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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 (2 children)

If they launch a subscription that includes ad-free Win12, Office, OneDrive and GamePass for like $20 a month, a lot of people would actually be happy about the change. Especially if the base version of Win12 was free with ads.

Then once people are happy with how good the deal is, they start raising the price and removing things that were once included.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Its the classic slow boiling frog, slowly raise up the temps until its fully cooked