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Helgafjell4Me t1_j9zf7x8 wrote

Reply to comment by MetricVeil in Windows 10 users are being offered a Windows 11 upgrade despite not meeting the requirements by GOR098

But Win11 isn't a paid service, so what are you saying? I haven't paid for Windows at all since Win7. Win10 and 11 have both been basically free upgrades on existing computers, although I have yet to actually upgrade any of mine to 11. I'm holding out as long as I can, plus it's said all my machines don't meet the requirements anyways.

Edit: basically new computers for a while now had their windows licensing tied to the computer itself as long as it wasn't a custom built machine. That license works for newer version upgrades or at least has for me for the last 8 years or so.

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MetricVeil t1_j9zi2cr wrote

>But Win11 isn't a paid service, so what are you saying?

Perhaps I should have been clearer. Microsoft seems to be transitioning to a SaaS payment model. It won't happen all at once. Products like Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) are already moving in that direction.

Cloud services are profitable.

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Helgafjell4Me t1_j9zijfk wrote

Yes, but they require an OS to work, I don't think they'll do that to the OS because too many people would probably ditch both the OS and the sub services that run on it.

Edit: think inkjet cartridges... the printers were cheap because they made money on the ink.

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MetricVeil t1_j9zo3bd wrote

Whilst the OS, itself, might remain as a one-time payment, the number of in-built components may start to switch to a subscription service - over time.

Microsoft will follow the money.

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Kairukun90 t1_ja19iz0 wrote

I had my pirated copy upgrade to windows ten which when forced me to make a windows account which then tied that cd key/copy to the account and legitimately have a copy. So now I just sign onto my account when ever I reformat or even change cpus/mobos it doesn’t matter.

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