Re: Windows 10
Originally Posted by
mart
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The first bold: I think one single sturdy and reliable operating system is what Microsoft wants to achieve. Fed up with supporting several operating systems at the same time perhaps..
Then you have clearly fallen for the marketing spiel I'm afraid. As night follows day, Microsoft will maintain this one version of Windows and will introduce a yearly subscription service as soon as enough saps have flocked to the so-called "free" upgrade.
This is no different to those software providers of just about any piece of software who on their websites show a nice big red "DOWNLOAD" button with a sound-bite saying "Download now for free !"
Meaning the download itself is free, but if you want to actually use the software then you are going to have to pay.
It's all so blatantly obvious imo.
Get people to download the "free" new version and then it's hammer time and they will whack you with a yearly subscription charge.
Whatever you used to pay for one definitive version of Windows, you will end up paying lots more through a regular subscription. It's going the same way as MS Office did. At one time you could buy an actual CD/DVD with Office on it.
Now you can't, you can only download it and pay a subscription (Office 365).
Fall for the marketing spiel if you like but I am very happy to hold out for as long as humanly possible with Win 7 with no updates whatsoever.