Microsoft will Increase Windows license fees for high-end hardware
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Kaarme
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.
fantaskarsef
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.
Spider4423
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?
crashburn162
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
KissSh0t
Microsoft wants to make money... neat.
yeeeman
Who cares? Just get a laptop without OS and put a ... you know, "custom" version of Windows on it.
Kaarme
Fox2232
And I thought that Windows 10 was meant to be long term ever-present spying solution. Not something people will try and succeed replacing with linux.
sverek
I wonder if vendors add option for Win7 to lower laptop price.
bulldog75
one word,Torrent.
Simples.
fantaskarsef
lucidus
I guess the offset to the higher cost is preload more uwp app sh!t?
sverek
Silva
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.
Kaarme
A7ibaba
Let's increase the price and blame the weather ! Microsoft policy since 1979
Backstabak
Right, I guess what MS is after is vendors selling laptops with linux again. I mean I don't mind, I can see a 5€ price tag on win10 key on amazon, if I need to buy one. Will be probably cheaper than what they ask for any windows anyway.
https://www.amazon.de/Windows-Professional-Bit-Deutsch-Vollversion/dp/B0742GTBX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522408773&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+10+oem&dpID=41YppD3eXcL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
H83
Fox2232
NaturalViolence
I would just like to point out that the source for this article is another article essentially saying "someone told us this" without listing their source. So take it with a massive grain of salt.