Microsoft names and shames dodgy dealers
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Microsoft has publicly shamed a long list of computer retailers which were flogging PCs with Windows pre-installed without paying for it. Most OEMs have licensing deals with the software giant where they pay a small fee to install Windows on every box they sell which may add up to a few pounds per unit, certainly nothing like the retail price a normal punter would pay. The problem is, there is a growing number of independent retailers, generally situated in...
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