TechWindows 12 to be subscription-based? It's not like that

Windows 12 to be subscription-based? It's not like that

There have been many voices on the internet predicting that Windows 12 will require a subscription to function. These claims are likely exaggerated. A subscription may indeed appear, but in a completely different nature.

Windows 11 on laptop
Windows 11 on laptop
Images source: © Microsoft

8:01 AM EDT, October 7, 2023

Rumors about the future of Windows are not surprising. Voices appeared online predicting that Windows 12 will require a subscription payment, like many other services available on the network. These reports are based on some mentions originating from Windows 11 23H2 in the Canary version.

As reported by extremetech.com, there appeared some lines of code which referred to a "subscription edition" of the system. This would suggest that Microsoft is planning to change the way Windows is distributed and move to a subscription model, probably already in the system version marked with the number 12.

Windows on subscription? That's a rumor

Windowscentral.com service, however, informs that all these rumors are the result of misunderstanding. According to the authors of the text, reports about the subscription model of Windows actually concern not the basic version of the system, but the Windows 11 IoT Enterprise version, which would be available in such a model.

At the same time, the authors anticipate that in the future, Microsoft may expand the range of services requiring a subscription, along with the development of the Windows 365 concept, which is currently offered to businesses, and in the future may also reach private users.

They express skepticism that the company would decide to require a subscription fee for the operating system, because in the case of free macOS, Chrome OS, Linux, or Android, a paid Windows would be less competitive, even considering its popularity.

© essanews.com
·

Downloading, reproduction, storage, or any other use of content available on this website—regardless of its nature and form of expression (in particular, but not limited to verbal, verbal-musical, musical, audiovisual, audio, textual, graphic, and the data and information contained therein, databases and the data contained therein) and its form (e.g., literary, journalistic, scientific, cartographic, computer programs, visual arts, photographic)—requires prior and explicit consent from Wirtualna Polska Media Spółka Akcyjna, headquartered in Warsaw, the owner of this website, regardless of the method of exploration and the technique used (manual or automated, including the use of machine learning or artificial intelligence programs). The above restriction does not apply solely to facilitate their search by internet search engines and uses within contractual relations or permitted use as specified by applicable law.Detailed information regarding this notice can be found  here.