08-07-2015, 05:58 PM
M A V I C wrote:
[quote=Bimwad]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?
MS has said they are going with a subscription model in the near future. They've also said a few other things, and demonstrated some bit of forced upgrade (eg stopping security updates to W8 to force upgrades to 8.1.) I've seen multiple articles where MS was asked if Windows 10 users would be forced to upgrade to a subscription model, and MS has declined to comment. The fact they decline to state rather than flat out say it's not the case, is very telling, IMHO.
8.1 was essentially a service pack, right? And was a free update to Windows 8 users? How did Microsoft generally handle updates if you don't install the service packs?