Comment This is actually GREAT news! (Score 1, Interesting) 415
Finally some Clue (TM) out of the Redmond mothership!
In a subscription model, M$ does NOT have to tempt the users with "new features" to get you to buy their software, so there's no impetus to "change everything for the sake of change" and the abominations that are Me, Vista, "ribbons" and 8 should not happen anymore.
The initial cost of Windows drops to zero: Why would the mothership bother charging for it up front? The first hit is always free!
Since M$ is getting paid for every Windows system running, they can actually FIX the security problems in Windows instead of insisting that we all have to upgrade so they can make money. They will be able AND motivated to keep supporting older versions for much longer. Less retraining and hassle for the end users, and more stable and reliable systems for users and businesses to depend on.
Businesses have been doing it this way for years now, and they like it.