References to subscription 'edition,' 'type,' and 'status' found in a test build of Windows.

[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I thought the whole point here was to suggest people not use Windows… That seems to be what all the people saying “switch to Linux” are saying…

    • s_sEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      That’s community software!

      If you want to stick your fingers in your ears and go “LALALA” we don’t care. We’re not selling you anything, do what you think is best for you.

      If you want to be treated as a consumer (aka milked for money), then go right ahead, we are not here to convince you otherwise.

      Whenever you want something better, you know where to look. Some of us will be here to help you along.

    • leprasmurf@lemmy.geekforbes.comEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Your money, spend it how you want. Me, I’ll eschew the bloated system designed to separate customers from their money in favor of the free and open source alternatives.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        I guess I feel like “spend your money however you want” does a disservice to people who are not tech savvy who will now be pushed into a subscription model because they don’t know any better. And they don’t deserve to be kicked to the curb just because they don’t have the computer knowledge to understand that Microsoft is fleecing them.

        Offering them an alternative is great. Offering them 10 alternatives is just confusing. At best it will push them over to a Mac or a Chromebook because at least they know what those are.

        • leprasmurf@lemmy.geekforbes.comEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          The move to a subscription model is the disservice and requires no particular savvy to differentiate from free.

          Macs and Chromebooks are fine for some people and won’t require as much hand holding as a direct Linux install regardless of the distro.

          People are going to rely on what others recommend when they don’t know themselves. It’s up to those people to cull the list from ten to two.

          Is the person a budding tech that wants to hack on their system? Send them to Arch.

          Are they a creative looking to craft? Throw them into Ubuntu Studios.

          Maybe they’re grandparents who barely understand tech. Ok, Mint or Elementary are good options… Just maintain SSH access with keys.

          The options are a strength.