08-07-2015, 07:26 AM
Bimwad wrote:
Win 10 is a free upgrade for existing users, and new licenses cost money. Not a new concept for distributing software.
Since programmers gotta eat, and bandwidth costs money, MS has to find ways to make up for that lost revenue somehow.
I haven't seen anything that suggests that Win 11 will adopt the subscription model, but admittedly, I don't follow MS closely either. Have they said so, or is it just speculation?
Doesn't bug me either and I'm not sure a yearly fee would necessarily be problematic either. I'd pay $20/year without blinking because Windows has traditionally cost at least $80 per upgrade for most people. Generally higher. Or the cost of a completely new computer. Then again, I generally use Linux and Mac OS and both can be upgraded for free these days.