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Windows 10 looks like a huge hit with Microsoft's most important customers -- Business & Enterprise
Yahoo News via Business Insider ^ | 11/17/2015 | By Matt Weinberger

Posted on 11/17/2015 8:41:49 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Businesses and enterprise customers are very excited about Windows 10, according to a new report by Forrester Research. It's weird, because big organizations are usually the last to want to adopt any new technology, let alone a whole operating system.

And yet, more than 49% of enterprises responding to Forrester's survey plan on going to Windows 10 in 2016, per the report.

That doesn't sound like much. Indeed, Forrester itself says that those numbers tend to be optimistic.

But compared to Windows 8, which Forrester says garnered a 22% positive response to the same question in 2012, the year it was released, it's a big win for Microsoft.

Furthermore, 38% of workers who use a computer say they want Windows 10 on their next work laptop, with 9% already using it on their primary work device.

Like millions of other PC owners worldwide, many businesses chose to stay on Windows 7 rather than upgrade to the much-maligned Windows 8.

But because Windows 10 combines the user-friendliness of Windows 7 with the touch-friendliness of Windows 8, plus some extra enterprise management features in the mix, both users and the IT department are finding a lot to love. Microsoft says that 14 million business users are on Windows 10 now, of 110 million users total.

And, as Forrester notes in that report, laptops have simply gotten a lot better since 2012 in general, giving Windows 10 a wave to ride.

Given that Microsoft relies on the enterprise for the vast majority of its business, and that enterprises are notoriously finicky, the strong interest from this segment bodes well for Microsoft.

It's also a big part of why Microsoft has been working fast to make Windows 10 more enterprise friendly with new features like a Windows Store for business.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: microsoft; windows; windows10
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1 posted on 11/17/2015 8:41:49 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I remember when Windows was sent to everyone for FREE! It’s been nothing but expensive upgrades since. Yeah I know...windows 10 is free just wait.


2 posted on 11/17/2015 8:44:59 AM PST by IC Ken
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To: SeekAndFind

No thank you. I like my Windows 7 just fine.


3 posted on 11/17/2015 8:46:27 AM PST by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Business & Enterprise.... and Government snoopers and hackers.


4 posted on 11/17/2015 8:47:49 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: MeganC

RE: No thank you. I like my Windows 7 just fine.

Do you have a business or enterprise?


5 posted on 11/17/2015 8:48:26 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ve used Windows since Windows 3 in about 1990. I used Dos before that. I have Windows 10 installed on all my home desktop PC’s and laptops. It works okay. I haven’t had any problems with it. About 6 months ago I tried Linux Mint and I really like that also. I’ve made my PC’s dual boot, Windows 10 and Linux Mint. I’ve found, at least for my home uses, anything I can do in Windows 10 I can do in Linux Mint. Best of all Linux Mint is free and runs all kinds of free software. For some people maybe Linux might be a good alternative.


6 posted on 11/17/2015 8:53:14 AM PST by r_barton
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To: r_barton

Makes me wonder why more people aren’t switch to LINUX at all.

It’s not as if the operating system is a recent innovation. It’s been there for nearly 20 years.


7 posted on 11/17/2015 8:56:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s only been the last couple of years that Linux has become more Windows like, much easier to use and has more driver hardware support. The latest Linux has over 20-million lines of code and was worked on by over 14,000 programmers.


8 posted on 11/17/2015 9:00:11 AM PST by r_barton
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To: r_barton

I’m using Windows 7 64 bit on my PC at this time. I would be using Mint if it would boot up after the install. The 32 bit version of Mint installed and booted okay.
Windows 10? Probably not, but 2020 will be the deadline for a decision on that.


9 posted on 11/17/2015 9:02:36 AM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: IC Ken
I remember when Windows was sent to everyone for FREE! It’s been nothing but expensive upgrades since.

I've had 10 on five boxes since it came out and haven't had any issues.

10 posted on 11/17/2015 9:03:03 AM PST by KevinB (Barack Obama: Our first black, gay, Kenyan, Socialist, Muslim president!)
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To: IC Ken

Just asking. What upgrades have you had to pay for since going to W10? Mrs p6 and I have had it since the July 29th release and have had no upgrades we had to pay for.

It’s been working fine for us.


11 posted on 11/17/2015 9:04:39 AM PST by prisoner6 (Unmutual and Disharmonious)
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To: SeekAndFind

Windows 10 is awesome.

Easiest and most user friendly OS ever.

That’s really all there is to it.


12 posted on 11/17/2015 9:05:05 AM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: KevinB
That last major update reset a lot of my security preferences, including trying to get me to use their browser.

Oh, and since it was an upgrade from 8.1, upgraded from 8, they conveniently enabled all the OEM crap I had disabled long ago.

13 posted on 11/17/2015 9:16:11 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: SeekAndFind

Apps apps and apps


14 posted on 11/17/2015 9:20:15 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: SeekAndFind
Most non-business people and probably many small businesses are probably sticking with XP or Win7. Too much of a hassle to upgrade.

The problem with IE under XP can be resolved if you can install google chrome or firefox and both work just fine and I am running Norton AV. No reason to upgrade and all of my apps are probably not compatible with Win10 anyway.

And I can always install run Ubuntu for simple stuff.

My work: we have 100+ PCs with most running XP. It would take us a month of Sundays to upgrade every last one of them. Not including all of the hardware incompatibility issues. NO WAY!

15 posted on 11/17/2015 9:28:33 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: r_barton
Don't like the unity GUI. Still running the pre-Unity desk top on my old beater laptop.

Linux is the best — my old beater laptop would probably be in the dump right now. Four years ago it was starting to throw errors and BSODs. I installed Linux on it and it has worked flawlessly ever since. Looks beaten and battered. I even had to replace the keyboard and of course the battery which I will probably have to replace again, soon.

16 posted on 11/17/2015 9:34:09 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: SeekAndFind

And the vast majority of the people use only the browser, and most apps are on line now. (Including office apps and file storage and management)

The OS is just for hooking up the printer and scanner and wifi, and for keeping a few personal files local.


17 posted on 11/17/2015 9:36:08 AM PST by aquila48
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To: SeekAndFind

And the vast majority of the people use only the browser, and most apps are on line now. (Including office apps and file storage and management)

The OS is just for hooking up the printer and scanner and wifi, and for keeping a few personal files local.


18 posted on 11/17/2015 9:37:39 AM PST by aquila48
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To: SeekAndFind
Makes me wonder why more people aren’t switch to LINUX at all.

Because Linux is still not made for the causal computer user.

Most people don't want to spend hours mounting and partitioning drives or care about Kernel Versioning or nVidia drivers, they just want to turn their computer on and it works.

Hell, just finding a Linux FAQ that doesn't descend into maddening techno-babble by the 5th question is nearly impossible.

For example, go to https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/

These are the current leading subjects in the NEWBIES forum,

*Replace VAH path
*ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
*Rename subdirectories recurseively
*how to setup timer in writing device driver/user space program
*Removing Quota Check at login?
*How To Export Display When VPN With VPN Address Bind To 127.0.0.1?

yes repeat, these are not for the hard core programmers, they are for the Newbies to Linux.

That is why Linux is still far behind and will continue to be so

19 posted on 11/17/2015 9:40:31 AM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: qam1

Got a bit of a headache just reading it and I used to use DOS. I like Linux Puppy though. :) It is also a time thing. Why spend time learning the new commands when we have to keep up with who is now our enemy and where they are infiltrating our neighborhoods.


20 posted on 11/17/2015 10:29:26 AM PST by huldah1776
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