Microsoft to slash price of Windows 8.1 by 70 per cent - report

Sooraj Shah
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Manufacturers of lower-priced laptop and tablet devices to pay only $15 for licence, sources say

Microsoft is to slash the price of Windows 8.1 by 70 per cent for manufacturers of lower-priced laptop and tablet devices, according to reports. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg t...

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