This will probably eventually affect the independent brands too. :(
This will probably eventually affect the independent brands too. :(
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What the article is about is pricey software/OSs, e.g. Surface Studio, that most people have no use for. Windows 7 accounts for nearly half of all OSs in use and it’s supported until 2020 - Windows 10 until 2025. So no need to sweat anything soon.
And those of us who also use Linux get our OSs for free.
The there’s android that’ll be happy to be the low cost alternative if people just want something to poke at to read email, play some games and post pictures of what they had for lunch.