I think it might be... us. People claiming without citation (since it's all secret anyway); that the bundled crapware almost completely subsidises a Windows li

I think it might be... us. People claiming without citation (since it's all secret anyway); that the bundled crapware almost completely subsidises a Windows license. "So unbundled would only save you about $20 anyway", why fight it. There was also this: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/02/biztech/articles/16windows.html https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/... which, while massively out of date was netting people $25-$50~ who forced microsoft/OEMs to refund the windows license. EDIT: The wikipedia page cites several cases where Dell and Microsoft have both claimed $50: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_of_Microsoft_Windows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_of_Microsoft_Windows Dell of course offering $50 as a discount when buying Linux builds or "FreeDOS" out of the factory.