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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
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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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[–] WhataburgerSr@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (4 children)

With this subscription, the year of the Linux desktop will finally be here.

[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

It is for me.

[–] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Except redhat, they already do subscriptions lol

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For a lot of people, yeah. But everyone assumed that the year of FOSS media software would come with Adobe Creative Cloud, but most people just grumbled and paid it anyway.