Posts by bill.laslo

Re: RE: Terrorist content as defined by who, exactly?

Or, instead of all those words; microsoft has a list that is maintained by someone else. All they need to do is make sure they have an updated version of the list and police themselves.

@moiety

which list would you prefer them to work from then? Your own, I presume?

Re: What about Azure (and AWS for that matter)

Given that microsoft and amazon are extremely fussy about what takes place on their infrastructure and where in the world it is being done, I would find it extremely unlikely that any terrorist group would be able to plan and execute any terrorist attack from the cloud. Especially in the case of AWS.

If you put something up in there that they dont like, it will be taken down and it normally doesnt take long for them to do so. Bear in mind that things they dont already like are gambling, religion and terrorism (even from before this statement).

Maybe you should read the article and not just the headline.

The article actually says that if people search for things about terrorism, they will be presented with information and links from ant-terrorist groups. You know, the kind of group you would actually go to if you were researching terrorist topics.

Re: If there's one thing...

@Trevor, I believe there is also an open subscription that offers similar benefits

Re: If there's one thing...

Why don't you just let people make up their own minds on what licensing is best for their organisations?

Each time the question of business not being able to use Windows 10 due to the automated updates has been brought up, it has been down to the readership to point out that in fact no, this is not the case. With the correct license you do not need to worry about your entire desktop infrastructure being updated overnight.

It has also been up to the readership to explain how to obtain the licenses needed for this, especially as how The Register is either unable to provide such an explanation or would prefer to let confusion reign in order to drive those clicks.

It isn't the job of The Reg to police people's intentions when it comes to buying software.

Re: Old Skool thinking

Hint: the guy is trolling

The difference with the windows 10 update model, when compared to previous update models is that is completely different.

Microsoft has moved to a constantly evolving version of Windows, which brings in the concept of rings. Most consumers are on a ring that delivers updates on a similar frequency to previous versions of Windows.

Some businesses will be on a slower ring that delivers the same updates. Most businesses who want total control of their organisations IT infrastructure will be using Windows Enterprise, which let's you choose when you want to update.

To add further confusion, some windows 10 users might also be part of the windows insider program, which puts them on the Fast Ring, this doesn't just deliver updates faster, but also provides things in beta, like bash on Windows

Re: Isn't the Enterprise edition the only one you can't get a free update for?

Windows 10 Enterprise licenses are practically being given away to those who qualify

Re: Isn't the Enterprise edition the only one you can't get a free update for?

@DaddyHoggy

Windows 10 Enterpeise doesnt auto update at all. Your systems administrators control the updates for this version of Windows.

Re: Same old, same old.

Is it only me that is not surprised Microsoft is only keeping the ability to remove the Windows Store in Entreprise?

After all, it is the "proper" Windows to be using for a big(gish) company that wants total control over its Windows installations.