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• sys_64738 5y ago
  Why don't we have this with computers? Surely we're depriving Lenovo and Apple of such revenue if we use the computer and don't pay a monthly fee? This whole sub thing is nuts.
  • Spivak 5y ago
    We do, it's basically Google and Apple's business model with Android [1] and iOS -- they're just better at hiding the monthly fee. [1] Yes you can have non-Google subscribed Android devices, doesn't mean that Google is banking on all but an insignificant portion of users doing that.
  • generalizations 5y ago
    Microsoft has been testing the concept with Office 365...just you wait.
    • sys_64738 5y ago
      No HW involve though?
      • generalizations 5y ago
        I was thinking more, that they rent access to the operating system, and push hard for locked down secure boot so Linux is hard to install.
  • rchaud 5y ago
    This has already happened in the workplace. A lot of offices have computers that are 'thin clients', meaning they run a very minimal, locked down OS that only lets them connect to a cloud-based Windows environment, managed by an IT vendor like Citrix. No data is stored on the company hardware, it's all in the cloud.