2026-08-10T22:33:48.412547Z

Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware

www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/amid-ram-price-hikes-microsoft-reportedly-raises-windows-license-cost-forcing-oems-to-hike-prices-even-further-on-hardware

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Windows CentralWindows 11 license fee hikes contributing to higher laptop prices, says reportA new report claims Microsoft has raised the cost of the Windows license by up to 10% for certain OEMs, which is much higher than usual.

2026-08-11T11:13:16.508685Z

djsiete@djsiete@sh.itjust.works

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Why am i hearing Linux music?

2026-08-11T19:09:36.520928Z

Argyle13 @Argyle13@lemmy.world

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This. Linux use on the USA is now over 10% in computers. And growing. I hope Europe follows the same path, but it is slow. Growing also. At home we all have ditched Windows years ago.

2026-08-11T23:31:35.068938Z

takeda@takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Really? I was thinking Europe would be leading in Linux adoption, kernel originating from Finland, distros like SuSE, NixOS etc.

⁨Aug⁩ ⁨11⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨23:31⁩Edited ⁨⁨Aug⁩ ⁨11⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨23:37⁩⁩en

2026-08-12T09:07:47.602339Z

Argyle13 @Argyle13@lemmy.world

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Replying to @⁨takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com⁩

Saw the data here, on Statcounter: gs.statcounter.com/…/united-states-of-america. But now that I have searched it, it seems that maybe this spike is related to bots masquerading as Linux traffic pcworld.com/…/linux-didnt-actually-hit-10-percent….

Who knows, but indeniably, Linux is gaining attraction progressively.

StatCounter Global StatsDesktop Operating System Market Share United States Of America | Statcounter Global StatsThis graph shows the market share of desktop operating systems in United States Of America based on over 3 billion monthly page views.