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

submitted 2 years 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 2 years ago (4 children)

@billiam0202

Windows is nothing but a nightmare. It's privacy invasive, uses too much resources, breaks 24 7, has a boring UI, limited customization, more susceptible to viruses than any other OS, etc...

People should just switch over to Linux IMO.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Lmao!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I would happily subscribe to an operating system for a fair price, as long as it's stable, compatible, has timely security updates and - and I highly doubt MS will do this one - without any bloat-, nag- or crapware. Make your default browser a browser, not a spying shopping coupon Bing AI mess. Let me choose the search engine the start menu uses (or use none at all), stop telling me to sign into OneDrive every chance you get, fuck off with your widgets, etc.

If I pay, you have no business trying to fuck me over, Microsoft.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

At this rate I'm gonna be on 10 for forever

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Ahoy Mateys 🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I'll just use the pirated versions with the malware ripped off of it, thank you. Tiny11 is a beauty to run already.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't imagine this is entirely true. I bet they will charge for advanced features

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Please do this microchumps

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As much as I'd like a Linux rise from this, I think it's not unlikely Google will make a desktop OS (not the half done chrome OS.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They would probably shut it down after 2 years. Sooner if it was any good.

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