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Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 13 points 2 days ago (1 child)

And they'd get away with it too if it wasn't for those damn Linux distributions.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Look at the long game. Installing a Linux distro is great. But what happens when your GPU/CPU/SSD dies and you can't afford or buy replacements?

    They got more time and can afford to wait us out.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    old hardware still runs great on linux. they'll have to force windows apps on people and linux will prolly run them as well.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Old hardware is old. It will die eventually, and at some point there will be no more old hardware. Then what?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    we'll cross that bridge if we get there

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  • [–] 1 point 3 hours ago (1 child)

    That's the kind of bridge you need to plan on crossing long before you get there.

    It's like driving a big truck. You get to the bridge and the sign says 5 ton(ne) weight limit and you're driving a 40 ton(ne) truck. And there is a line of cars behind you that stretches to the horizon. You can't turn around now. What are you going to do?

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