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by HighGoldstein 217 days ago
> They might sell more Windows 11 if it ran on more hardware. How does this make them money?

Given the free Win 7/8->10->11 upgrade path, almost every end user who'd want a Windows license probably already has one. This leaves enterprise licensing and computer manufacturers (laptops, mini-PCs, desktops), who wouldn't care about this because they'll have newer hardware anyway.