It means manufacturers are now eyeing linux as a viable marketable product. If they can pocket the difference between the windows license no matter how cheap, you bet they would do it
You're going to pay more because they can't just swap out bluetooth, wi-fi, and sound chips for cheaper ones during production and shortages like they can with Windows (why 'works on my machine' is a stupid thing to say). Vendors also have to charge more due to more returns, reviews (from a whiny vocal minority), and tech support load.
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rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 55d
Woah, this could be a big deal
bitfucker@programming.dev · 4 pts · 53d
It means manufacturers are now eyeing linux as a viable marketable product. If they can pocket the difference between the windows license no matter how cheap, you bet they would do it
somegeek@programming.dev · 7 pts · 55d
Still will be overpriced crap
far_university1990@reddthat.com · 22 pts · 55d
Overpriced crap < overpriced crap with linux.
thorhop@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 55d
Damned fingerprint magnet.
H3rm7t@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 54d
Smart marketing technique
madthumbs@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 54d
You're going to pay more because they can't just swap out bluetooth, wi-fi, and sound chips for cheaper ones during production and shortages like they can with Windows (why 'works on my machine' is a stupid thing to say). Vendors also have to charge more due to more returns, reviews (from a whiny vocal minority), and tech support load.