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Microsoft is not, contrary to popular opinion, stupid. MS knew nobody was going to pay $€200+ for an OS anymore. So they had to find another way to monetize Wi
by Feniks 9y ago
Microsoft is not, contrary to popular opinion, stupid. MS knew nobody was going to pay $€200+ for an OS anymore.
So they had to find another way to monetize Windows.
- walterbell 9y agoIs that why they will soon charge $49 for Windows Pro users to install Win32 apps (i.e. disable S mode)? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/windows-10-s-becoming-a-mode-not-a-version-as-microsoft-shakes-up-its-pricing/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/windows-10-s-becomin...
- guelo 9y agoI don't think your link says what you claim. The link says that users of Win S will have to pay $49 to upgrade to Pro. S is store-only mode, meaning it can't run anything that didn't come from the Store, whether it's win32 or otherwise.
- walterbell 9y agoThanks. After another look at the articles linked from that one: the upgrade fee is from Pro S to Pro. There's no more Win S.
- IshKebab 9y agoNobody ever paid that really. OEM rates were much lower. The real problem they face is two-fold: 1. People spend more time on phones and less on desktops/laptops, and 2. Computers have pretty much stopped getting faster so people don't replace them as frequently. Since Microsoft made money from new computer sales and those are less frequent they have to move to a subscription type system.