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Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware

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Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware

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Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Windows 11 license fee hikes contributing to higher laptop prices, says report
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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.
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    meanwhile on the Dell website

    EDIT: $100 of that difference comes from Win11 requiring an SSD upgrade from 512GB to 1TB

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      What currency is that? Windows 11 home is $140 USD.

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        USD

        https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-9350-intel-laptop/usexcucto9350lnl01#customization-anchor

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          The “discount” “+$100” 💀

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            I think that might be losing a $100 discount from the other configuration, possibly because they have excess smaller drives that don’t meet win11 requirements?

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      That’s crazy! I had no idea they were charging that much now. Thanks for sharing!

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