Re:Google Pay
by signal11 on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @08:00AM
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> Oh, and enterprise licenses are the same
IIRC MS enterprise licensees are charged for "software assurance", which is an annualized fee they pay for regular updates and upgrades. This looks like it's continuing with Windows 10.
On the consumer side, Microsoft would really like you to not buy a Mac. Since Mac's OS updates are free, it just makes sense that Windows is free anyway - they made very little on retail Windows sales anyway. I guess they figure they'll make their money when people upgrade laptops/desktops or buy other form-factors, e.g. 2-in-1s or tablets.
IIRC MS enterprise licensees are charged for "software assurance", which is an annualized fee they pay for regular updates and upgrades. This looks like it's continuing with Windows 10.
On the consumer side, Microsoft would really like you to not buy a Mac. Since Mac's OS updates are free, it just makes sense that Windows is free anyway - they made very little on retail Windows sales anyway. I guess they figure they'll make their money when people upgrade laptops/desktops or buy other form-factors, e.g. 2-in-1s or tablets.