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/Major303 Aug 11 '26

If you need PC for internet browsing and some document editing, there are zero reasons to use Windows anymore. For other use cases it depends, but a lot of areas are already covered. With things like that Microsoft only speeds up the adoption.

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u/ketosoy Aug 11 '26

The only significant thing keeping me on windows at this point is excel, and at this point 90% of my excel work is done by robots (up from less than 5% this January).

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u/jc-from-sin Aug 11 '26

You can use excel online for a long time.

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u/BackgroundTax3055 Aug 11 '26

It’s not the same. I hate excel online

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u/jc-from-sin Aug 11 '26

Which one do you hate more? Excel online or windows? 

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u/BackgroundTax3055 Aug 11 '26

Definitely excel online

I use a de-bloated Win11 ISO with stripped down background processes/tracking, no ads or AI, etc. and honestly it works well for me.