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05-22-2015, 01:51 AM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,585 Rep:	LXer: Ubuntu & the Windows Subscription Gambit Published at LXer: This would allow Microsoft to offer its operating system at no cost to OEMs — eliminating the Windows tax. Purchasers of new machines would receive a free year’s subscription to Windows, complete with Windows Cloud Storage and MS Office sub-Basic. Eleven months into use, nag screens appear at boot: “Your Windows subscription will expire in 30 days. Click here to renew.” Read More...

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