Microsoft Trademarks Windows 365 - Another Version of Windows 10?

Windows 365 Trademarked by Microsoft

| Source: TechRadar Author: Daan van Monsjou

Microsoft Trademarks Windows 365 - Another Version of Windows 10?

A few years ago, Microsoft launched a subscription-based version of Office, called 'Office 365'. Instead of a one-time fee, Office 365 offered subscriptions starting at £7.99 per month or £79.99 per year. The rumours of a subscription-based version of Windows have been going around for quite a while now, but because Windows 10 will be free for 'all' existing Windows 7 and 8.1 users (excluding Enterprise users), it didn't seem very likely something along those lines would hit the market. We might've been wrong though, because Microsoft has recently trademarked 'Windows 365'. Will the American release a subscription-based OS? Keep on reading.

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Last month, Microsoft announced Windows 10 will be free for 'everyone' currently using Windows 7 or 8.1 (excluding Enterprise-users), and now they might even start offering subscription-based Windows, making Windows 10 more accessible to new users than ever. Nothing has been confirmed as of yet. However, Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Operating Systems, Terry Myerson, has stated Microsoft plans on offering 'Windows 10 as a Service'. Myerson later stated that he referred to the free upgrade when saying that, but it's possible that he accidentally said something he shouldn't have said.

Either way, a subscription-based Windows isn't unlikely. However, it might not become popular with the upcoming free upgrade to the OS. What do you think, will this hit the market? Let us know.

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