• kadu@scribe.disroot.org
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    1 day ago

    How many months away are we from Windows requiring a subscription to use, with a cheaper version for the OS + Office and a more expensive that also bundles AI?

    • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 hours ago

      I’m predicting after Windows 11 EOL.

      That’s why they’re so adamant about killing Windows 10. They want to lock everyone in an OS that will have N eventual expiration

    • cley_faye@lemmy.world
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      Funny thing is, I would have paid for a more expensive version that’s just the core OS and minimalist set of tools (and by tools I mean explorer, task manager, and maybe a browser to download firefox or something else).

      Now? I’m happy to tell people “nope, can’t help you, I don’t do MS stuff anymore”.

    • adarza@lemmy.ca
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      iirc, they did do a limited regional test of subscription windows back sometime during win7.