@mangeurdenuage @hfaust >one of the only companies that can sell at a loss
microsoft never sells at a loss.

For them to provide a copy of software and generate "license keys" costs them ≈$0.

>Then they get money as tax deductions for "free" licensing for education.
Yes, in many cases they EARN money based off the full "sale price", of copies that actually cost them ≈$0 to provide.