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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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[-] UlrikHD@programming.dev 164 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't believe for one bit that windows will move to a pure subscription based model. They are greedy, but not stupid.

What's more believable is that the base OS will be the same as usual, but if you want fancy AI assistants in your OS, you must subscribe, with the justification being that MS must pay for the servers running the models you're using.

[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

Yeah this sounds like the most reasonable outcome but companies have been surprising me recently with how dumb they can be.

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