Turn Windows into a subscription model already. I'm getting tired of paying $200 or so every time for at least 2 OEM copies. Make a flat fee of $100 a year for a few licences (say 3-5) and chuck in Office 365 for good measure....
I wouldn't be surprised if Office 365 and Windows 8.1 are somewhat of a test for doing this. I have no idea how they would price it, but the idea isn't that bad. I do foresee some hurdles with that plan, such as PC manufacturers. Maybe they do an annual price, with a limit on years for a particular type of license.
Yeah 64 bit XP was terrible. I think the reason is that it was 64 bit only with no support for any 32 bit apps so it was like a whole different universe. Like you I had no luck with drivers, etc. Terrible!If you want to run XP past the expiration date, you could migrate to Windows XP x64 which will be supported until January 2016.
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I remember trying x64 XP years ago, and I recall having some problems with drivers. I don't remember when it was nor do I recall what service pack I was on (if any), so maybe the got their problems straightened out by now.
In my mind, they should continue what they are doing: continue supporting XP for a fee, just possibly making it more widely known that they do, and the "problem" should rectify itself. I don't see a company continuing to work to support an OS that has 18% of 25% of their business for nothing.
I'm not sure how well that would go over with customers of OEM PCs. I can see them complaining, "I paid for this PC, it's mine. What do you mean I have to pay every year to use it??"
They'll learn eventually you paid for a licence to use it. That is all. You don't "own" Windows, MS does.
While I love PC gaming, I'd jump ship to Linux Mint in a heartbeat if Microsoft forces everyone on Windows into a subscription model.Turn Windows into a subscription model already. I'm getting tired of paying $200 or so every time for at least 2 OEM copies. Make a flat fee of $100 a year for a few licences (say 3-5) and chuck in Office 365 for good measure. And no, $100 a year is not a huge amount, that is what $2 a week? Then you'll always have an up to date OS with all the latest stuff and you won't have to worry about a zombie OS that just won't die.
Turn Windows into a subscription model already. I'm getting tired of paying $200 or so every time for at least 2 OEM copies. Make a flat fee of $100 a year for a few licences (say 3-5) and chuck in Office 365 for good measure. And no, $100 a year is not a huge amount, that is what $2 a week? Then you'll always have an up to date OS with all the latest stuff and you won't have to worry about a zombie OS that just won't die.
Yuck :thumbsdown:
Yeah 64 bit XP was terrible. I think the reason is that it was 64 bit only with no support for any 32 bit apps so it was like a whole different universe. Like you I had no luck with drivers, etc. Terrible!
I believe W7 supports both 32 and 64 bit apps at the same time.
EDIT: Well I just looked it up and Wiki says 64 bit XP does support 32 bit apps after all. Don't remember except it didn't work so good for me...
While I love PC gaming, I'd jump ship to Linux Mint in a heartbeat if Microsoft forces everyone on Windows into a subscription model.
Paying just to get into my own computer, not sure what funny stuff you've been smoking lately.
Now, there is some critical software out there that runs on Win XP, at my company, such a computer runs a rather expensive (read: multi-million dollar) machine. Since it is not connected to the internet though, I very much doubt lack of security updates would be an issue in the slightest. My parents do have an Athlon XP desktop still on XP, and are not in the position to upgrade soon, but the data that is sensitive (pictures and such) have already been backed up to my own drives, so I'll probably run it till viruses kill it, then look into a lightweight Linux variant when urgency overtakes my laziness. Those long neglected SATA 1 ports finally may come in handy for an SSD.
Why? You'll have a rolling release that is always up to date for a tiny $2 or $3 a week. Never have to buy another licence for yet another version of Windows. Never have to worry about reinstalling and updates, you'll always get the latest version. You wouldn't jump ship to a half broken heavily fragmented OS that is constantly changing and still doesn't have proper hardware support.
As opposed to a constantly change OS that also doesn't have proper hardware support? Having to rely on vendors, often 3rd-party, v. community support (which can include those vendors), is not a plus. It can be quite the negative, when you're stuck having to re-install software every time you plug a device in, after applying digital singing override, and running your computer in test mode.Why? You'll have a rolling release that is always up to date for a tiny $2 or $3 a week. Never have to buy another licence for yet another version of Windows. Never have to worry about reinstalling and updates, you'll always get the latest version. You wouldn't jump ship to a half broken heavily fragmented OS that is constantly changing and still doesn't have proper hardware support.
Why? You'll have a rolling release that is always up to date for a tiny $2 or $3 a week. Never have to buy another licence for yet another version of Windows. Never have to worry about reinstalling and updates, you'll always get the latest version. You wouldn't jump ship to a half broken heavily fragmented OS that is constantly changing and still doesn't have proper hardware support.
Why? You'll have a rolling release that is always up to date for a tiny $2 or $3 a week. Never have to buy another licence for yet another version of Windows. Never have to worry about reinstalling and updates, you'll always get the latest version. You wouldn't jump ship to a half broken heavily fragmented OS that is constantly changing and still doesn't have proper hardware support.
$2 or $3 a week is not tiny. Windows XP lasted me 7 years, so that's less than $2 a month. Why would I be pleased at having to pay 4 to 6 times as much? What's the benefit there?
Win XP only supports 4 gigs of ram as well, unless you wanted to use that god awful 64 bit version. I noticed a few people here saying they would still use XP if it had DX11....well...no you wouldn't. Not unless you want to game with no ram since you video cards v-ram would take half of it.
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