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Microsoft's New Windows Monetization Methods Could Mean 'Subscriptions'

Posted by timothy on from the get-this-free-duffel-bag dept.

SmartAboutThings writes Since the first version of Windows, Microsoft has offered the operating system on a initial fee purchase. But under new management, it seems that this strategy could shift into new monetization methods, a subscription-based model being the most probable one. At the recent Credit Suisse Technology Conference from last week, Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner was speaking (transcript in Microsoft Word format) to investors about the fact that Microsoft is interested in exploring new monetization methods for its Windows line of products. The company might adopt a new pricing model for the upcoming operating system, as it looks to shift away from the one-time initial purchase to an ongoing-revenue basis.

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  1. Maybe they should focus on... by BladeMelbourne · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Maybe they should focus on reducing logging and fragmentation. I won't pay for such poorly written software again:

    http://i.imgur.com/Ulem4sP.png

  2. Wow... by Lab+Rat+Jason · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It's as if they are trying to boost linux downloads.

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    Which has more power: the hammer, or the anvil?
  3. They abandoned this already by KingMotley · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And a legal license to use them only for development or testing, and not to be used as your main computer OS. Guess you forgot that part.