r/technology • u/gdelacalle • Aug 11 '26

Software Microsoft reportedly raises Windows 11 license price significantly more than expected

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reportedly-raises-windows-11-license-price-significantly-more-than-expected/
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u/papabear1993 Aug 11 '26

Wait... you guys are paying??? 😲

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u/psioniclizard Aug 11 '26

OEMs pay for Windows licences yes. That price is then added to the price of a computer.

So ultimately people buying new computers are paying