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You thought ram prices were going sky high! Well, turns out that Microsoft has significantly increased it's 'stupid people' tax too!

I believe the licensing costs were maybe 3% decades ago and today I can tell you they can be as high as 20-40% depending on the system, edition, price, and source (ie mass market crap vs custom):

"PC manufacturers are seeing a 7% to 10% increase in the cost of Windows 11 licenses.."

The story also notes:

"But it also notes that three weeks ago laptop maker Framework blamed price hikes and reconfigurations for some of their models on processor, memory, storage, 'and other silicon costs — but also 'an increase in Windows license costs.'"