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That's why the marginal cost of Windows or OS X is zero. If the cost of the OS is "baked in", rather than offered as an optional add-on, that policy makes the p
by SiVal 12y ago
That's why the marginal cost of Windows or OS X is zero. If the cost of the OS is "baked in", rather than offered as an optional add-on, that policy makes the price with or without the OS the same to you, which by definition makes the MARGINAL cost of the OS zero.
- gillianseed 12y agoNot if you can buy the computer without the 'bundled' OS, or better yet, build your own from components.
- SiVal 12y agoAnd that's why, in my original post, I wrote, "The benefit to the end user only shows up when building custom hardware, repurposing old hardware, or using a VM--things I care about but the average consumer doesn't."