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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
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[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a "Subscription Edition," "Subscription Type," and a "subscription status."

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[–] 41 points 3 years ago (22 children)

Trust me, it’s already worth it. Literally every other operating system in existence is better than windows. I’d use Temple OS before going back.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Does that include the Miley Cirus operating system?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (11 children)

    And a lot of linux programs take inspiration from Microsoft's design because they're the norm. When you think of a word processor you think of Word, same goes for all of Office 365 actually.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago* (7 children)

    I think of Word 2007. All downhill after that...

    Edit: Or was it 2011? I can't even remember anymore..

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    They implemented the ribbon menu in ~2007 office iirc, somewhen around Vista. 2003 is the old WinXP styled one with all these little menus and buttons, fugly but usable. Is that the one you've meant?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I’m having to use windows+office for work after a few years of being linux only, and god do I hate modern office’s interface.

    The ribbon, on its own, isn’t super offensive to me - its just a chonky toolbar. But why on earth did they have to get rid of the classic menus?! If I don’t know where a feature is, it’s so much easier to skim through text menus than flipping from ribbon to ribbon, hovering over each button for tooltips, and popping out secondary toolbars of icons to find what I want. It’s maddening for someone who only needs to use office intermittently.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    No I think it was 2011. Whatever the stable most streamlined release was before Office 365 rolled out.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think of Google Docs now because the inconvenience of not being able to have word on my own system without a price caused me to use the free alternative.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    When you think of a word processor you think of Word.

    Only if you're a cretin! The only thing one should envision when thinking of a word processor is WordPerfect 1.21a for the Apple IIgs!

    Envisioning Calligra Words is also acceptable.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Remove the bloatware with a free program like ShutUp10++, and Windows is a fine OS. Linux may very well be better still, but better enough to go through the effort of switching over, reinstalling everything, relearning everything, finding alternatives to programs, etc.? I doubt it. Not for me at least.

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