Thread: More "news" on Surface pricing
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Old 08-16-2012, 09:32 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by teh603 View Post
How does price of hardare relate to strongarming people into only running one specific OS? Hardware is supposed to be software-agnostic. If anything, a company has to charge *more* to pay for the development of new anti-competitive practices, not less.
Why should SUBSIDIZED hardware be software agnostic? What about XBox and PS2&3? What about locked phones sold by the telephone companies? It is just another business model, subsidize the hardware and recoup your money by selling software, ads, and add-ons.
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