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Windows 10 : Windows 8 :: Windows 7 : Windows Vista

Windows 10 : Windows 8 :: Windows 7 : Windows Vista

June 15, 2015
tacadvisory
TAC blog, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows Phone

I’ve been using the Windows 10 Technical/Insider Previews (slow ring, now build 10130) on my primary work laptop since October, and it’s clear to me that in Windows 10 Microsoft has successfully salvaged the Metro/WinRT technology, introduced with Windows 8, to create a winning new OS version.

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A Learning Curve for Windows 8? Much Ado About Nothing, but Stick With Windows 7 for the Enterprise

A Learning Curve for Windows 8? Much Ado About Nothing, but Stick With Windows 7 for the Enterprise

October 29, 2012
Michael D. Greene
BYOD, Productivity, TAC blog, Windows 8

Windows 8 really doesn’t bring anything new to the table of advantage to the enterprise. From a productivity standpoint, why introduce change and a learning curve, steep or otherwise, that returns no net return on productivity? The new Metro “Apps” have no useful place in the enterprise and were designed primarily for the consumer market, and for administrators, locking down these apps looks daunting.

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Windows Reimagined

Windows Reimagined

October 15, 2012
tacadvisory
BYOD, Windows 8

Windows 8 is about moving real Windows (in contrast to Windows CE derivatives such as Windows Phone) downscale — to mobile, consumer-oriented devices. The disruptive “Metro” user experience is the most visible aspect of this strategy, but only part of the big picture.

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Yes, Windows 8 Is Bad…

Yes, Windows 8 Is Bad…

July 26, 2012
tacadvisory
Windows 8

businesses could be well served by treating Windows 8, like Windows Vista, as a “let’s skip this one” version. Let’s give Microsoft a chance to get it right on the desktop-Metro coexistence, which is just plain sub-optimal in Windows 8.

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Windows 8, BYOD, and IT Leadership

Windows 8, BYOD, and IT Leadership

June 3, 2012
tacadvisory
BYOD, Windows 8

The arrival of the Windows 8 Release Preview — with its corresponding app development tools — heralds a new phase in the acceptance of mobile form-factors into enterprise computing.

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