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minus-squareDie4Ever@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI actually thought Microsoft excuses handhelds from Windows licensing fees? Or discounts them?
minus-squareMidnitte@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoNo idea, it’s just regular Windows 11 underneath so I don’t believe it’s exempt from licensing.
minus-squareDie4Ever@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThey used to have this https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-makes-windows-free-on-small-devices-1239665 https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/2/5574146/microsoft-making-windows-free-on-devices-with-screens-under-nine But I think they ended this deal at some point
I actually thought Microsoft excuses handhelds from Windows licensing fees? Or discounts them?
No idea, it’s just regular Windows 11 underneath so I don’t believe it’s exempt from licensing.
They used to have this
https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-makes-windows-free-on-small-devices-1239665
https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/2/5574146/microsoft-making-windows-free-on-devices-with-screens-under-nine
But I think they ended this deal at some point