Microsoft is poised to roll out its Windows 10 Anniversary Update on Tuesday. The free update includes two security innovations for individual customers: Windows Hello for apps and websites; and Windows Defender. Enterprises will get Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, which detects, investigates and responds to advanced malicious attacks on networks; and Windows Information Protection, or WIP. Microsoft “has done a very creditable and admirable job of paying attention to security,” said tech analyst Laura DiDio.
It is true that Microsoft 10 is really fast & easy. Though it is pretty smart from other windows with its numerous application, but it would be interesting to watch how successful it is going to be in the long run.
I think it's a tough sell any more for Microsoft to actually make money from Windows. Most of the operating systems are upgraded for free for a period of time the device is supported. Typically 5 years or so. Google Chrome OS, IOS, Android, OS X are all providing free upgrades. I just don't see Microsoft being able to sell a Windows 10 upgrade to many for $119 or even $50. Especially when Windows 10 has become a marketing tool for Microsoft. I think most users would feel if your going to turn Windows into a Microsoft billboard then supply the OS for free. I don't like paying for something then also have to put up with trying to sell me more stuff.
Windows is not really more secure. It's the Defender app that is attempting to make Windows more secure. Windows itself if it was more secure wouldn't need a built in security app. Windows people who are honest know this and take steps to protect their devices and themselves. But to say Windows is more secure is flat out a lie. I've heard this each time a new Windows is released about how much more secure it is. It will not ever be secure as long as it is running on most PC's in the world. It will constantly be attacked and dissected for security flaws. This is why Defender was created in the first place to defend a troubled OS being attacked by so much.
"Microsoft "has done a very creditable and admirable job of paying attention to security -- secure by design, secure by default, secure in implementation, and secure in storage," remarked Laura DiDio, a research director at Strategy Analytics."
...yup...that's why they've been well known for making the least secure OS in the world for decades
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Windows 10 Is About to Get More Secure, Easier to Use
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 1, 2016 05:59 PMMicrosoft is poised to roll out its Windows 10 Anniversary Update on Tuesday. The free update includes two security innovations for individual customers: Windows Hello for apps and websites; and Windows Defender. Enterprises will get Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, which detects, investigates and responds to advanced malicious attacks on networks; and Windows Information Protection, or WIP. Microsoft “has done a very creditable and admirable job of paying attention to security,” said tech analyst Laura DiDio.
...yup...that's why they've been well known for making the least secure OS in the world for decades