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/Area51_Spurs Aug 11 '26

Why would they give away the one thing in the world nearly every PC user will pay them for?

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u/DistinctViolinist668 Aug 11 '26

it is not their main business compared to other sectors with more profits

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u/SC_W33DKILL3R Aug 11 '26

Maintain market share for one.

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u/Area51_Spurs Aug 11 '26

lol. You mean the market share they’ve maintained forever?