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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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[-] lorty@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

It's more likely to be some sort of license for companies than anything else. I'd be impressed if they actually think the average windows user would pay for it.

[-] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Microsoft has been moving more and more of their products to a subscription service. Doing it with Windows itself has been theorized for a while now.

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