Windows 11 license fee hikes contributing to higher laptop prices, says report
www.windowscentral.com
A new report claims Microsoft has raised the cost of the Windows license by up to 10% for certain OEMs, which is much higher than usual.
  • Cricket@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    16 days ago

    They used to have agreements to make it difficult to do so. I don’t know if that’s still the case but it’s pretty awful. I think OEMs had to pay licenses for every machine shipped regardless if it had a windows license.

    Correct.