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When they switched back they still had something like 40% of workstations running Windows. I assume they'll make the same discovery as last time: It's not free
by 908B64B197 6y ago
When they switched back they still had something like 40% of workstations running Windows.
I assume they'll make the same discovery as last time: It's not free as in free beer; they'll have to develop the missing pieces themselves if they want it to work.
- tlamponi 6y agoYeah, because the efforts to switch all over was constantly messed with, from Balmer cancelling his vacation for a immediate visit with the Mayor, to people complaining that their random exe cannot be installed (which was mainly due to newer stricter policy and every admin can tell you that this is a general complaint). Oh and did you actually read the links? FYI: They are switching to Linux again. https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-not-windows-why-munich-is-shifting-back-from-microsoft-to-open-source-again/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-not-windows-why-munich-i...
- 908B64B197 6y ago> to people complaining that their random exe cannot be installed When it's critical software that's required to get work done it's a legitimate complain. And that's why they were still running Windows in parallels years after "switching"