[flurpitude]

The potential big difference here is that it affects people's work computers, where they do things for organizations that have a strong interest in keeping information from leaking out. Such companies probably were never happy with corporate data passing through Android smartphones, and might have forbidden it. Now they know they can't trust Windows workstations either.

[yuhong]

Win10 enterprise has the no telemetry option for a reason.

[thescrewdriver]

Because every small business uses Win10 enterprise?

[yuhong]

Most enterprises that care probably is. And it is possible for small businesses to get, just costs a bit more (including Software Assurance renewal) and it also gets you access to things like LTSB.

[thescrewdriver]

Maybe some small businesses don't care, but the people whose data they are handling might not agree with that stance.

[amlgsmsn]

And don't some of the same companies store all their company documents, email etc. on Google Apps? Or on Dropbox?

[mikeash]

Many do, but many don't. For those that don't, suddenly having the dominant desktop OS turn on them is going to be a big deal.

[Thrymr]

> And don't some of the same companies store all their company documents, email etc. on Google Apps? Or on Dropbox?

Storing company confidential information on services not controlled by the company is explicitly forbidden at many large corporations. They run their own email servers (not Google Apps), and often ban & block things like Dropbox outright.