Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 天前Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardwarewww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square167linkfedilinkarrow-up1779arrow-down19 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zippcmasterrace@lemmy.world
arrow-up1770arrow-down1external-linkAmid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardwarewww.windowscentral.comMereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 天前message-square167linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zippcmasterrace@lemmy.world
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·9 天前The problem there is Windows still has negative cost for OEMs due to all the bloatware they bundle. They get paid for that McAfee and Epic Games icon.
minus-squareDie4Ever@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down1·edit-29 天前meanwhile on the Dell website EDIT: $100 of that difference comes from Win11 requiring an SSD upgrade from 512GB to 1TB
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 天前What currency is that? Windows 11 home is $140 USD.
minus-squareDie4Ever@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·9 天前USD https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-9350-intel-laptop/usexcucto9350lnl01#customization-anchor
minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 天前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?
minus-squareReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 天前That’s crazy! I had no idea they were charging that much now. Thanks for sharing!
The problem there is Windows still has negative cost for OEMs due to all the bloatware they bundle.
They get paid for that McAfee and Epic Games icon.
meanwhile on the Dell website
EDIT: $100 of that difference comes from Win11 requiring an SSD upgrade from 512GB to 1TB
What currency is that? Windows 11 home is $140 USD.
USD
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-9350-intel-laptop/usexcucto9350lnl01#customization-anchor
The “discount” “+$100” 💀
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?
That’s crazy! I had no idea they were charging that much now. Thanks for sharing!