▲ 942 ▼ Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com) submitted 3 years ago by billiam0202@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 667 comments fedilink hide all child comments [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."
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) It could be for their cloud based OS permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] piecat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Kind of funny to me how the role of operating system has evolved. We've gone from "low level software to manage memory and hardware" to "bloatware that will let you use our hardware with your hardware" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] piecat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Kind of funny to me how the role of operating system has evolved. We've gone from "low level software to manage memory and hardware" to "bloatware that will let you use our hardware with your hardware" permalink fedilink source parent