I actually thought Microsoft excuses handhelds from Windows licensing fees? Or discounts them?
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Midnitte@beehaw.org 5 days ago
Makes sense - probably will perform better and they don’t have to pay for a license.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 5 days ago
Midnitte@beehaw.org 5 days ago
No idea, it’s just regular Windows 11 underneath so I don’t believe it’s exempt from licensing.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 5 days ago
They used to have this
techradar.com/…/microsoft-makes-windows-free-on-s…
theverge.com/…/microsoft-making-windows-free-on-d…
But I think they ended this deal at some point
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 5 days ago
I wouldn’t even blame Lenovo for not passing over the savings of Linux. Because that means, they have a huge reason to sell Linux based systems, as they make more money from each unit this way.