King@blackneon.net to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoFuck Microsofti.redd.itimagemessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1804arrow-down19file-text
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minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoMicrosoft is surviving just fine on the profits from Azure and office 365 tbh, windows isn’t that big a deal for them these days from a raw revenue point of view.
minus-squareForgottenUsername@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoThey’re making money from windows, just not directly from the consumer. Preinstalled software, advertising, and telemetry.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI suppose it was a stepping stone to direct the market to using those things. Iirc it was always mainly intended as a vehicle to run MS office
Microsoft is surviving just fine on the profits from Azure and office 365 tbh, windows isn’t that big a deal for them these days from a raw revenue point of view.
They’re making money from windows, just not directly from the consumer.
Preinstalled software, advertising, and telemetry.
I suppose it was a stepping stone to direct the market to using those things. Iirc it was always mainly intended as a vehicle to run MS office