Windows 8.1 for $Free? Is that even legal?

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BernardSwiss

Nov 17, 2014
1:14 AM EDT
Seeing as they're charging something on the order of (iirc) $30 for "patent licenses" against Android devices...
gus3

Nov 17, 2014
12:39 PM EDT
If they own the copyright, they can charge or not charge as they wish. Just like the copyright owner of GPL'd software can still charge for it, or sell the copyright outright.

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