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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
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[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a "Subscription Edition," "Subscription Type," and a "subscription status."

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[โ€“] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not the commenter but the answer is easy - right now, it's not costing me anything to run Windows on my PC, and installing Linux takes research, time, and attention that I don't feel like investing in my home PC at the moment. Probably the next PC I build (whenever my 10 year old Dell i7 is too damn slow, only now starting to get laggy) will run Linux. Previously I only installed linux on laptops I retired from active use, just for shits and giggles. Never once had a linux powerhouse, but now that linux gaming is a reality, I'm very interested in getting away from the advertising platform that Windows has become.

[โ€“] bleepbloopbleep@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

We're running a 6 year old selfbuilt gaming rig on Garuda Linux ... Runs like a charm. Husband is playing Warthunder which uses Anti-Cheat - so far everything runs out of the box.