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They were still making $20 - $30 per license sold from major vendors like HP and Dell. They move millions of units per year. That is a lot of revenue to throw a

by zanny 12y ago

They were still making $20 - $30 per license sold from major vendors like HP and Dell. They move millions of units per year. That is a lot of revenue to throw away.

detaro 12y ago
If they go to a subscription model, they'd probably not loose much. If not, they still could charge for OEM licenses bundled to hardware.
sukilot 12y ago
They aren't throwing away OEM revenue. Only OS upgrade revenue.