Originally Posted by
JFZ90
"windows 365" trademark has been registered, noting it might be for defensive purposes only.
It's worth noting that Microsoft have been going cloud-heavy .... Azure, Office365, Skype for Business (rebranding of Lync), so I suspect Windows following is inevitable.
Also note Terry Myerson, chief of Microsoft’s operating system group, said shortly around the time of the trademark filing:
“With Windows 10, we think of Windows as a service. Windows 10 is so much more than the latest version of Windows. Windows 10 changes the rules of the game and redefined the relationship between us and our customers.”
However Microsoft no doubt know what side their bread is buttered, and I'm not entirely sure we'll be seeing a wholesale shift to subscription Windows just yet.