops.
As more games come with Vulkan and linux is more and more user friendly, windows will start to die on the high end users.
Eventually all they'll sell are OEM's and laptops.
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#5533451 Posted on: 03/30/2018 01:01 PM
Oh I am fairly aware of how this works, and in general I tend to agree with you. The problem is, why should I as a customer that buys high end equipment pay so that low end users can get their windows? That's m$'s problem, not mine. Also, by the way you put it, sure you can pay more for a octa core CPU than a quad core. But with the exactly same windows, why should I pay more? Same program, same software, where's the reason to charge more for it there? Your own argument actually can help my point of view too.
Don't get me wrong, I understand how it works, thanks for pointing it out again, but I guess we can be pretty sure it's just a money grab from m$.
It's the only way MS can do it. They don't really have the option to make a lousier version, like hardware manufacturers often do. The more crippled Windows versions haven't really been a big hit, I believe. The regular Home version seems to be the bottom line. The whatever version that could only run UWP apps and thus didn't allow installation of anything but stuff from the MS store wasn't received with praise as far as I know.
I think the current system is fair enough. It's not like you'd be paying extra when you buy a premium laptop. Rather, the ones buying the cheap things get a discount. However, even if you are envious of that OS discount, are you envious of the poor hardware they get?
Oh I am fairly aware of how this works, and in general I tend to agree with you. The problem is, why should I as a customer that buys high end equipment pay so that low end users can get their windows? That's m$'s problem, not mine. Also, by the way you put it, sure you can pay more for a octa core CPU than a quad core. But with the exactly same windows, why should I pay more? Same program, same software, where's the reason to charge more for it there? Your own argument actually can help my point of view too.
Don't get me wrong, I understand how it works, thanks for pointing it out again, but I guess we can be pretty sure it's just a money grab from m$.
It's the only way MS can do it. They don't really have the option to make a lousier version, like hardware manufacturers often do. The more crippled Windows versions haven't really been a big hit, I believe. The regular Home version seems to be the bottom line. The whatever version that could only run UWP apps and thus didn't allow installation of anything but stuff from the MS store wasn't received with praise as far as I know.
I think the current system is fair enough. It's not like you'd be paying extra when you buy a premium laptop. Rather, the ones buying the cheap things get a discount. However, even if you are envious of that OS discount, are you envious of the poor hardware they get?
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Oh I am fairly aware of how this works, and in general I tend to agree with you. The problem is, why should I as a customer that buys high end equipment pay so that low end users can get their windows? That's m$'s problem, not mine. Also, by the way you put it, sure you can pay more for a octa core CPU than a quad core. But with the exactly same windows, why should I pay more? Same program, same software, where's the reason to charge more for it there? Your own argument actually can help my point of view too.
Don't get me wrong, I understand how it works, thanks for pointing it out again, but I guess we can be pretty sure it's just a money grab from m$.