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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a limit to how willing consumers are to continue adding new subscriptions. We're seeing this happen right now in the car industry. Subscription is only a proven model in content delivery systems, and even those are slowly starting to fail. I think that the average consumer would be very resistant to pay monthly for an operating system. Most people barely even understand what an operating system is. There's no way places like the EU will allow this either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are they going to do? Learn Linux?!? /LAUGHS in a big board room. Laughter is echoed by middle aged white men in room.

They will pay.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, people just won't upgrade. For the average person there's almost no reason to upgrade anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I dunno. I heard they are shifting the start button to the right side of the screen in 12 and there will be a bing widget that recommends when to wear long underwear based on local weather forecasts. Not sure the masses can resist these upgrades.