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because they correctly realized selling an OS isn’t a profit generator anymore. Even Microsoft has realized that. Microsoft makes $billions in revenue from Win

because they correctly realized selling an OS isn’t a profit generator anymore. Even Microsoft has realized that. Microsoft makes $billions in revenue from Windows OS. From the laziest of web searches, I see their revenue in 2015 was $14.8b for 'the Windows PC Operating System'. Even today, I'm sure it's no loss leader.

gremlinsinc 6y ago
2015 isn't 2021, and I believe you can get microsoft 10 for free now. I know I got some microsoft os version for my virtualbox to run windows programs on arch linux (yes, I'm an arch user /meme). IMHO, MacOS would be better off allowing devs to develop off apple products, because they'd get their dev fees, and royalties in app store from more developers making up for their china-like control of the platform.
eyelidlessness 6y ago
Aside from the already pointed out 6 year gap... how much of that revenue do you figure they make from people buying windows licenses? Not OEMs. I bet it’s close to tens of thousands USD.