For months Microsoft has been describing Windows 10 “as a service” and
now we know why. Microsoft is going to introduce a monthly subscription
fee for Windows 10 usage…
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| ‘Get Windows 10′ notifications and upgrade pressure will ease after the free upgrade period ends. Image credit: Gordon Kelly |
That cost will be $7 per user per month but the good news is it only
applies to enterprises, for now. The new pricing tier will be called
“Windows 10 Enterprise E3” and it means Windows has finally joined Office
365 and Azure as a subscription service.
Of course the big question is now: How does this new subscription pricing
affect the millions of consumers who upgraded to Windows 10 on the promise
of it being free?
The good news is Microsoft has gone on record to say it is not being
passed down to consumers at this stage: “This new subscription model is
not associated with our current upgrade offering or applicable to the
Windows 10 consumer edition,” a Microsoft spokesperson told PC World.
Could Microsoft eventually introduce Windows 10 monthly subscriptions for
consumers? Without doubt, but I would be highly sceptical they would apply
to anyone who has already upgraded. That said there is likely to be a
threshold in future where Microsoft will draw a line in the sand for the
ongoing addition of new features without a fee.
Source by: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/07/14/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-new-monthly-charge/#38747039dfab
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