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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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#5533389 Posted on: 03/30/2018 08:35 AM
Maybe we'll see the rise of buying hardware without an OS, bringing back OS piracy big again.
I certainly don't see why m$ should make more money off a high end laptop than a low end one, since it's the same software for them all, if not artificially gimped.
Maybe we'll see the rise of buying hardware without an OS, bringing back OS piracy big again.
I certainly don't see why m$ should make more money off a high end laptop than a low end one, since it's the same software for them all, if not artificially gimped.
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#5533395 Posted on: 03/30/2018 08:56 AM
Do you want people to look for ways to game on Linux.
Cause that's how to get people to look for ways to game on Linux.
Vulkan where are you?
Do you want people to look for ways to game on Linux.
Cause that's how to get people to look for ways to game on Linux.
Vulkan where are you?
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#5533396 Posted on: 03/30/2018 09:18 AM
In my country no one and i do mean no one is buying laptops with windows all the windows is pirated even in big companies which if u have above 100 win10 cost per license is 19.99 euro but most of them dont care because even if they are caught the fine is 200-400 euro depending . Also every laptop u can choose to have OS or not the retail puts the windows in the laptop after they get key from manufacturer if they are providing one. But making people pay more for higher system they have is server enterprise step which wont go down smoothly with normal customers
In my country no one and i do mean no one is buying laptops with windows all the windows is pirated even in big companies which if u have above 100 win10 cost per license is 19.99 euro but most of them dont care because even if they are caught the fine is 200-400 euro depending . Also every laptop u can choose to have OS or not the retail puts the windows in the laptop after they get key from manufacturer if they are providing one. But making people pay more for higher system they have is server enterprise step which wont go down smoothly with normal customers
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#5533398 Posted on: 03/30/2018 09:31 AM
Microsoft wants to make money... neat.
Microsoft wants to make money... neat.
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Perhaps MS feels like it's not getting its share of the profits when laptop makers release even super premium 6-core CPU models with a GTX1080 GPU. However, I doubt this is a special problem for the manufacturers. What matters more is if the entry level laptop license costs rise. If the laptop total retail price with taxes is 199-299 euros, there's not a whole lot of room for any sort of component cost movement.