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I think at this stage of the game if Microsoft has any hope of penetrating the market they pretty much have to subsidize or make WinRT licenses free for approve
by DanielSwinkels 14y ago
I think at this stage of the game if Microsoft has any hope of penetrating the market they pretty much have to subsidize or make WinRT licenses free for approved devices rather than charge for it and if that's successful recoup the losses off the market.
Apple seems to certainly be in a position where they could do this and absolutely crush the competition, they must just not feel threatened with the competing products available today
- latch 14y agoThe problem is deeper than just money. There's a branding issue. There's an app issue. There's a quality issue. You need to magically fix all three of these, plus address the pricing difficulties. Good luck.
- michael37 14y agoFree Windows! We've been waiting since Win95 for that.
- Drakim 14y agoExactly. There is just no way that you can arrive this late to the "free" party and expect to make profits by selling.