Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMicrosoft still can't convince folks to upgrade to Windows 11htxt.co.zaexternal-linkmessage-square361fedilinkarrow-up1829arrow-down115file-text
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minus-squareAlatain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoIt pretty much comes down to wanting to monetize the user experience instead of simply wanting to charge for the OS in the traditional way. The user becomes the commodity instead of the software.
minus-squarePatches@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoThey do charge in the traditional way for the OS. They also charge the OEMs. They just want more. The line must always go up.
minus-squareSCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoOnce again, the stock market ruins everything.
minus-squareAlatain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoHence why I went with “simply charge for the OS”. They are moving from monetizing the software to monetizing the user. But yes, red line must go up
It pretty much comes down to wanting to monetize the user experience instead of simply wanting to charge for the OS in the traditional way. The user becomes the commodity instead of the software.
They do charge in the traditional way for the OS.
They also charge the OEMs.
They just want more. The line must always go up.
Once again, the stock market ruins everything.
Hence why I went with “simply charge for the OS”. They are moving from monetizing the software to monetizing the user.
But yes, red line must go up