Microsoft announces Windows 10 and Surface subscriptions

[3s-gtech]

Microsoft announces Windows 10 and Surface subscriptions - Enterprise - News - HEXUS.net

 

I'm sure some of you are more aware of this than I am, but it certainly spells out how MS want Windows 10 to go. The pricing makes EES look like a bargain, but of course this particular package caters more for businesses.

[localzuk]

A nice thing for small businesses though. Especially startups. No capital outlay, just a small subscription fee, which can be expanded as more staff come on-board.

[sted]

A nice thing for small businesses though. Especially startups. No capital outlay, just a small subscription fee, which can be expanded as more staff come on-board.

but in those cases wont pro do just as well until you have a proper managed server-client setup does enterprise give you much over pro?

[localzuk]

but in those cases wont pro do just as well until you have a proper managed server-client setup does enterprise give you much over pro?

 

Bitlocker springs to mind. Plus, its more the whole package that I was thinking of.

[sted]

Bitlocker springs to mind. Plus, its more the whole package that I was thinking of.

i thought bitlocker was standard across all versions of windows 10? infact my surface pro with win10 pro is bitlockered

[localzuk]

i thought bitlocker was standard across all versions of windows 10? infact my surface pro with win10 pro is bitlockered

 

Oh. Maybe I'm wrong on that one then! In which case, I can't actually see a reason for a small business to want Enterprise edition.

Edited July 13, 2016 by localzuk

[pow]

Fantastic idea for small businesses. I look after lots and software cost is often an issue.

[Dos_Box]

The pricing will be interetsing to see. We subcribe to O365 + Exchange and (for a small business) the costs are a lot more effective than buying static licences.

The Windows 10 costs should be kept to a minimum though or else no one will take them up on it.

[jamesfed]

i thought bitlocker was standard across all versions of windows 10? infact my surface pro with win10 pro is bitlockered

 

Whole disk encryption is on all of the Windows 10 editions (including Home) however....BitLocker as a management tool for that encryption is on Pro and onwards.

[Dos_Box]

The Register is reporting that it will be $7 (approx £5 or £720 depending on what the exchange rate is this week!) per seat per month for Win 10 Enterprise licencing.

Not a bad price at all really.

 

You can buy Windows 10 Enterprise E3 access for the price of a coffee ? The Register

[Steve21]

Not a bad price at all really.

 

 

Seems a bad price to me for any schools though Maybe not so much for businesses, but effectively with 800 students/staff that'd be £48k a year (£4k a month) just for Windows licensing compared to like £5k OVS now.

 

As others said above for small businesses seems a good deal though

 

Steve

[localzuk]

Seems a bad price to me for any schools though Maybe not so much for businesses, but effectively with 800 students/staff that'd be £48k a year (£4k a month) just for Windows licensing compared to like £5k OVS now.

 

As others said above for small businesses seems a good deal though

 

Steve

 

It isn't aimed at schools... We've already got multiple licensing options. This is very much aimed at SMEs. It suits my new business, that's for sure. I can get every bit of software I use now via a monthly subscription! So, no huge capital cost for me to start up.

[angrycomputingteacher]

Seems a bad price to me for any schools though Maybe not so much for businesses, but effectively with 800 students/staff that'd be £48k a year (£4k a month) just for Windows licensing compared to like £5k OVS now.

 

As others said above for small businesses seems a good deal though

 

Steve

I'm sure that that won't be the only licencing option.