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Windows 11 is now an ad platform--this is why we're here (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 6 months ago by MHSJenkins@infosec.pub to c/foss@beehaw.org

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The writing is on the wall--I suspect the next Windows OS will be a subscription service. Gather your ISOs while ye may.

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[–] MHSJenkins@infosec.pub 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm anticipating that an ad-free version will be made available on educational or commercial licenses--or to home users for a nominal monthly fee. This mirrors the model used by Hulu, Prime, et al so there's a roadmap in place for it.

I'm with you re: FOSS OS migration. Some folks will but the majority will stick with Windows because that's what they do. It amazes me how many people think that Windows and MacOS are the only possible choices.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Now I’m wondering if the point of the ads is not to make revenue, but to get people used to paying a subscription fee for their OS by way of a “removing ads” fee, maybe they start bundling other things into the subscription version like game pass or office to sweeten the deal, then slowly transition to a purely subscription model.

[–] MHSJenkins@infosec.pub 1 points 6 months ago

This is my assumption, and there's a roadmap in place already.