wraggster
April 3rd, 2014, 00:42
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/32eda2310ce9c46c37d35bc4fc9b7e15/windows-free-on-small-devices.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/windows-will-be-free-on-small-devices/)
It turns out that those rumors of Microsoft cutting Windows prices (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/21/microsoft-is-cutting-windows-pricing/) to spur adoption were true -- and then some. The company has announced (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/microsoft-build-2014-liveblog/#post-60954) that Windows will be free for hardware makers to use on phones, tablets with screens under nine inches and Internet of Things devices (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/windows-on-devices/). Suffice it to say that this is a huge move for a tech giant whose operating system licensing is arguably its bread and butter. Microsoft is obviously willing to take a financial hit to compete against Android, Chrome OS and other freely available platforms.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/windows-will-be-free-on-small-devices/
It turns out that those rumors of Microsoft cutting Windows prices (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/21/microsoft-is-cutting-windows-pricing/) to spur adoption were true -- and then some. The company has announced (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/microsoft-build-2014-liveblog/#post-60954) that Windows will be free for hardware makers to use on phones, tablets with screens under nine inches and Internet of Things devices (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/windows-on-devices/). Suffice it to say that this is a huge move for a tech giant whose operating system licensing is arguably its bread and butter. Microsoft is obviously willing to take a financial hit to compete against Android, Chrome OS and other freely available platforms.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/windows-will-be-free-on-small-devices/