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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
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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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[–] 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children)

tbf, it was Jerry Nixon who said that, a developer evangelist for microsoft, not the company itself. the media just ran with it.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah it's crazy how often it gets quoted as fact. I mean, just think about it from a logical standpoint, why would a profit-driven software development company just stop making new versions of one of their main money makers?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    It wasn't killing new versions of Windows, it was the decision to move to more of a rolling release model over the historical point releases which we saw as 10's lifespan went on and still see in 11 with their "moments". Specific Windows version was going to become less emphasized in favor of having a larger install base for the Store and whatever MS wants to do to that install base. And the big buyers of Windows were always volume sales too.

    And then something changed, whether OEM's complained, someone decided a change was necessary, etc. and boom, 11.

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