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They make an absolute killing from Windows in the enterprise space though. Between Windows Server on-prem licenses, Azure AD, and Microsoft Office, it’s a very
by hnlmorg 2y ago
They make an absolute killing from Windows in the enterprise space though.
Between Windows Server on-prem licenses, Azure AD, and Microsoft Office, it’s a very lucrative market.
At this point, Windows Home largely just exists to lock people into the familiarity of Windows so it remains the de facto standard of businesses too
- surfingdino 2y agoThey make half a killing, actually. Enterprises skip at least one version. They are just too large to switch all computers over to the next version of Windows so they always skip one.
- kbolino 2y agoDo they all skip the same versions, though?
- surfingdino 2y agoThey do controlled deployments of the new version and either stick to it, or wait for the next one.
- kbolino 2y agoWhat I mean is, do the various enterprises cluster around the same versions? If roughly half of them skip odd versions and the other half skip even versions, and they do this fairly consistently, it doesn't affect revenue patterns.
- tracker1 2y agoThey're paying annual licenses if they skip versions or not...
- surfingdino 2y agoThey even pay for extended support beyond EoL.
- hnlmorg 2y agoI’m not talking about desktop Windows, I’m talking about all the services that are bought because people are tied into windows. From domain management tooling through to productivity suites. You could liken it to the pay-to-win model in that Windows is dirt cheap if you’re not doing anything serious in it. But the moment you want something more business-ready, your costs are going to skyrocket.
- hulitu 2y ago> Enterprises skip at least one version This is no more the case with Win10.