Posts by Charlie P

Sneaky Google KOs 'right to be forgotten' from search results

This is excatly right - you can even see it in the screenshots. The Bing search engine ignores quote marks, whereas Google uses quote marks to ensure that exact sequence of words appears in the page. This is verified by the bootnote, which states that when the quote marks are removed, the Google results return thousands of results.

This is just very sloppy/blinkered reporting from The Register.

Windows 8.1: 'It's good for enterprises, too,' says Redmond

Re: Windows 8.1: 'It's good for enterprises, too,' says Redmond

You are correct in that the only volume license SKU is for a Windows Upgrade - this has been the case since Windows Vista I believe. We still have to buy an OEM license with the hardware, but as you originally posted, this is not normally an extravagant cost. My sums still show the OEM+upgrade license being cheaper than a retail copy, and you get the option of adding software assurance to get the Enterprise functionality that you want (BitLocker), as well as custom imaging rights, one VL key common across systems, spread of payments across multiple years and delaying license purchases (depending on which agreement you choose).

I'd better stop now, as I'm not a great MS fan, but there are ways of getting a workable solution in place where you have to :)

Re: Windows 8.1: 'It's good for enterprises, too,' says Redmond

I don't want to second guess your conversation with Microsoft, but it sounds as though the person you were speaking to didn't have all the facts at hand. In my experience, most of your stated headaches go away if you sign up to an appropriate agreement. Try speaking to your MS representative again, and if you get the same responses ask for a licensing specialist to go over the options with you.

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