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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] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, Windows has been basically free(as in beer, of course) for some time now. I don't think this will gravely affect personal users. I don't think they're stupid enough to actually expect personal users to understand SUBSCRIPTION OS. Maybe Enterprise edition gets the subscriptions model for the support?

Either way, Windows sucks. Surface laptops are real great though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not free, when you pay for a laptop or something that has a valid windows license on it, it's actually included in the price of that laptop

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

What support lmao