We have ask about Microsoft’s real agenda. The case of distrust is becoming a norm in the business setting.

As I travel to different customer sites, executives are stressed by being ‘forced’ into Microsoft products that fit Microsoft’s strategy and not their own. Along with being ‘urged’ to upgrade the enterprise to Windows 10, the other stress point is using OneDrive in the corporate setting. For some, OneDrive resides outside of the corporate network. By doing this, you are relinquishing control of your data and intellectual content based on Microsoft’s ‘Terms and Conditions’ and this is not negotiable. Companies are starting to realize that they are loosing control of what is on the desktop along with their intellectual content and it all starts with the desktop OS. In order to secure content, companies need to explore real alternatives other than Microsoft.

I do have the same opinion. thanks

Thanks Dan for your comments. Your inputs are always so informative to read.

For instance, there’s a popular color grading system the immediately prior version of which ran wonderfully on a Dell with Windows 8.1 and dual core i5/modern GPU compatible chipset; the current version of the same grader still runs on that PC upgraded to Windows 10, but now offers a tiny workspace viewer, limit to work on SD/HD, and color “wheels” now turned to sliders; having opportunity, I put the new version on a Boxx device and it had normal appearances and the same features as its prior version. The only difference is, if I want to get offline mobile use now, I have to buy either a Mac which can run OSX Yosemite or a laptop with at least i7 cores and NVIDIA card (good thing I also have a Dell Precision series!).

As one involved with vfx/gfx, I wonder if all the pressures to upgrade hardware will instead lead to increased use of cloud-based editors (such as Forscene) which can run from Windows 7/8.1 clients, and expansion of cloud services in other industries. Thanks for the story, cheers!