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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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[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I would happily subscribe to an operating system for a fair price, as long as it's stable, compatible, has timely security updates and - and I highly doubt MS will do this one - without any bloat-, nag- or crapware. Make your default browser a browser, not a spying shopping coupon Bing AI mess. Let me choose the search engine the start menu uses (or use none at all), stop telling me to sign into OneDrive every chance you get, fuck off with your widgets, etc.

If I pay, you have no business trying to fuck me over, Microsoft.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

They are going to try and fuck you over.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I want to pay for a Linux desktop

i kinda get this now with Mint and patreon. secure os, managed application source for easy install/uninstall. fortunately, i dont require a ton of windows-only nonsense