Chekov: And, Admiral... it is the Enterprise.
Posted on 02/02/2016 9:32:16 AM PST by SeekAndFind
We just had a dog-and-pony with our TAM concerning the deployment of 10 in our enterprise. Our powers-that-be aren’t ready to pull the trigger, because of the dearth of legacy applications we still support.
The migration deployment model has matured extensively from the 7-to-8 model. Anyone considering migration to 10 from 7 or 8 would do themselves a service by researching the best practices. There are a few ways to skin the cat.
As a small business owner, I probably don’t qualify as an “enterprise”. However, I have serious concerns about the cloud-centric focus in Win10, as well as basic privacy issues. I could be sued for millions if client data were leaked by Microsoft.
Bring back “Microsoft Hearts” and I’ll consider switching!
If I run windows 10, will I be able to run my older version of office or will I be forced to upgrade to the subscription version?
I am not computer literate(age). I hear that Microsoft 10 allows Microsoft to monitor every computer use I engage in, is that true? I have also heard one can block Microsoft from monitoring ones key strokes, is that true?
The point of this model is to change software into a service.
So no. If not now, eventually all m/s s/w will be. And with 10 you won’t be able to refuse updates.
Yes, you can run legacy versions of office on 10.
You don’t have to be in the cloud if you don’t want.
I have had to work on Win10 machines.
I WANT MY START BUTTON BACK.
And no, I don’t want it to try to look or act like a tablet.
In another 5-10 years, only teenagers will be able to operate Windows.
Just FYI, “dearth” means “lack of” or absence of.
You can run older versions of Office.
I have Office 2007 running on a Windows 10 box. No problems.
[[So no. If not now, eventually all m/s s/w will be. And with 10 you won’t be able to refuse updates.]]
Exactly, they watched Adobe screw their loyal customers by switching to a subscription based program, and watched as there was not a significant protest to it- so Microsoft are now emboldened to do the same to their customers- knowing full well that people will be forced into it as more and more websites won’t work with windows 7 and ie 11 etc- They know there is no real alternatives- Linux is a bear to get windows programs working with it, and it acts a lot like windows 95 with constant blue screens of death, faults etc- no thanks-
Not to be crude- but MS has everyone by the crotch with windows 10
That’s funny. The autocorrect on my iPad changed it. I misspelled “wealth.” Thank you!
That’s something all businesses both large and small have to deal with.
RE: I WANT MY START BUTTON BACK.
Windows 10 has the start button.
That is what I have heard, but I am not sure about the experimentation period while I get everything set up.
On a more visceral level, I find that every time something gets updated by Microsoft, I spend days and months trying to find the mechanisms that always worked well for me before. Sometimes they are there, but hidden. Other times they have been removed to better support use on a platform I do not want Windows on.
Again, I’m certainly not arguing against others upgrading, but these are my concerns.
I thought on unix machines they would set up and run a virtual windows box and it runs fine in there.
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