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.
  • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
    15·
    16 days ago

    screenshot from the Dell website 😂

    (they should be shipping 26.04 by now…)

    EDIT: $100 of that difference comes from Win11 requiring an SSD upgrade from 512GB to 1TB

    • trem@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      6·
      16 days ago

      Man, I thought, the whole point of the more limited OEM license (can’t move to another PC; can’t easily reinstall on same PC) was that the OEMs would get it for cheaper than a proper license.

      Now you’re telling me, if someone gets their Windows license through an OEM, they have to pay $100+ extra for a worse product?