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Re:Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscripti... by trelane on Friday October 06, 2023 @11:04AM (#37791736)
> The will put ads in different parts of the O/S.

They have already been doing this.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/1790329/i-paid-for-microsoft... https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/17/microsoft_windows_sta...

Perhaps you mean third party ads from their ad network? https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us

Wait, they already do: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/ad-products/...

> Kiss goodbye to any privacy you thought you had.

If you haven't already, it's too late.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3684413/how-to-protect...

https://www.wired.com/story/windows-10-privacy-settings/

> Either way, I think this should help Apple and open source operating systems.

Doubtful. They've not cared so far, I don't know what's going to really have to change.

Most folks I know don't really care about the OS, but many or all they apps they've learned are only on Windows. So they see themselves as trapped.

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