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Well, they won’t be able to sell as many new computers if they let people keep using their old ones.

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Microsoft still makes money off the OEM licenses AFAIK. The Linux community had a whole day about this back in the 90s.

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They aren’t big in selling hardware.

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Doesn’t matter, they still get money for Windows licences from OEMs.

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I know, just clarifying that their main business isn’t selling hardware.

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Except for laptops.

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Even then (and with their Surface tablets) they’re not big for MS.

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