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by zdragnar 1890 days ago
Apple's EULA prohibits you from installing their OS on anything but their own hardware- so they make their money there.

Microsoft trying that would absolutely kill the company- either by lawsuit or people getting up in arms over anti-competitive behavior. They make a small amount every few years when you buy a new computer, and hope you'll also pay for their other software (or give them data, which is tantamount to the same thing).
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supercanuck 1890 days ago
> ... so they make their money there.

Microsoft, literally, sells Windows 10... for money.

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zamadatix 1890 days ago
Do you say the auto dealership has free gas because new cars come with a full tank? Apple sells MacOS for money just not à la carte.
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zdragnar 1890 days ago
Given the upgrade cycle for computers, they are making substantially less (and OEM gets a massive discount over the store shelf price of windows).

Since they arent getting a massive markup on very well integrated, mediocre hardware, they need to sell more than just Windows. Office, SharePoint, etc are where the real money is at for them.

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