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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 1 year ago by billiam0202@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] moody@lemmings.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember when Microsoft said that Windows 10 would be the last edition?

[–] idontknowman@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

[–] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Pretty much nobody purchases Windows. Microsoft peobably makes all the money from OEM licenses sold to manufacturers and I don't really think there's that much of an increase in sales once they release a new OS.