Has anyone decided to go back to 7 or 8.1?

Intrepid1 said:

For those who don't know, Windows 10 will become a subscription service. Enterprise will be first at about $7 a user per month. Consumers will come later at about $5 per user per month. That is why they tried to force everyone to Windows 10.

What utter nonsense. MS have made it clear they will not do this. You have no evidence to support this. It is pure speculation and not even particularly original.

Your last sentence is nonsense, as any user has right to use old licence, and equally any user with a windows 10 licence now has one in perpetuity.

Josey Wales said:

I did not see Windows 10 Home or Pro listed there.

Enterprise and Pro can currently be volume licensed. Home can't though. Pro can also be switched to VL, or upgraded to Enterprise with a simple product key change.

Intrepid1 said:

For those who don't know, Windows 10 will become a subscription service. Enterprise will be first at about $7 a user per month. Consumers will come later at about $5 per user per month. That is why they tried to force everyone to Windows 10.

You really should get your facts straight. The Enterprise Edition of Windows 10 is already a subscription plan and always has been. The Enterprise Edition can only be Activated via a volume licence subscription. The only exception is MAK keys used for testing. Pro can be Volume Licensed but doesn't have to be. Plenty of companies use Pro Retail licenses and even OEM Pro installs.

Redbatman said:

Since fall creators update has come and I have noticed people having issues. Therefore I ask are people deciding to go back to 7 and 8.1 out of frustration?

I dumped Windows 7 when 8 came out came out and never looked back. Don't plan on doing so now. Don't plan on going back to 8. Happy with this latest version of 10.

alphanumeric said:

That doesn't mean it will be the only option. I haven't seen anything official from Microsoft stating subscription will be the only option.

If you follow rumor and conjecture you'd think they said it

But seriously I'm like you, I'll believe it when I see it and hear it from Microsoft themselves.

Intrepid1 said:

Yes, I can. It's also common sense. It's already a subscription service for enterprise, and I guarantee it will happen with Consumers. Not this year. Maybe not next year. But it will happen within the next 3 to 5 years. They will likely wait until end of life for Windows 7 which is January 14, 2020 or Windows 8.1 which is January 10, 2023.
Microsoft Unveils Business Subscription Model for Windows, Office - ExtremeTech

Windows 10 Subscription Activation | Microsoft Docs

No offense, Intrepid1, but it appears you are your own source. And both of your links are to Windows 10 IT Pro. One is a rag-sheet with pure speculation. The other.... a quote from it:

With Windows 10 version 1703 (also known as the Creator’s Update), both Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and Windows 10 Enterprise E5 are available as online services via subscription.

Clearly this is not consumer.

Bree said:

I don't believe it will happen - but I can't rule it out entirely either.

I wouldn't rule it out either; I've had this sneaking suspicion they would somewhere down the line. Still, unless Microsoft actually states it, it's still rumor mill.