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Re:Lenovo profits sink 75% as PC demand continues nosedive by taylodl on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:04PM (#36060022)
> Google makes more money on a typical Windows laptop than Microsoft does

I hadn't thought about it, but that's absolutely true! When you think of the Adsense network and the amount of money Google is making by typical consumer browser behavior, Google is making a lot more money than Microsoft on a typical Windows laptop.

The OS is now a commodity. Microsoft needs a new strategy.

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Re:Lenovo profits sink 75% as PC demand continues nosedive by bmarquez on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:27PM (#36060446)
> The OS is now a commodity. Microsoft needs a new strategy.

Unfortunately they're taking the Google approach. Removal of Windows local accounts, telemetry (with all of the privacy issues), advertising, etc.

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Re:Lenovo profits sink 75% as PC demand continues nosedive by QuizzicalCarbon on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:22PM (#36060358)
Coincidentally, Microsoft makes more money from Android than it does from Windows.
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Re:Lenovo profits sink 75% as PC demand continues nosedive by tomjen3 on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @01:46PM (#36061623)
Microsofts strategy is to be the Windows of AI.
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