Windows 365: Not coming to a PC near you

In various episodes of our Windows Weekly netcast, Paul Thurrott and I have both speculated that something like a "Windows 365" subscription service could be how Microsoft plans to continue to make money off Windows. Earlier this month, a list of the alleged status of a number of Microsoft's future products, including "Windows 365," has been making the rounds.

After asking around a bit, I believe that Windows 365 is not real, not in development and not on the roadmap.

Emphasis is mine

Source
 
Well there are sources and there are sources... unfortunately she makes no mention of the origin of hers... M$ have different developement channels and if her sources are within those assigned subscription services, then fine... however if not, it's just a smoke screen... there is nothing of substance to disprove the "fake list" she alludes to.
 

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Mary Jo and Paul's sources are usually reliable.
 

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Mary Jo and Paul's sources are usually reliable.

Yes, usually - neither have been verified so we will have to wait and see...

or perhaps M$ saw the results of your poll and decided not to pursue development LOL...:think:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    PC-DOS v1.0
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    IBM
    CPU
    Intel 8088, 4.77MHz
    Memory
    16K, 640K max
    Graphics Card(s)
    What's that?
    Sound Card
    Not quite
    Screen Resolution
    80 X 24 text
    Hard Drives
    dual 160KB 5.25-inch disk drives
actually Microsoft is pushing Office 365 more than Ofific3 2013 especially to its business clients. I am a Microsoft Partner and have Office 365 and sell it through Microsoft. I belong to a closed Microsoft Partner group (you only get invited to this group through Microsoft Community Connections where I also belong), and we are constantly told that this is the present and future of Microsoft through their office division.
 

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