Subj : Re: Computers
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun May 04 2025 14:39:35

  Re: Re: Computers
  By: MIKE POWELL to JIMMY ANDERSON on Sun May 04 2025 08:44 am

 MP> That is one way MS Windows got to be so popular.  Most PC makers pretty
 MP> much had to include it on their machines.

I heard that Microsoft would charge PC makers a Windows license for each PC they sold, even if they installed a different OS on a PC.  Seems a bit sketchy to me..  But I've heard some people say that was volume licensing, which may be a somewhat different thing.

Nightfox
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