Paying Monthly for Windows 10?

[LinuxTek]

Someone just noticed Microsoft is hiring employees for a new Division to start charging monthly fees to use Windows 10.

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/09/15/microsoft-windows-7-monthly-charge-windows-10-free-upgrade-cost-2/#57f7a74640b0

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/08/04/microsoft-windows-10-subscription-cost-price-upgrade-update-windows-7-8/#4ab5b1a072c1

 

Does this mean no more using Windows 10 for free without activation is coming? Is the FREE RIDE....over?

[Jimkirk363]

If they do they are gonna lose a lot of users.

[NTDaws]

5 minutes ago, jimkirk363 said:

If they do they are gonna lose a lot of users.

invest in deliriousOS

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

1 hour ago, jimkirk363 said:

If they do they are gonna lose a lot of users.

What are those users gonna do? Migrate to Linux?

[Alketbi67]

And dont forget they may add this feature on windows 7

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Just now, Alketbi67 said:

And dont forget they may add this feature on windows 7

I thought Windows 7 generally just locked the entire OS the moment the grace period passes. 

[Enderman]

"Microsoft Managed Desktop’ which will charge a monthly fee to configure computers running Windows 10 and keep them running smoothly as new updates are released."

 

"Foley believes Microsoft Managed Desktop will be targeted at businesses"

 

This definitely sounds like a business-only service.

[LinuxTek]

Pretty scary reading here..this goes LIVE next month....Microsoft taking your social media info and .....giving it to salesmen/businesses..whole lotta WTF in here to read:

 

https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/2/BF2F7F86-F908-414C-8982-340658F0076F/BusinessApplications_ReleaseNotes_October18.pdf

 

 

[Droidbot]

This is for businesses -- just makes it easier for smbs (especially without an IT department) to keep their systems patched and running well. This isn't really necessary for an end consumer. 

[Droidbot]

5 minutes ago, LinuxTek said:

Pretty scary reading here..this goes LIVE next month....Microsoft taking your social media info and .....giving it to salesmen/businesses..whole lotta WTF in here to read:

 

https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/2/BF2F7F86-F908-414C-8982-340658F0076F/BusinessApplications_ReleaseNotes_October18.pdf

 

 

This is for targeted Business to Business marketing.  Outline which page that states they sell social media info to businesses, or stop spreading FUD. 

[vanished]

I could just be imagining it but I could swear I remember hearing about this ages ago.  At any rate, this isn't charging for Windows 10, it's basically for Microsoft to provide some sort of routine tech support service.  It's not going to impact end users.

[kirashi]

1 hour ago, LinuxTek said:

Someone just noticed Microsoft is hiring employees for a new Division to start charging monthly fees to use Windows 10.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/09/15/microsoft-windows-7-monthly-charge-windows-10-free-upgrade-cost-2/#57f7a74640b0

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/08/04/microsoft-windows-10-subscription-cost-price-upgrade-update-windows-7-8/#4ab5b1a072c1

Does this mean no more using Windows 10 for free without activation is coming? Is the FREE RIDE....over?

Both of these articles are regarding Business users, although I'd be willing to bet Forbes purposefully wasn't super forthcoming on that fact. Windows 7 loses support January 2020 for mainstream consumers, but businesses have the option to purchase yearly maintenance contracts to continue using it for up to 3 years I believe, with the cost increasing each year, as an incentive to switch to Windows 10.

 

Additionally, the subscription news about Windows 10 is referring to Managed Desktop, which is indeed a subscription-based Windows 10 environment, once again aimed at the business sector, and won't affect home users, at least in the present moment. Even if it does come to the consumer market, it will most likely be sold and marketed separately from retail one-time-purchase Windows licenses.

[LinuxTek]

This is a weapons system, is ANYONE reading that PDF link?

 

No wonder they are going to charge. They are buying...YOUR INFO....and getting tools to use against you.

[Bananasplit_00]

11 minutes ago, LinuxTek said:

This is a weapons system, is ANYONE reading that PDF link?

 

No wonder they are going to charge. They are buying...YOUR INFO....and getting tools to use against you.

well MS are collecting and selling a LOT of stuff about you if you use windows 10 even if you "turn off" the settings. Windows 10 is spyware

[Enderman]

34 minutes ago, LinuxTek said:

Pretty scary reading here..this goes LIVE next month....Microsoft taking your social media info and .....giving it to salesmen/businesses..whole lotta WTF in here to read:

 

https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/2/BF2F7F86-F908-414C-8982-340658F0076F/BusinessApplications_ReleaseNotes_October18.pdf

 

 

Spoiler alert, they have been doing this for decades, just as your ISP, search engine, browser, all websites, and cell phone have been doing all along.

[Droidbot]

33 minutes ago, LinuxTek said:

This is a weapons system, is ANYONE reading that PDF link?

 

No wonder they are going to charge. They are buying...YOUR INFO....and getting tools to use against you.

... are you actually going to give us references to where it states that or are you just going to continue spreading useless FUD?