AI vendors are switching from subscriptions to consumption pricing. AI PCs are the hedge.
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The move from flat per-seat AI add-ons to token and outcome-based pricing is the classic cloud play—subsidize adoption, then meter once dependency sets in. If your AI usage is spiking, you need hard guardrails, internal cost attribution, and a serious look at local/AI PC options where latency and data allow.
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