☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 12 days agoLenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installednews.itsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down13
arrow-up1260arrow-down1external-linkLenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installednews.itsfoss.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·12 days agoWow, I didn’t realize the windows tax was that high. I thought the bulk OEM licensing was significantly cheaper than the retail price.
minus-squareTenderizer78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI thought it was as much as the $10-$20 keys from key resellers.
minus-squareCorngood@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up26·12 days agoIt’s kind of absurd. When you buy a TV, the bloated adware at least helps lower the price. Imagine paying extra for it.
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minus-squareJiří Král@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoFor TVs the manufacturers are the ones who control the bloated adware and make money off of it while on notebooks and laptops it is Micro$oft.
minus-squareferric_carcinization@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoWhy would it lower the price? Don’t ads only exist to generate a bit of extra revenue?
Wow, I didn’t realize the windows tax was that high. I thought the bulk OEM licensing was significantly cheaper than the retail price.
I thought it was as much as the $10-$20 keys from key resellers.
It’s kind of absurd. When you buy a TV, the bloated adware at least helps lower the price. Imagine paying extra for it.
sssssshhhhhhhhhhh don’t type this out loud
For TVs the manufacturers are the ones who control the bloated adware and make money off of it while on notebooks and laptops it is Micro$oft.
Why would it lower the price? Don’t ads only exist to generate a bit of extra revenue?
Lower the price of the TV