Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Adrian Caspersz Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Win10 will now require 32GB to install, double present requirements Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:22:13 +0100 Organization: Keep Usenet Text Newsgroups Alive!! Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: <20190429210743@news.eternal-september.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net dHYMsC4D4kciVNnKMtZ0JgMIqdNt4FngMc3PBSRX/UJFmX/uA4 Cancel-Lock: sha1:YopPOdwivoRcTK/VJiIzDQZgGyo= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.6.1 In-Reply-To: <20190429210743@news.eternal-september.org> Content-Language: en-GB Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:17895 On 30/04/2019 02:13, Roger Blake wrote: > On 2019-04-29, RS Wood wrote: >> Storage requirements embiggened in Redmond's upcoming OS emission >> >> Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10's voracious appetite for storage >> remains undiminished in the upcoming May 2019 Update (1903).… > > Don't even get me started. A fresh new hell every six months. Windows 10 > is a system administrator's worst nightmare. They even bundle Office 365 > nagware in the OS. With absolutely nothing Office-related listed in the > installed programs, selecting any file that Office can potentially open > (even if say you have Libre Office installed), the user is spammed to > set up a 30-day free Office 365 trial and pay Microsoft in perpetuity > thereafter. Gag me with a spoon. > Businesses should be on Windows 10 LTSB with an Active Directory infrastructure and group / security / update policies in place. The chief architect must have studied for an MCSE and be conversant with SCCM deployment and the WSUS server role, seat/client licencing etc, etc... Too many hurdles to jump, a lot of small business's have the CEO visit the tech store (after lunch), buy a windows machine pre-installed with a Home edition OS, and enter the Microsoft horror Candy Crush Saga twilight zone ... -- Adrian C