I mean, they already advertise in the operating system, is it really that far of a stretch? Shareholders have to squeeze that rock as much as they can.
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NoiseColor@startrek.website 1 year ago
I don’t think this is anyway a serious option. They aren’t idiots.
Bread@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
NoiseColor@startrek.website 1 year ago
I think it’s a stretch, maybe not a big one but still. This could cause a shift to another os, at least in countries where having such a model is out of the question. And something like that can cause a snow ball effect of people switching. Right now Microsoft is still in a sweet position, problems already coming from apple. They wouldn’t.
Bread@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I would imagine if it does happen, there will be another reddit style migration. The pissed off leave and everyone who doesn’t care or aren’t upset enough stays.
EvilBit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My guess is they’ll follow the Office model: offer both as an option, but slowly improve only the subscription version until it’s not really feasible to stay on the pay-once model. Then kill it off. So maybe we have another 5-8 years before it’s fully enshittified?