Ubuntu & the Windows Subscription Gambit

Posted by brideoflinux on May 22, 2015 2:44 AM EDT
FOSS Force; By Christine Hall 		Mail this story
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This would allow Microsoft to offer its operating system at no cost to OEMs — eliminating the Windows tax. Purchasers of new machines would receive a free year’s subscription to Windows, complete with Windows Cloud Storage and MS Office sub-Basic. Eleven months into use, nag screens appear at boot: “Your Windows subscription will expire in 30 days. Click here to renew.”

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