> OEM PC/laptop purchases generate even less revenue for the Windows license included 286 million PCs shipped in 2022. [1] Subtract 20% for Apple [2] and Linux

> OEM PC/laptop purchases generate even less revenue for the Windows license included 286 million PCs shipped in 2022. [1] Subtract 20% for Apple [2] and Linux, multiply by the commonly quoted $50 average OEM license fee [3][4] and you get $11+ billion. Not exactly peanuts. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/273495/global-shipments-of-personal-computers-since-2006/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/273495/global-shipments-... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/576473/united-states-quarterly-pc-shipment-share-apple/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/576473/united-states-qua... [3] https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-it-cost-OEM-manufacturers-to-sell-computers-with-Windows/answer/Hal-Berenson-1 https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-it-cost-OEM-manufacturer... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_of_Microsoft_Windows#The_%22Windows_tax%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_of_Microsoft_Windows#...