# NT 4.0 \> Windows 2000? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 7, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-windows-2000/48813 "2001-01-07T04:52:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-windows-2000/48813/21 "2001-01-09T00:40:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bdgr \* > \*\* > The subscription thing is a bit more than urban legend, > > Just curious, but are there any cites on this? \*\* Sure, here you go: > **[MS to intro ‘annual sub’ price structure with Office 10](https://www.theregister.com/2000/11/13/ms_to_intro_annual_sub/)** > > It's like Office.NET. Except it's not Office.NET... Looks like they’re hedging their bets, MS wants Office and Windows to be synonymous, but since they may still be broken up, now they want to make bigger revenue streams out of both OS and Office divisions. And they want to lock you in to both sides of their post-breakup monopoly. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-windows-2000/48813/22 "2001-01-09T02:54:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chas.E \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by bdgr \* > > \*\* > > The subscription thing is a bit more than urban legend, > > > > Just curious, but are there any cites on this? \*\* > > Sure, here you go: > > [http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/14686.html](http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/14686.html) > > Looks like they’re hedging their bets, MS wants Office and Windows to be synonymous, but since they may still be broken up, now they want to make bigger revenue streams out of both OS and Office divisions. And they want to lock you in to both sides of their post-breakup monopoly. \*\* Appears that they will be offering it as an option on the new version of office…Not requireing it on the os. But this is yet another step towards global microsoft domination…thanks for the info, I hadnt heard of this yet. ---
**Author:** ![Eft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@Eft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eft)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-windows-2000/48813/23 "2001-01-09T02:55:11Z")
**bdgr** , do you want cites for MS’s interest in the ASP model or about MS contemplating licensing shrinkwrap software on a periodic basis? If the former, I can point you to a ton of cites discussing that. Or just look for anything written about .NET. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-windows-2000/48813/24 "2001-01-09T02:59:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bdgr \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Chas.E \* > > \*\* > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > \*Originally posted by bdgr \* > > > \*\* > > > The subscription thing is a bit more than urban legend, > > > > > > Just curious, but are there any cites on this? \*\* > > > > Sure, here you go: > > > > [http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/14686.html](http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/14686.html) > > > > Looks like they’re hedging their bets, MS wants Office and Windows to be synonymous, but since they may still be broken up, now they want to make bigger revenue streams out of both OS and Office divisions. And they want to lock you in to both sides of their post-breakup monopoly. \*\* > > Appears that they will be offering it as an option on the new version of office…Not requireing it on the os. But this is yet another step towards global microsoft domination…thanks for the info, I hadnt heard of this yet. \*\* Doh…I saw the links at bottom of the page after I hit the submit…THey are talking about it for the next os release aparently. Hope they change thier mind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-windows-2000/48813.md?page=1)