Some suggest that Microsoft will just give the OS away, while others think that Microsoft will either offer Windows as a cloud-based service or in a subscription model á la Office 365.Īll of those are possibilities.
With Windows 9 already on the immediate horizon, there’s increasing speculation that Microsoft may change up the licensing and business model for the flagship OS. There's a lot of speculation that Microsoft will change how Windows is sold and distributed, but a 'Windows 365' approach is different than 'Windows-as-a-Service.' There’s a difference between Windows 365 and Windows-as-a-Service
