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Windows goes rental

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“On the surface, it just sounds like it’s just a way
for Microsoft to squeeze more money from companies who are already
letting their customers use Windows. I, for one, didn’t know that
if I owned a gaming store and I let people play games on my Windows
PC that I was violating my license.

“I think this is more than just that though. I think this is the
first step to Microsoft offering their full operating system and
Office suite on the cloud.”

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Story

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