____/ John Locke on Wednesday 01 August 2007 14:43 : \____
> On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:30:31 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> What's Wrong With Windows Subscription
>
> Knowing Microsoft, they'd love to charge subscription fees
> for all currently installed Windows software, with the threat of
> terminating the software or withholding updates if you don't pay.
Well, people refuse to leave XP no matter what (and that Home Basic Lemon
Edition they get from OEM pays Microsoft just $30 and then gets wiped). I'm
guessing that raising subscription fees or giving freebies like printer makers
would be their thing. Remember that they already test this model in Africa
(pay-as-you-go Windows XP Starter Edition+Office).
There are no promises when it comes to pricing. Trust Microsoft... their
lawyers and business MBA types will pull another one like this:
Microsoft raises support fees for Windows, Office
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| Microsoft quietly raised last week its per-incident support prices
| across the board for Windows and Office.
|
| Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista now costs $59 per incident.
| Prior to the Vista launch, the per-incident support price for
| Windows was $39.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=242
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