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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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[-] Kissaki@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Windows 12? Did they ever explicitly revoke the "Windows 10 will be the last"?

I thought 11 was an exception die to the hardware requirements.

But I guess any big enough change can be a new reason for the next.

[-] krakenx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Win10 support ends in 2025. It is not in fact the last version of Windows like they originally claimed.

[-] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Steamdeck ahoy, then. The only reason I have a Windows box at all is for gaming.

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[-] nostradiel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Fck them. Fck all subscription models. I ended every subscriptions which I was forced into apart from proton ecosystem which is worth 10$ monthly to me. Either I own it or go fck yourself.

There ins no fcking way I'd pay monthly subscription for social networks.. 🤣

[-] Kepabar@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

So there is already a thing with Windows 11 where you can, as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription, upgrade your Windows 11 machine from Pro to Enterprise.

The idea of having the base OS be a subscription is really just a stones throw away.

... but the Pro -> Ent activation process is really a PITA and often randomly PC's will revert back to Pro after they've been ugpraded, so I guess we'll have fun with that.

[-] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Fair enough. Give me a clean windows without ads, auto installs from the store, telemetry and other data theft, Cortana/copilot/clippy, onedrive, edge, teams, Microsoft account and nag screens and I will gladly pay 1€ per month. Otherwise, Linux it is.

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