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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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[โ€“] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Chromebooks generally encourage you to use Google's family of office apps. So I don't know about that.

[โ€“] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago

It'll be a legal battle where MS will claim Google's closed ecosystem as a monopoly and force them to carry the "MS Cloud PC App" in the Play Store. Or you'll just go buy a "WinBook" made by HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc...