Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 New Monthly Charge(Enterprise only)
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I switched in January
Switched to Mac last year.
Pay for your OS brehs
But in all seriousness a lot of businesses are moving to the subscription model. It wouldn't surprise if this trickled down to the consumer me eventually.
But in all seriousness a lot of businesses are moving to the subscription model. It wouldn't surprise if this trickled down to the consumer me eventually.
NZA
LOL
they will definitely try this on consumers at some point because it has been clear since the creation of the xbox one that MS execs smoke sherm sticks
yep, Adobe already does this with Photoshop and such
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
Windows always did this in a licensing big corporate business capacity, since at least 97.
If they do this to regular consumers, they will lose all the way to apple and google.
Like they have in the cellphone market.
Art Barr
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
Wait, what?!!?!?
I knew something was funny when they wanted me to pay for microsoft word but this is fukking ridiculous!!!
They are wrong for that, and why they lost in the cellphone market.
As they made people pay for conversion of windows ms office from cell to pc and users fled.
That was the dumbest thing they ever did.
outside of being ignorant to the mp3 meets cellphone industry/game, and flopping on three cellphone launches from the zune phone, the Nokia and now the windows phone.
If they fukk up on the surface phone they are done,.....
Art Barr
The Fukin Prophecy
RIP Champ
They're charging businesses NOW...Are you retarded? They're charging businesses.
And I use archlinux.
There is no guarantee they won't be charging consumers in the FUTURE...
I think for those of us who have already upgraded, they will likely introduce a subscription service for feature updates...as far as all other windows updates such as security, I doubt they would ever restrict those to a subscription...That would be insanely stupid...
Yep. Christ.Just dipping their toes in the water
and you're switching to mac because? they have a subscription service? where they update it all the time? not once per year. but literally all year long.
this is not your normal windows upgrade experience once you get windows 10. they have methods now where they get enough feedback thru the system as well as people calling in/emailing, etc. they can fix an issue and have it sent out as an update to the windows OS in a matter of weeks. vs months. sorry but you have to pay for that level of excellence.
you go to mac. fine. just know. unless they switch it up. if their are any issues. those wont be resolved any time soon. especially if its not a super big issue. and you will have to wait for whenever the next apple OS comes out. vs having new stuff and new things all year long every year thereafter.
and lets talk about the cost of windows(non enterprise editions).i believe windows 10 pro is $150.00 to $199. not sure which is which. but lets go on the high end.
they just said $7.00 for enterprise. and lets say they charged you $5.00 a month for windows pro since it falls under enterprise. It will take you 30 months. to reach the retail price if we're saying its $150. if its $199 its approx 40 months. windows OS usually last a few years. there's 12 months in a year. thats already over 2 years worth. and thats without all the updates and upgrades they will now be making with their windows 10 subscription service setup. you're actually getting more bang for your buck even with this subscription service. it's just that people dont like more bills. truth is. if you're paying $200 out right or $200 in 40 months its still....$200.00 and actually it means you have the rest of your money collecting interest in the bank or working for you in some other manner while you pay your monthly fee vs paying all at once.
Corporate America knows no limits
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I dont care anymore 2026
Yeah I had no problem using microsoft word in windows 8 at all I used it to write my manuscripts and early novels... the minute I switched to the new windows 10 i tried to reload the service thinking I could just log on with my microsoft id it was like hey you need to buy it for the year....
WTF you mean I never purchased ms word at all in my life...
every computer I had had ms word and office preloaded with their full versions for free, now we have to pay for it?!?! 
the slippery slope knows no limits...
If this happens I'm switching to Mac and it hurts me A LOT saying this. Why can't we just buy the damn OS and thats it?
