Sometime in the last several years, it became possible to download a windows .iso from microsoft.com and use it in a VM ~forever without activating. (I don’t know the precise timing because I switched to linux in 2018)
Does anyone remember when this shift happened, and what was the justification? Has Microsoft given up on making money on end-user windows licenses, relying instead on OEM licenses and monetizing users with shitty ads?
Does anyone remember when this shift happened, and what was the justification? Has Microsoft given up on making money on end-user windows licenses, relying instead on OEM licenses and monetizing users with shitty ads?