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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by avianlyric on Friday June 05, 2020 @05:59PM (#23434525)
That conclusion is based on the premise that their software would have been priced the same if they hadn't bundled in "free" software. Not sure we have enough data to make that conclusion.

Ultimately you were charged for the "free" bundled software, you just couldn't get a line item break down of how of the bundle price was made up by that "free" software.

Not saying that Microsoft should break down their OS prices by bundled software, or that it makes sense. But without that breakdown you can't make the assertion that "They never pushed up costs".

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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by scarface74 on Saturday June 06, 2020 @12:12PM (#23440173)
PC makers lose money when removing Windows from consumer PCs. The bundle crapware more than makes up for the Windows license fee.
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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by avianlyric on Monday June 08, 2020 @07:04AM (#23455504)
I’m talking about the software Microsoft bundles (the classic example being Internet Explorer). Not software bundles on top by OEMs.
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