[dayglored]

> "Why would MSFT release it if it can't be credibly positioned as an enterprise tool to begin with"?

They'll have to get the missing features into the real release; it's worthless without many of those.

That said, I have a smartphone with about 20 downloaded apps, which is a very modest number by today's standards. Yet every day, one or more of them have an "update" available. New capabilities, added features, security enhancements, bug fixes. I've gotten used to the idea that software needs to be constantly updated.

I suspect Microsoft had two rationales:

1. We have to get this product out ASAP or we'll miss a critical market window. Ship the preview!
2. People won't care if we issue updates on a regular basis, we do that already for everything else.

They are probably right on the first. Time will tell if the second is acceptable to the enterprise. If a company has switched to Windows 10, and/or Server 2016, it won't be any shock to their system at all.

[Hardastarboard]

We have to get this product out ASAP or we'll miss a critical market window. Ship the preview!

I'm sure you're right on this. People won't care if we issue updates on a regular basis, we do that already for everything else.

Nobody but the IT department, and who cares about them. Why can't they just make it work? /sarc

On another note - you seem knowledgeable. Do you think many companies have adopted Windows 10 for the enterprise (my company hasn't)?

[zeugma]

That said, I have a smartphone with about 20 downloaded apps, which is a very modest number by today's standards. Yet every day, one or more of them have an "update" available. New capabilities, added features, security enhancements, bug fixes. I've gotten used to the idea that software needs to be constantly updated.

That works for 'apps', but not for production software.