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> 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 fa

by 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 ago
I think because higher-end PCs are more expensive so they should pay more to MS.
- TrevorJ 11y ago
  I guess starbucks should charge more for coffee if you drive a BMW because your car's cupholders cost more.
x5n1 11y ago
If you don't like it go ahead use Linux, kill you business ;)
- imrehg 11y ago
  How is this addressing the "same product - different price" issue? (by the way, I'm using Linux myself on a Lenovo laptop that was sold without OS, was awesome, better hardware than the corresponding Windows lineup at the time)
- ionised 11y ago
  Our software company runs on Linux.
ddingus 11y ago
It 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.