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I don’t think Windows would survive for very long without other Microsoft businesses subsidizing their revenue. It might go on for a few years, but it would bas
by seanmcdirmid 2y ago
I don’t think Windows would survive for very long without other Microsoft businesses subsidizing their revenue. It might go on for a few years, but it would basically move up Linux and OSX quickly to corporate desktop status, while Windev goes bankrupt as a non-viable business.
- amluto 2y agoThe monetization model would indeed be complicated. But, as an off the cuff estimate, there are several billion Windows installations in the world. A small fee (say $2/year on average) would easily cover an excellent engineering operation to maintain Windows. And appropriate regulation could force everyone to use Windows or a similarly independent OS, and the whole industry could survive this.