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Microsoft's Windows 10 licensing fees forces manufacturer to ship with less RAM
- slrz 11y ago> Microsoft’s new license fee formula and the demands from the computer vendors have forced DRAM manufacturers to make plans to restart production of 2GB modules, which were originally destined to be phased out. This is ridiculous.
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- pravda 11y agoLess demand for memory means memory prices go down. Thank you Microsoft!
- yuhong 11y agoWhat is fun is that the 2GB memory modules use different x16 4Gbit DRAM chips. Interestingly, I hasn't seen any DDR4 DIMM/SO-DIMMs based on x16 chips, not even 8Gbit ones. Are they really not allowed?
- imrehg 11y ago> Microsoft for the first time calculates its OS license fee based on a device’s display size, memory capacity and HDD/SDD storage capacity. The formula also factors in device type and will be different for tablets, notebooks and desktops. This feels quite strange. The OS itself is the same in all cases, isn't it? So just make them pay different amount because "we can"?
- yuhong 11y agoI think because higher-end PCs are more expensive so they should pay more to MS.
- TrevorJ 11y agoI guess starbucks should charge more for coffee if you drive a BMW because your car's cupholders cost more.
- x5n1 11y agoIf you don't like it go ahead use Linux, kill you business ;)
- ddingus 11y agoIt is the same, and they have to find ways to differentiate pricing tiers, or it costs them overall revenue. Really, this is a case of artificial value.