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don't mention the Enterprise edition which you can only get in volume, so no solution for freelancers & small businesses I agree with your larger point and mos
by Anechoic 8y ago
don't mention the Enterprise edition which you can only get in volume, so no solution for freelancers & small businesses
I agree with your larger point and most of your bullet points, but just as an FYI to anyone that's looking into Enterprise edition: you can get Enterprise licenses in small volumes.
Because of various data security clauses in some of our contracts, and MS's refusal to discuss issues like HIPAA compliance with respect to telemetry, I looked into getting Enterprise for our small business and found that there are resellers (I have experience with CDW and mychoicesoftware.com) that will provide small numbers of licenses -- in fact, I started with one license with each provider. Right now we have 2 licenses through mychoice and 4 licenses with CDW.
It's a pain in the ass because it's a subscription service and you're dealing with two parties for support (the reseller and MS) but it is doable.
- Nextgrid 8y agoJust wondering as to why I have to deal with a reseller (and find one - it’s not like they just give you a link in the system settings saying “hey, want enterprise? Get it here!”). This is one of the few places where their miserable App Store can make a difference, and yet they don’t even use it.
- Anechoic 8y agoTotally agreed -- the answer is that MS apparently wants to placate their resellers, so they limit sales through that channel. Like I said, it sucks, but it's possible.