Confirmed, Windows 10 now charging for service

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/07/14/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-new-monthly-charge/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix&yptr=yahoo#3115d0d8dfab

 

 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...

 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?

 Windows 10 free upgrades are coming to an end. Image credit: Microsoft

 
 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.

 

 

 Right now it's only for enterprise, and it includes Azure. Seeing as how Azure is integral to Xbox Live, don't expect Live sub costs to go away. We might actually instead see them start charging for PC.

 What do you think about that?

[the-pi-guy]

Ohhhh jeez.  They can't start charging people.  
That would create a gigantic outrage.  A lot of people are outraged just with being forced to accept a free upgrade.  

This should be okay as long as it stays as an option like office 365 is.

[Dr. Pezus]

Lol if Microsoft start charging consumers for it. They would get so much shame, deservedly

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

Well i still have my copy of 8 if it comes down to that.