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minus-squareMidnitte ( Midnitte@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·10か月前Makes sense - probably will perform better and they don’t have to pay for a license.
minus-squarethingsiplay ( thingsiplay@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up10·10か月前I wouldn’t even blame Lenovo for not passing over the savings of Linux. Because that means, they have a huge reason to sell Linux based systems, as they make more money from each unit this way.
minus-squareDie4Ever ( Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10か月前I actually thought Microsoft excuses handhelds from Windows licensing fees? Or discounts them?
minus-squareMidnitte ( Midnitte@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10か月前No idea, it’s just regular Windows 11 underneath so I don’t believe it’s exempt from licensing.
minus-squareDie4Ever ( Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10か月前They used to have this https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-makes-windows-free-on-small-devices-1239665 https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/2/5574146/microsoft-making-windows-free-on-devices-with-screens-under-nine But I think they ended this deal at some point
Makes sense - probably will perform better and they don’t have to pay for a license.
I wouldn’t even blame Lenovo for not passing over the savings of Linux. Because that means, they have a huge reason to sell Linux based systems, as they make more money from each unit this way.
I actually thought Microsoft excuses handhelds from Windows licensing fees? Or discounts them?
No idea, it’s just regular Windows 11 underneath so I don’t believe it’s exempt from licensing.
They used to have this
https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-makes-windows-free-on-small-devices-1239665
https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/2/5574146/microsoft-making-windows-free-on-devices-with-screens-under-nine
But I think they ended this deal at some point