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0 pointsflatiron3y ago0 comments

They make money on OS ads now to subsidize the cost

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That and no more customer support to pay for. Plus, the consumer prices are probably subsidized by the massive volumes in OEM licenses and O365 subscriptions.

okasaki3y ago

Microsoft never had customer support. If you had a problem you either called your grandson or took it to the local computer repair shop.

Maybe you mean QA testers.

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ChuckNorris893y ago

That and no more customer support to pay for. Plus, the consumer prices are probably subsidized by the massive volumes in OEM licenses and O365 subscriptions.

okasaki3y ago

Microsoft never had customer support. If you had a problem you either called your grandson or took it to the local computer repair shop.

Maybe you mean QA testers.

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