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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by globalnode on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @11:33PM (#50361525)
as an avid gamer, win11 is the one that pushed me to use linux only. i would have LIKED to keep using windows but the way they treat their customers is unforgivable. when i go to a restaurant i give them 2 chances at annoying me before i go elsewhere, i gave the windows team what feels like a hundred chances. dont care what they do now, theyre history.
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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by fuzztester on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:54AM (#50362559)
re last para.

loss leader funda in action, prolly.

or, sort of: those who live together, stick together.

aka if you buy window pcs, you're likely to buy windows servers and vice versa.

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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by BizarroLand on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:32PM (#50370421)
Not a loss leader, it's still $17.08 Billion dollars (~5%) of their revenue according to bullfincher:

In fiscal year 2026, Microsoft Corporation's revenue by segment (products & services) are as follows:

    Dynamics Products And Cloud Services: $9.01 B
    Enterprise and partner services: $8.26 B
    Linked In Corporation: $19.82 B
    Microsoft Three Six Five Commercial Products And Cloud Services: $102.00 B
    Microsoft Three Six Five Consumer Products and Cloud Services: $9.18 B
    Other Products And Services: $109.00 M
    Search Advertising: $15.18 B
    Server Products And Cloud Services: $129.43 B
    Windows and Devices: $17.08 B
    XBOX: $21.79 B
This is down from 2024, when Windows was $23 Billion of revenue equaling nearly 10% of their annual revenue.

https://bullfincher.io/companies/microsoft-corporation/reven...

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