Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMicrosoft still can't convince folks to upgrade to Windows 11htxt.co.zaexternal-linkmessage-square350fedilinkarrow-up1783arrow-down113file-text
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minus-squareAlatain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day 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-up12·1 day 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-squareAlatain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 hours 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
minus-squareSCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-221 hours agoOnce again, the stock market ruins everything.
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.
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
Once again, the stock market ruins everything.