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.
  • An1m4L@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 day ago

    well, i for one am not buying new hardware

    linux is in a great spot for gaming and openbsd for security

    • Bluewing@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Since I’ve been Windows free for several decades now, I will hard agree with you that running your favorite distro is the Waytm But I like I said, I’m under no illusions that my old hardware has a life span. Like me, someday it’s going to die and not even running Arch can fix it. And if there are no old affordable parts or whole computers, what then?