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Microsoft reveals costs of Windows 10 end of life security update — and it might be more than you'd expect (www.techradar.com)
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[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I doubt any department is going to get approval to move to Windows 11 and deal with Microsoft's fees.

What fees are you talking about? Genuinely curious because I haven't seen any articles about new or increasing business fees.

[–] Dukeofdummies@kbin.social 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I mean, Microsoft isn't free. Linux is.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 5 points 7 months ago

True, it's just that if businesses are already using Windows + Office 365, then it'd just be the usual monthly/yearly cost wouldn't it? Maybe they were just talking about their office specifically though.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Are your network, systems and infrastructure managing themselves?

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

We never had windows servers. So there was never a licensing cost there.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Business license. You need to license the OS and get the business version, times however many computers. And we'll need to buy new computers, get the win 11 business, and deal with all the Microsoft bs like office 365 etc.

Or just slap a Linux OS and have it join the rest of the fleet.