canpolat@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoWhy more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOSarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
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minus-squareMrPasty@lemmy.sebbem.selinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoWhy would an OEM need to buy a Windows license if the customer has no interest in using Windows?
minus-squareI_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoIt’s in their licensing, and how MS-DOS became the de facto operating system of early PCs. If you want to license Windows, you have to pay for every unit you sell - not just units with Windows pre-installed, but every unit.
Why would an OEM need to buy a Windows license if the customer has no interest in using Windows?
It’s in their licensing, and how MS-DOS became the de facto operating system of early PCs. If you want to license Windows, you have to pay for every unit you sell - not just units with Windows pre-installed, but every unit.
Incredible.