| Jizz_Beard_thePirate said: Umm no... Based on what they have said, there is not going to be a subscription model... Microsoft literily said, there is not going to be a subscription model... Its even in the links that you have provided. Maybe you are getting confused as to what they mean when they said that they are going to "charge users" after the first year but if you read the articles and tweets they have given out, they explain it quite easily. For everyone that upgrades within the first year of release, it will be free for them and it will be free forever. No subscription model and no extra charges when it comes to the OS or its Updates. After its first year of release, the users that have not upgraded for free will have to upgrade the regular way which is that they have to buy the OS for ~$150. Again, no subcription model, no other nonsense that is related to the OS. "Susan Bradley, a Microsoft MVP and writer for Windows Secrets, relayed that Nadella reiterated to journalists that all customers running Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free within a one-year period following the operating system’s launch later this year. After that one-year window (no pun intended) expires, users will have to pay for Windows, just as they always have. Those who have already downloaded it for free get to keep it forever, though. It won’t suddenly expire or require customers to pay when the one-year period is up." Legit, from your links |
I apologize. Here are some better links that illustrate my point:
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Myerson seems to be saying that with Windows being delivered as a service, Windows 10 may well be the last "big-bang" version of the operating system, the last time that Windows gets a major single overhaul. Instead, it will be continually updated like any Web service -- like Gmail, for example. What's not clear yet is Microsoft's revenue model for this. Will you only need to buy Windows once and will it automatically auto-upgrade for free forever? Will you need to pay a subscription fee every year? Will you be able to buy subscriptions for multiple devices? Microsoft is playing coy at this point and not giving out any answers. |
| What happens from here is that Microsoft becomes a subscription based company. Will consumers buy a Windows 10 subscription? Perhaps. But Microsoft will need to throw in Office, storage and other goodies. On the enterprise front, companies will pay for support. It'll be interesting to see Microsoft's churn in the future. |
Again, all speculation.
