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Uncle Peter · 12-05-2015, 13:37

Perpetual licensing may not be sustainable in the long run so don't rule out a subscription model. Be wary as Windows 10 probably isn't cheap/free for no reason.

Global PC sales have been on a slippery slope for the past 3-4 years thus OEM licensing revenue follows suit. This eats into the consumer share of Microsoft's revenue stream which is roughly about 25% of their business.

My feeling is that they will move to a subscription type model with some sort of value added Azure cloud services bundled into the deal.

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Uncle Peter 81-82-83-84 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: on holiday by mistake Age: 54 Services: Vivid 200, Full House, V6 x2 Posts: 5,977	Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion Perpetual licensing may not be sustainable in the long run so don't rule out a subscription model. Be wary as Windows 10 probably isn't cheap/free for no reason. Global PC sales have been on a slippery slope for the past 3-4 years thus OEM licensing revenue follows suit. This eats into the consumer share of Microsoft's revenue stream which is roughly about 25% of their business. My feeling is that they will move to a subscription type model with some sort of value added Azure cloud services bundled into the deal.