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> What was Microsoft thinking?!? Short-term profits.
by jsbisviewtiful 3y ago
> What was Microsoft thinking?!?
Short-term profits.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoDevil's advocate: Profits from what exactly? Windows 11 is a free update and they don't make profits from the sale of new hardware since they're not in the business of selling hardware (barring the niche surface devices which don't really sell meaningful numbers to be profitable). Edit: -4 downvotes already? wow. What's with the downvotes my dudes? Should I juste come to HN to spam "hurr durr Microsft bad" for karma farming to coincide with the acceptable party line?
- CamperBob2 3y agoNothing is "free." Ever. If the update is "free," your attention and autonomy are the price. I'd be fine with that, if they offered an alternative for power users who don't want to participate in Microsoft's move-the-mouse-cursor-for-shitty-popup-celebrity-news corporate strategy. Even an expensive alternative! But they have chosen not to do so.
- olddustytrail 3y agoMicrosoft make money because business licenses for windows aren't free. You were downvoted because your comment was stupid. HTH.
- ralmidani 3y agoDoesn’t Microsoft only make Windows 11 “free” if you’ve already paid for a Windows license previously? That means they benefit when you buy a whole new machine. Furthermore, Microsoft makes money from ads, so a more intrusive UI along with more extreme data harvesting also leads to more profits.
- argiopetech 3y agoMy assumption is that your (required) new computer comes with Windows 11, which was licensed for that unit by the manufacturer. I doubt they pay the full $140, but I also bet it isn't free.
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