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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd be down with Valve making a proprietary distribution of SteamOS that's easily installable, and works with other CPUs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Wasn't this the basic premise of SteamMachines?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Valve is planning on Making SteamOS available to install for regular Desktops at some point, though it has taken them awhile. In the meantime, Linux Mint is pretty terrific.