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• missedthecue 6y ago
  Microsoft did the opposite. They bundled for free. They never pushed up costs
  • avianlyric 6y ago
    That conclusion is based on the premise that their software would have been priced the same if they hadn't bundled in "free" software. Not sure we have enough data to make that conclusion. Ultimately you were charged for the "free" bundled software, you just couldn't get a line item break down of how of the bundle price was made up by that "free" software. Not saying that Microsoft should break down their OS prices by bundled software, or that it makes sense. But without that breakdown you can't make the assertion that "They never pushed up costs".
    • scarface74 6y ago
      PC makers lose money when removing Windows from consumer PCs. The bundle crapware more than makes up for the Windows license fee.
      • avianlyric 6y ago
        I’m talking about the software Microsoft bundles (the classic example being Internet Explorer). Not software bundles on top by OEMs.