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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Would be nice if started with Linux as "included" and then added the 211 for windows.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Marketing. Theyd never do that.

Could also be a bulk licensing requirement. Ms pulled that shit with DOS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's weird how the price drops when something "included' gets removed. Am I misunderstanding that word?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

They said it was included, not that it was free. I imagine removing the “included” screen would drop the price too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

For sure not. It built Microsoft.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

If they did that sales would drop because people would switch to another manufacturer that gave them Windows for "Free".