Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise real world usage (for 7 and 8 too)

Hi Gang,I've been given a small assignment for potential Windows 10 deployment (sadly). They want a comparison of Windows 10 Pro against Enterprise.Obviously I can read tables and see that feature X such as DirectAccess is only available in Enterprise than Pro and mention several other features and pricing and this and that.But what does this really mean in the real world? Do many of the companies make use of the features available in Windows 10 (not even 10 to be honest, 7 onward really) or is it simply we can afford it so get?Of course, some features have their obvious benefits (or necessity) from Pro onward editions simply for domain joining, bitlocker and so on but for those on 7 or 8 even that have or stopped using certain features?Looking to deploy VMs to test several of these features.Thanks for reading my topic in advance,...
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this is from a blog and I checked it out it is in fact true. May be old news but I thought I would share.http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/001116.htmlA couple of days ago I discussed a number of privacy and other concerns with Microsoft's new Windows 10, made available as a free upgrade for many existing MS users:Windows 10: A Potential Privacy Mess, and Worse:http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/001115.htmlThe situation has only been getting worse since then. For example, it's been noted that the Win10 setup sequence is rigged to try fool users into switching to an MS browser, irrespective of their browser settings before they started the upgrade:Mozilla isn’t happy with Microsoft for changing how users change the default web browser in Windows 10:...

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