canpolat ( canpolat@programming.dev ) to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agoWhy more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOSarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1381cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.calinux_gaming@lemmy.mllinux@programming.dev
arrow-up1381external-linkWhy more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOSarstechnica.comcanpolat ( canpolat@programming.dev ) to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square39linkfedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.calinux_gaming@lemmy.mllinux@programming.dev
minus-squareMrPasty ( Sebbe@lemmy.sebbem.se ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoWhy would an OEM need to buy a Windows license if the customer has no interest in using Windows?
minus-squareI_am_10_squirrels ( I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 years agoIt’s in their licensing, and how MS-DOS became the de facto operating system of early PCs. If you want to license Windows, you have to pay for every unit you sell - not just units with Windows pre-installed, but every unit.
Why would an OEM need to buy a Windows license if the customer has no interest in using Windows?
It’s in their licensing, and how MS-DOS became the de facto operating system of early PCs. If you want to license Windows, you have to pay for every unit you sell - not just units with Windows pre-installed, but every unit.
Incredible.