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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 1 year ago by billiam0202@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] HafizMuhammad@mastodon.social 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

@billiam0202

Windows is nothing but a nightmare. It's privacy invasive, uses too much resources, breaks 24 7, has a boring UI, limited customization, more susceptible to viruses than any other OS, etc...

People should just switch over to Linux IMO.

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[–] Kuro@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

At this rate I'm gonna be on 10 for forever

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Lmao!

[–] 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.

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

I'll just use the pirated versions with the malware ripped off of it, thank you. Tiny11 is a beauty to run already.

[–] technologicalcaveman@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I donate to Gentoo every once in a while so I don't have to live this life.

[–] FrostKing@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As much as I'd like a Linux rise from this, I think it's not unlikely Google will make a desktop OS (not the half done chrome OS.

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They would probably shut it down after 2 years. Sooner if it was any good.

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[–] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

So basically, finally Linux time? I actually like Windows but I ain't putting up with that shit.

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