[GTALUG] Just how cheap is an OEM license for Windows 8.1 with Bing?

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

This disclosure is interesting:
<http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-much-does-microsoft-make-from-pc-makers-with-windows-8-1/>

I commented on this article:

What is a "configuration discount"?


Is it just some fig leaf to claim that this isn't free?


If I were DoJ's anti-trust folks, I'd be very interested.  Microsoft is 
giving OEMs Win8.1bing while trying to charge those that use Android.