For years, Microsoft survived on inertia. Windows was the default. Office was the default. GitHub, after the acquisition, became the default forge for softwa...
That is not in the slightest true. They pay once per computer. And people go through multiple computers in their lifetime. So it is not at all tied to birthrate.
Very few people buy licenses directly. Most people buy it pre-installed with an OEM license that is tied to that computer.
Well yes, but you still do not pay each year, this means MICROS~1 is losing profits (in their eyes, and compared to Adobe).
OEM licenses are also bad, because MICROS~1 is selling each copy of Windows for a significant discount, not for $199.99 retail price. And users can even transfer non-OEM licenses to another PC (oh horror!)
I think their point still stands. People “buy” windows when they need a new computer, so the the rate at which windows is sold probably hasn’t changed much. If anything it’s probably slower due to more durable modern hardware like SSDs.
That is not in the slightest true. They pay once per computer. And people go through multiple computers in their lifetime. So it is not at all tied to birthrate.
Very few people buy licenses directly. Most people buy it pre-installed with an OEM license that is tied to that computer.
And so we get to the TPM 2.0 thing that would force people to buy a new computer, and caused many to look for alternative.
Well yes, but you still do not pay each year, this means MICROS~1 is losing profits (in their eyes, and compared to Adobe).
OEM licenses are also bad, because MICROS~1 is selling each copy of Windows for a significant discount, not for $199.99 retail price. And users can even transfer non-OEM licenses to another PC (oh horror!)
I think their point still stands. People “buy” windows when they need a new computer, so the the rate at which windows is sold probably hasn’t changed much. If anything it’s probably slower due to more durable modern hardware like SSDs.