Posted on 06/30/2015 7:12:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
An overwhelming 96 percent IT professionals said they’re interested in Windows 10, with 60 percent stating that their IT department has already evaluated a preview version, according to a survey conducted by Spiceworks. The survey of over 500 IT professionals said that nearly all respondents expressed at least some interest in Windows 10 – (96 percent), to be exact.
"But based on their patterns of adoption for OSes in general, it’s fair to say that being interested doesn’t necessarily mean they’re booking flights, at least not right away. When we asked IT pros why they typically start using a new OS, more than two-thirds (69 percent) indicated that they do so on an as-needed basis, such as when a current system reaches end of support (EOS)," Spiceworks stated.
About three quarters of respondents plan to adopt Windows 10 for home use within the first year. The two-year business outlook is also bright, with almost three-quarters taking the Windows 10 (for) business flight. What is the differentiating factor that could make more IT pros board Windows 10? Sixty-four percent of IT professionals said they were most interested in the return of the Start button, 55 percent cited the free upgrade from Windows 7 and 8/8.1, and 51 percent referenced enhanced security.
Seventy-nine percent cited hardware/software compatibility as their greatest concern followed by early release bugs (65 percent), user training (59 percent), and lack of third-party support (51 percent), and time required for upgrade process (43 percent).
In addition, the survey showed that businesses typically value OS stability (68 percent) and application compatibility (62 percent) as the main reasons to consider an OS. The latest features and functionality rank much lower on the list (14 percent) of drivers.
According to the survey, 75 percent of IT pros are planning to adopt Windows 10 for business use within the first two years, versus immediately. "Companies may wait it out to see early reports of how Windows 10 performs, or until third-party applications are fully supported on the new OS."
Almost half (48 percent) of survey respondents say having a common OS for both PCs and mobile devices makes them more likely to consider Windows 10.
Even so, only a third (31 percent) say they’d be interested in having Windows 10 for smartphones, compared with those interested in Windows 10 on laptops (85 percent), desktops (83 percent), and tablets (50 percent).
"Aggregated Spiceworks network data backs up the positive outlook for Windows 10. Two years after launch, Windows 7 had a penetration rate of 60 percent and a total market share of 14.4 percent. Based on the survey data presented in this report, Windows 10 is expected to have a penetration rate of 73 percent after two years–and according to our calculations, an expected market share of 17 percent," the survey said.
I'm not responsible for data security, but know the folks who are. During my 8 years at the bank I don't recall us ever getting hit or an audit point for data security.
Really? We had a much easier time satisfying the Fed auditors than getting the PCI "rock" certification.
> That's like saying pistols sounded like a good idea until you heard they'll shoot you in the foot.
Oh come on. Pistols don't shoot you in the foot BY DEFAULT, such that you have to work to "OPT OUT" in order to avoid being shot in the foot.
There's a world of difference between "It can do X" and "It does X by default unless you go out of your way to make it do something else".
I just got the update that added this "feature" on my phone. It wasn't enabled by default, and I didn't enable it.
“Free Upgrade” to Windows 10 = Subscription.
Sorta like the free modem the cable companies offer.
W10 subscription takes ownership of several system services. If the subscription is not paid the computer loses significant online functionality.
Source?
I hope that the default will get changed before release at the end of the month. I hope this "enabled by default" was a trial balloon, that was not received well.
I expect the default will be that it's disabled in RTM. They tell you right up front that what's in the CTP may not be the same in RTM. The whole point of CTP is for testing and feedback, and I suspect they enabled it by default in that CTP version to make sure it gets tested. I don't see any reason why they'd ship it with a different default setting than the same feature on the phone. It would run counter to the whole objective of a "common experience" between desktop and mobile devices.
VirtualBox is pretty easy. If you can install XP on a PC and install software on XP, you would have no problems that I can imagine.
Excellent point.
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