mousicle t1_j9tkggh wrote
Windows doesn't make most of their money off regular folks installing Windows. They make their money from businesses buying licenses for all their staff and from computer makers buying licensees to preinstall windows on your HP laptop. They want normal people to just use Windows by default so they don't care if the guy that built his custom gaming rig doesn't pay for Windows.
spidereater t1_j9tvi5x wrote
Yes. In fact, they specifically want windows to be a easiest thing to install at home. If lots of people start using Linux or some other OS at home, a whole ecosystem of software for Linux will develop and more people/businesses will refuse to pay for windows. Not only do they not care if Johnny gamer uses windows for free, they really don’t want him switching to Linux.
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