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a guy i work with who's the head of IT strongly believes that in the next 5-10 years we will be charged for opening documents eg. £0.01 to open a PDF on your computer, and that all computing seems to be moving in this direction.
How feasible do you think this is?
>>51793067
>charged for opening documents
literally impossible if you're using your own software, and chances are GNU/linux wouldn't even try this
>>51793067
no way
impossible to enforce. even if one company tried doing this, people would just stop using their shit.
I-I wasn't masturbating! I s-swear!
>>51793083
i would assume he means for the average w10 user/business.
his argument against the idea that people wouldn't upgrade to w10 or whatever it ends up being was that if they were not on a system which was still being supported (eg. XP) that if they got hacked or something, banks would not listen to them for a second.
>>51793106
>fear of people knowing you masturbate
are you literally 12
>>51793067
Where do I know this woman from?
The next logical step is netbooting OS and all storage and programs on the cloud. You can't charge people for files until you control the ability to read them.
>>51793174
porn
>>51793194
Oh, right.
>>51793194
femdom porn
>>51793067
>£0.01
The costs of doing that transactions are probably already higher than that. Unless we find a reliable way to do Micro-transactions this won't happen.
>>51793067
who is that masochistic manhandling mistress?
>>51793067
>Head of IT
He turns PCs on and off for a living. What do you expect? It's retarded speculation coming from someone who isnt a serious software developer.
>>51793067
In the future there will be no documents. Instead there will be a web service to view documents, and you have to cgo to the companies web site and run the js app to view the document. Then the company could charge you per document viewing, or do a monthly fee or something.
>>51793131
>failing the autism test
>>51793227
This.
>>51793067
Old and wretched bitch.
2/10 wouldn't let her take my seat on the bus
>>51793417
What if she was tired from a long hard day of making fun of small penises on camera? Not even then?
>>51793217
You can already rent software for $0.02 per hour and Amazon has made a huge business out of it.
Is it really that hard to imagine Windows 11 doing accounting on how often or how long you look at apps, and charging you accordingly?
>>51793067
Her forced bi clips are the best desu senpai.
>>51793451
Depends is she's willing to take a look at mine on the bus
Maybe if Bitcoin takes over.
>>51793067
Lets assume this head of IT (Who must've slept with fucking everyone) is correct, everyone would just use a previous generation product.
Let's go back to reality; get him fired.
>>51793359
In a way it already has. Take google docs for example and the stupidity of some people on /g/ saying that's all you need.
>head of IT
So he's a paper pusher. I wouldn't take anything he says that's technical serious. I worked with a guy who was the supervisor of help desk and couldn't even explain what fucking DHCP was.
>>51793672
>previous generation product
until support stops for said product.
>>51793374
I would rather be autistic than 12. You can stop being autistic whenever you like, but you will be 12 forever.
>>51793901
>You can stop being autistic whenever you like
top jej
>>51793901
>You can stop being autistic
wat?
/g/ really is the gayest board if you're seriously gunna sit there and ignore the beautiful goddess op posted
>>51793067
that's when the year of the linux desktop starts.
>>51793825
>implying opensores wouldn't step in and make a program that supported opening and creation of the older generation filetype
who's that old hottie?
>>51794082
She only fuck black guys...
>>51794082
mistress t <3 <3 <3
>>51793067
Bullshit, its called freeware
>>51793780
Hey Glenn.
>>51793118
Already happening. Office365 and Adobe cc, they use subscription model now.
>>51794082
she's my mummu :3
>>51793901
>You can stop being autistic whenever you like.
Every poster on this board is living proof that you're wrong.
You included.
>>51793067
thats the lady that jacks off dudes with a wierd smile but doesn't let them cum for a really long time
>>51793067
people would immediately develop alternatives just to spite the people charging
>>51793504
>doing accounting
>>51796648
like printing
Assholes who send pay-per-view pdfs will be treated just like people who send me forms that don't open correctly in openoffice.
>>51793604
NO ANON DON'T TAKE OUT UR TIGER ON THE BUS D:
>>51796696
printing requires an industry behind it to get the raw materials to make paper and ink
the cost is in those things, not the printing itself
>>51794714
eat your banana you filthy boy
>>51793067
The Jews would be outraged. I doubt it will happen
>>51793901
Here is a graph showing just how difficult it is to stop being 12 over time
>Mistress T will never be your mummy
;_;
>>51793067
>a guy i work with who's the head of IT strongly believes that in the next 5-10 years we will be charged for installing operating systems eg. £100 to install windows on your computer, and that all computing seems to be moving in this direction.
>>51793412
Mistress T
>>51793067
I work IT at a law firm and one of the programs we use you have to buy tokens, and viewing a form/printing a form uses a token. Idk if they have any proprietary information, or if it's just convenient the way they present it but if people can find a way to monetize something they will. There will still be places like 4chan, but for like an online textbook rental, maybe it'll be better to just rent your page with your homework questions for $.05 than the whole book for $20. doesn't seem so farfetched with business documents...
>>51793067
It's like big companies are trying to create new reasons for people to pirate shit.
>>51798308
The key point is, what are they charging people for? Because if they don't own the work, charging people for it without the owner getting a cut, or giving permission, could cause them a world of legal shit.
And in the case where they don't own the rights to the media being provided, then free providers WILL step in strictly out of spite. The Internet Archive would probably be all over it.
Fucking retarded.
>>51795455
>but doesn't let them cum for a really long time
it's called foreplay, ya nerd
>>51793067
Seems about right.
It is the logical next step of the corporate model of software as a service.
Right now everything is being put online like google docs, or in the app store like apple and microsoft.
So what they want to do is have all your information and software held and running on their servers, charging you to access your own stuff.
Next they'll outsource the programs and storage distributed style to the users yet still charge to use their software that lets you use your software.
Their business model is evolving into ransomware.
Damn corporate parasites, abolish private (not personal) property!
>>51793067
If that ever were to happen, I would compile my own Linux kernel and use LibreOffice even if I have to learn programming myself.
I will take these software and shove it up their tight assholes of these business executives who keep choking the authority of the end user and simply forcing us to purchase software even though its only renting.
Fuck these people. Fuck you OP if you are part of this problem.
