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  "path": "/threads/what-can-we-expect-in-the-future-given-the-rumors-about-a-subscription-based-windows-os.2634487/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T23:11:37.000Z",
  "site": "https://forums.anandtech.com",
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  "textContent": "A friend of mine, who just gave up his personal automobile at age 80 because the insurance is too much, tipped me that MS was contemplating a subscription approach to their future Windows OS.\n\nI'm a senior citizen, like my friend. People use their cell-phones now, but I need a damn spreadsheet and something like Quicken to manage my life.\n\nWorse than that, I'm an old tech-veteran who has grown accustomed to having three working PCs. When it came to building computers, I looked for White-Box OS editions of Windows. In fact, recently, I acquired three retail box Windows 11 media in shrink-wrap. I have a \"media PC\" for movies and music, two twin desktops with Office and other software that I need, and a laptop.\n\nWhat's gonna happen to me? How much money are they going to extract from this poor old geezer?\n\nCan I even afford it?!",
  "title": "What can we expect in the future, given the rumors about a subscription-based Windows OS?"
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