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by supercanuck 1895 days ago
> ... so they make their money there.

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

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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.
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.