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Microsoft might offer Windows 10 as a subscription
Microsoft has been playing with subscription-based models of their software for a while now, much like Office 365. From the looks of things. From the looks of it Microsoft could soon do the same with their OS, that would be Windows 10 in a subscription form,
Microsoft is headhunting a product manager for a consumer product called Microsoft 365, this is a software package that was only offered to companies. Microsoft 365 is a monthly subscription service that includes Windows 10 and the Office 365 package. Based on a job advertisement, it is now deduced that Microsoft will also target the subscription service, which is currently aimed at business customers, to end users. It is believed that the package will include Outlook Mobile, Microsoft To Do, and some MSN apps.
The target audience would be huge and many users may even be happy to pay a monthly fee for a complete package of Windows 10, Office 365 and Mobility and Security.
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#5618214 Posted on: 12/17/2018 01:18 PM
Ah. Great. "PC as a pay for service." Except the PC is actually yours and you have to pay a subscription to use it.
Mark my words. This will be mandatory at some point. That's where we're heading towards. You won't own any applications, games or the OS. They'll be "services." Any non-service software will be locked out "for better security."
Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster that Linux exists.
Ah. Great. "PC as a pay for service." Except the PC is actually yours and you have to pay a subscription to use it.
Mark my words. This will be mandatory at some point. That's where we're heading towards. You won't own any applications, games or the OS. They'll be "services." Any non-service software will be locked out "for better security."
Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster that Linux exists.
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#5618223 Posted on: 12/17/2018 01:33 PM
Ah aha ha haham, dear Nadella, I am going to buy it soon!
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What, you didn't receive the payment, you kinda Indian Scrooge? I was talking about the coffee, you know, I just finished the last can!
Ah aha ha haham, dear Nadella, I am going to buy it soon!
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What, you didn't receive the payment, you kinda Indian Scrooge? I was talking about the coffee, you know, I just finished the last can!
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#5618224 Posted on: 12/17/2018 01:41 PM
Good ol' days when for most of us the only monthly expense needed for having/enjoying a pc or even a console was just your internet provider's bill..
Good ol' days when for most of us the only monthly expense needed for having/enjoying a pc or even a console was just your internet provider's bill..
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#5618227 Posted on: 12/17/2018 01:46 PM
You already can't buy MS Office in full. I'd never support them doing this if I can manage it. Even Apple, the Queen of subscription services, knows better than to do this.
You already can't buy MS Office in full. I'd never support them doing this if I can manage it. Even Apple, the Queen of subscription services, knows better than to do this.
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I can imagine scenario where it would finally mean something:
- License in bought PC is not pre-paid, therefore not inflating price of notebooks/OEM systems in general
- Then when you start using it, OS will give you choice to use your Retail Windows version, or activate device bound OEM or use subscription for given device
Would be lovely as that would decrease price of 99% of notebooks. And people could actually feel that they can try other OS without throwing money for OS to garbage.