> The subscription rate will have to be set so that it’s not more expensive over say 3 years to buy a PC with Windows and than it is to buy a comparable Mac… i

> The subscription rate will have to be set so that it’s not more expensive over say 3 years to buy a PC with Windows and than it is to buy a comparable Mac… i agree with your overall point. tho for me, i suspect the price would need to be significantly less than than that (PC price included.) my main driver is linux, but im on windows for probably 40% of work stuff. however, i have incredible subscription fatigue. its to the point now that i forego products regularly if i cant just buy it outright. i’ll happily even pay more than i would over time just to 1) not have to manage and deal with the constant little pin pricks of soooo many subscriptions, and 2) to feel like i own the thing. if windows goes subscription, i will almost certainly just move to mac for the things i cant do with linux and if my read of others is correct, i suspect many many others would do the same.