King@blackneon.net to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoFuck Microsofti.redd.itimagemessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1828arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoMicrosoft is surviving just fine on the profits from Azure and office 365 tbh, windows isn’t that big a deal for them these days from a raw revenue point of view.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoI suppose it was a stepping stone to direct the market to using those things. Iirc it was always mainly intended as a vehicle to run MS office
minus-squareForgottenUsername@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThey’re making money from windows, just not directly from the consumer. Preinstalled software, advertising, and telemetry.
Microsoft is surviving just fine on the profits from Azure and office 365 tbh, windows isn’t that big a deal for them these days from a raw revenue point of view.
I suppose it was a stepping stone to direct the market to using those things. Iirc it was always mainly intended as a vehicle to run MS office
They’re making money from windows, just not directly from the consumer.
Preinstalled software, advertising, and telemetry.