Let me address two things: the content of the article and Forbes in general. First, the article doesn't really cite anything-- but if you dig around you find

Let me address two things: the content of the article and Forbes in general. First, the article doesn't really cite anything-- but if you dig around you find that what MSFT is doing is setting up a subscription model where if you want to license Windows in enterprise as part of a subscription you can. MSFT has world's most complex enterprise licensing schemes and this is just another option. Second, Forbes basically lets anyone contribute. They are cashing in on the name recognition of Forbes with click-bait articles. Is it to much to ask for professional articles? Perhaps one where facts are outlined and some amount of research is gathered? Instead, the author seems to have grabbed a headline from the Internet and then extrapolated that MSFT is on their way to charging everybody-- with no evidence. I'm sick of low-effort, crap journalism. It's not even journalism-- it's a blog post under the guise of journalism.