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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)

As much as I'd like a Linux rise from this, I think it's not unlikely Google will make a desktop OS (not the half done chrome OS.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They would probably shut it down after 2 years. Sooner if it was any good.

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

First they’ll have to split the functionality of every program across multiple programs, then they’ll shut it down.

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

Google's vision is that chromeOS will be seen as a regular operating system with everything being done through Google's browser while interacting with Google's services.