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by yuhong 3321 days ago
Critical systems that require long term support is what Win10 Enterprise LTSB was designed for, which you get with Software Assurance.
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Microsoft Software Assurance is something very distant from real SwA.

> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/licensing-programs...

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_assurance

Users don't want to upgrade, many I know would rather use linux or macs. Microsoft should acknowledge the thing and fix what's wrong. IT departments these days are trying to convince the people they work with.

OS editions

- 10: Home [wipb + cb], Pro [wipb + cb + cbb], Education [wipb + cb + cbb], Enterprise [wipb + cb + cbb], Enterprise LTSB [ltsb], S

- 8: Core, Pro, Enterprise, RT

- 7: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise

vs

- Debian: unstable, testing, stable, old-stable

- macOS: developers beta, public beta, released

- BSDs: current, stable, release, old-release

I am unsure if the Windows mess can be considered a "naming scheme", the single thing I have very clear is that there's something terribly broken (maybe the whole marketing fuss thing).

Win10 also has an insider program too.
And that's even more bewildering ... Needless complexity over needless complexity.