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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
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[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."

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[โ€“] coffee_poops@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This has already been debunked.

[โ€“] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Kind of. Seems they're going for a subscription creep model rather than just forcing into users all at once.