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Re:Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscripti... by alanfranz on Friday October 06, 2023 @02:03PM (#37793987)
Of course a subscription would imply no upfront fee.
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Re:Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscripti... by intvocoder on Friday October 06, 2023 @03:42PM (#37795296)
They're (presumably) double-dipping, the PC OEMs are already paying for the license.
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Re:Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscripti... by alanfranz on Saturday October 07, 2023 @10:50AM (#37802175)
In that case even $1/year would be unreasonable.
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