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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by enragedcacti on Thursday November 12, 2020 @08:37AM (#25069675)
> macOS is free while Windows is not

what laptop are you buying where you need to purchase a Windows license?

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by blunte on Thursday November 12, 2020 @08:45AM (#25069753)
The manufacturer of your laptop has paid Microsoft for the OS and is passing that cost on to you in the total price (excluding MS hardware such as the Surface).

Or if you buy a bare system or build your own, you need to buy Windows yourself.

Apple gives their OS away, but in theory you can only run it on their hardware.

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by enragedcacti on Thursday November 12, 2020 @01:46PM (#25073254)
When you buy a Mac you are subsidizing the development of that free OS. The the price of the OS is baked into the MSRP in both cases. Comparing the prices is apples-to-apples. Also, Microsoft has made it clear that Windows 10 will be around for a long time, so OS upgrades don't work the same way Windows once did.
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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by eertami on Thursday November 12, 2020 @08:49AM (#25069784)
>Apple gives their OS away, but in theory you can only run it on their hardware.

If you don't understand why this isn't free then I have a bridge to sell you.

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by moogleii on Thursday November 12, 2020 @11:56AM (#25071762)
If the bridge auto-upgrades itself for free for the next 8 years after the initial capital expenditures, I'm sure you'll easily find buyers.
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