This is disappointing, but I guess it the way most companies are going.
Subscriptions are fine, but they quickly add up. I'm in the process of cutting out stuff I don't use. As it's quick to forget you have been paying for service "X" and haven't actually been using it to get your moneys worth. Safari would quickly fall into that category for me.
However there are plenty of online stores which sell DRM free books, so no big deal really.
I assume they do share the majority of vulnerabilities they find, but keep the top 2% for their own use. By top 2% I mean the vulnerabilities that are highly unlikely to be discovered by other nations.
The other 98% of zero days that are easy enough to stumble upon by foreign cyber units might be better to disclose and get fixed.
If the NSA can find a bug relatively easy, then we can assume China(example) might be able to as well. Getting those bugs fixed is a big gain for national security. Although, it will boost security of all nations.
It will create some competition for OneDrive. But Office 365 subscribers now get unlimited OneDrive space as part of the subscription.
My bet is Dropbox integration might get some Dropbox users to buy Office 365. When they realize they get unlimited OneDrive space they might switch to OneDrive.
Subscriptions are fine, but they quickly add up. I'm in the process of cutting out stuff I don't use. As it's quick to forget you have been paying for service "X" and haven't actually been using it to get your moneys worth. Safari would quickly fall into that category for me.
However there are plenty of online stores which sell DRM free books, so no big deal really.