Microsoft Expecting Avalanche of Windows 10 Upgrades in Next Months

[Batu69]

No less than 96 percent of enterprises are piloting the OS

   More than 95 percent of enterprises are piloting Windows 10

 

Windows 10 is already running on approximately 350 million devices around the world, according to Microsoft’s most recent figures, but with the free upgrade offer aimed at consumers coming to an end in 17 days, Redmond’s attention is moving to enterprises.

And according to a study recently conducted by Forrester Consulting after being commissioned by Microsoft itself, no less than 96 percent of the enterprises are currently piloting a move to Windows 10, which shows that the software giant is very likely to record a huge number of upgrades in the coming months.

Redmond estimated that approximately 1 billion devices would be running Windows 10 by 2017, and the switch performed by enterprises is playing a decisive role, especially because the consumer industry is expected to generate only half of that figure by the time the free upgrade offer comes to an end.

Enterprises also waiting for Anniversary Update

Using the study as living proof, Microsoft brags about Windows 10 and calls it the fastest-adopted Windows version ever, explaining that this recent research has shown that customers are very satisfied with the operating system.

“One customer found that deploying Windows 10 was quicker and easier by as much as 50% from their last operating system upgrade and overall IT administrators estimate a 15% improvement in IT management time with Windows 10 - valuable time back to help in other key IT areas,” Microsoft explained, adding that “employees, especially mobile workers, estimate they have 25% more time to get work done than they did before.”

Windows 10 will also get the Anniversary Update, one of the biggest packs of improvements since launch, on August 2, so many enterprises are waiting for this release to take place and then make a decision if the upgrade to the new OS is worth the investment or not.

The Anniversary Update comes with a plethora of improvements, starting with an overhauled desktop with a new Start menu, Cortana features, and Action Center, and ending with support for extensions in Microsoft Edge browser.

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[Ryrynz]

Holy shit, Karlston liked it.

[steven36]

Microsoft will start selling Windows 10 as a subscription product to large businesses

 

Microsoft has pushed the Windows 10 free upgrade deal with an almost single-minded determination, ignoring all the complaints and even lawsuits in an attempt to get everyone possible on the latest version of its operating system. We might have had our suspicions as to why Microsoft was so anxious to get people upgraded, but we dare not accept it as a reality until now. Microsoft wants to sell Windows as a monthly service. The company has confirmed that Windows as a service is becoming a reality, but only for enterprise users right now.

 

Beginning this fall, Microsoft will offer Windows 10 Enterprise E3, a new business-oriented tier of Windows 10 that doesn’t have a permanent license cost. Instead, a company pays $7 per month for each seat. This will make three services enterprise users are able to pay for monthly including Windows 10, Azure, and Office 365.

 

The free upgrade program for Windows 10 runs through July 29th, and many users have voluntarily taken part. Windows 8 was seen as a serious misstep for the company, as it attempted to push a touch-centric interface on all users, even those on desktop PCs in an office. Microsoft is careful to state that the new Windows 10 Enterprise E3 does not affect its pricing plans for consumers at this time.

 

 

When the free upgrade deal runs out, Windows 10 will cost $119 for the home edition (same as the OEM license right now), $199 for professional, and $99 for an upgrade from home to pro. A business that subscribed to Windows 10 for $7 per month would get 28 months of service before the cost exceeded that of a standard license. For a business with varying numbers of workers, this might work out well in the long run to ensure the they aren’t buying licenses for Windows that no one is using.

 

Microsoft is adamant that upgrading a device to Windows 10 or buying one with the software already installed will grant access to the OS for the entire life of the device — your PC isn’t going to suddenly start asking for a monthly fee to keep working. However, Windows 10 has automatic upgrades enabled by default on all consumer installations. It could be possible for Microsoft to add features over time that encourage users to upgrade to a monthly plan.

 

There are a ton of Windows users in the world, and converting even a small percentage of them into monthly subscribers could have huge benefits to Microsoft’s bottom line. This is something other companies like Adobe have done in recent years, but Adobe now only offers its flagship products like Photoshop and Illustrator as subscriptions. Microsoft would have trouble with a similar model as most consumers get Windows with a new PC, and they don’t expect it to come with an extra monthly fee.

 

Source:

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/231619-microsoft-will-start-selling-windows-as-a-subscription-product-to-large-businesses-this-fall

[steven36]

Already  happening , The removed  the ability   to play DVD when they remove WMC  and want charge you money to play DVD for there DVD player app  when you can download free players that play DVD  . Also built in games in windows they want charge you to remove the ads  . And Office 365 is a subscription now , Small business and home users still mostly use old office  versions and it suits there needs just fine .  I would not put it past  Microsoft to charge a monthly  fee to get features back in windows that they removed  in the future . Lucky most of its crap can be replaced with free programs or shareware that's not rentware for now anyways  but the whole OS can be replaced  if they want get too  problematic.in the future  .

[Karlston]

9 hours ago, Ryrynz said:

Holy shit, Karlston liked it.

 

I PM'd you some smelling salts.

 

As I've said, I can separate Windows 10 (the product) from Microsoft's unconscionable upgrade behaviour.

 

Windows 10 is getting better all the time, if only Microsoft would focus more on the important issues instead of faffing about with things like Edge and cosmetic changes. It's on my newly-built SkyLake desktop, though Windows 8.1 went close to being my chosen OS.

 

So, with the deepest of respect... (doubly so if you're a Swans supporter  )

[steven36]

14 minutes ago, Karlston said:

Windows 10 is getting better all the time, if only Microsoft would focus more on the important issues instead of faffing about with things like Edge and cosmetic changes. It's on my newly-built SkyLake desktop, though Windows 8.1 went close to being my chosen OS.

The 1st time i tested Windows 10 is was very time consuming because it was new too me  and back when the RTM   came out it had a lot issues in it that's now been fixed in TH2  and its not new anymore its like any other O/S Microsoft  expect for Windows ME  it gets better with time, but if they ever start charging a monthly fee to home users i will find a alternative  in a heartbeat.

[Karlston]

28 minutes ago, steven36 said:

The 1st time i tested Windows 10 is was very time consuming because it was new too me  and back when the RTM   came out it had a lot issues in it that's now been fixed in TH2  and its not new anymore its like any other O/S Microsoft  expect for Windows ME 

 

Agreed. IMO, it wasn't ready for day-to-day use for quite a while after it was released.

 

28 minutes ago, steven36 said:

it gets better with time, but if they ever start charging a monthly fee to home users i will find a alternative  in a heartbeat.

 

They wouldn't dare. That said, I didn't think they'd dare to "market" it the way they actually did either.