Now that I find disgusting, selling Win 10 in stores yet still trying to push it on Win 7/8.1 users for free.  I mean, they wouldn't be pushing it on 'stubborn' Win 7/8.1 users at a cost, now would they. 

That'd be unethical... but then, this is Micronut we're talking about.  

That is certainly the version that they push. But there has been Office 2016 which is not subscription, and a while back they announced Office 2019 which will not be subscription. Doesn't mean they will keep doing that forever, but for now it is still an option.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3228116/software-productivity/microsoft-announces-office-2019-for-customers-who-dont-want-to-pay-forever-for-office-365.html

The 'Window' in 'Windowblinds' is the exact-same 'Window' as in 'Microsoft Windows..

The site's Forums from which you are posting is 'Wincustomize.com'.  The 'Win' in 'Wincustomize' is the same 'Win' as in 'Microsoft Windows'.

It's a pretty sure bet that the answer will be 'no'.

Apple could spend a penny of their ONE TRILLION DOLLARS on developing a sense of style and creativity/artistry themselves....

I stick with run of the mill PCs. IMO they're more versatile and a lot more forgiving. They have a wider range of hardware and software that are not proprietary like Apple's. Not to mention cheaper. That I can do, Apple, not so much.

With that kind of success expect more dongles...

To their credit there seem to be nice improvements to Finder in "Mojave".

And with this program desktop sanity isn't far away...

https://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar

Only one problem to solve, their hardware or lack thereof. Try buying an Apple desktop PC without a screen baked in... Oh, I forgot, there's the Mac Mini from 2014 still on the shelves with the same 2014 price tag attached to it. Did someone say Apple and Microsoft are competing or do they make ads just for fun?

At least MacBooks and Surface devices compete to some degree, another reason subscription won't come to consumer Windows.

I think Windows will be mostly Cloud-based before consumer subscription. If you can stream games you can stream a desktop OS, right? When hardware is only a cheap terminal, a subscription service actually makes sense.

Eheh. Nice. So someone brought the Windows taskbar to MacOSX.

Fair enough, we did the same with the MacOSX dock.

Yes, absolutely!  I haven't used my MacMini in a while due to other stuff going on, but I plan to set it up later today to have a look at the Ubar app that Anotherside linked to.  It looks very interesting indeed.  However, Apple itself, not could, but should develop apps to allow its users to customise their desktops easily and quickly.... and with a trillion in the bank, Apple could well afford to make those apps free... or at least VERY inexpensive.

There ya go, thinking like Satya Nadella and entertaining the prospect of Windows as a subscription service.  Thing is, we have various tech writers giving their opinions as to why Win 10 will become a subscription service, and others as to why not, and that, to a large extent confuses and clouds the issue.

Frankly, I don't take too much stock in what these writers say.  No, I look at Microsoft and past examples of its behaviour, and it's there that I see the Windows subscription service becoming a reality.  For example, Office was never ever a subscription service, and now it is.  My sister is a Microsoft Digital Image Pro owner, and she was recently contacted with regard to a subscription for that, and was she interested.  She wasn't!

As for Windows becoming 'cloud' based, well there's the perfect way to make it a subscription service... "you pay a monthly fee and we stream it"  I don't like that idea, either.  While I currently have ample internet speed to stream most anything, I may not when I move back to Tasmania. Then 'streamed' Windows could very well be useless to me.

In any event, I believe Windows as a subscription service is inevitable... it may not happen overnight, but it will happen.

Imagine (me repeating me). Stardock has created amazing programs that millions of people world wide use. Stardock took their time and adapted their proggies to Win 10 and for the most part it has been a success. Now, Stardock is also known for the games they have created. All that takes a world of talent. That's a fact. Twenty years of experience, a good portion of Windows lifetime, creating something that caters to not a select few but across the board. With all that good stuff SD could (should?) step up and show what's his name how its done. At least we'd have an OS that is reliable, endlessly flexible and, most importantly, very user friendly. But that's just me. 

Sometimes I play the devil's advocate... I think we are on the same page, it's just the time-frame that differs. I don't believe we'll see Windows as a consumer subscription within ten years. It's important to understand that Microsoft wants as many as possible to use Windows 10. If people ditch Windows 10 because they can't afford it then that's a huge failure for Microsoft.

If you try the Ubar program it would be interesting to know what you think. I have used docks and they are pretty, but for "getting things done" I prefer a taskbar.

The struggle to hide identities from some stupid agency is harder than I thought.

And what's worse is that so many [gov't and non-gov't] are looking into your personal information.... even when they say they don't... or trade/give it to other agencies [gov't and non-gov't]

There is NO such thing as anonymity or privacy on the internet... even when they say they respect your privacy and/or anonymity.  The main aim of online companies, bar a few, is to beg, borrow AND steal whatever to make a profit.... entitled to it or not.  In most cases, because the identities used to beg, borrow and steal are NOT theirs, they're NOT entitled, just financially and legally more powerful.