Even if w!ndøws did start charging a subscription for their OS, you would not see a single change in the states in places like schools , libraries, or anywhere else with nearly public computer access.
W!ndøws has so much of a foothold on the PC market and everybody from your ancient 90 year old grandma to your 90 day old already know how it works and how to use it. The average person would absolutely protest and complain if there was a switch to Linux (or BSD or anything similar) since they might actually have to learn more than just the basics of how to use a computer.
Gotta remember in the workforce - the youngest people in our workforce used an iPad or an android phone before they touched Windows. Those minds are gonna be way more open to alternatives.
I love that people downvoted you... they clearly don't have kids. My kids know Android... because of tablets and my wife's phone... they've spent little to no time in from of an actual computer and the laptops in schools are chromebooks. I'd like someone to point out where windows is in any of this.
Yeah, I haven't been in public school for over a half decade, for one, and two, all computers at my school were windows. My knowledge on public schools is outdated.