OFF TOPIC!
I can't resist the urge, but I still do not get it why companies want to use Windows at all. (no Flame or war intended, genuine surprised). There TONS of desktop environments out there, especially when we're in the cloud age and browser age.
It's because of established practices and integration of business products. Some examples: most lawyers use Word because most other lawyers use Word and due to Microsoft's stance/ineptitude/deliberate sabotage (not sure which, or all), the latest docx format still does not translate well in Open/Libre Office. Then they are using macro-integrated document templating systems that produce ready-to-fill-in forms that only work in MS Word. Often they are using macro-integrated Client management systems that only work with Word. There's no real alternative to the massive ecosystem around Word and Excel FOR THESE STANDARD TASKS.
Another example: one of our clients sells massively on Amazon. Amazon produces generated Excel spreadsheet files of sales and orders that are incompatible with Open/Libre Office, so we have had to supply Excel. And so it goes.
And then there's Exchange and its integrated calendaring. We don't use it, but many of our clients do, where secretaries are managing their boss's appointments etc. We've looked at all alternatives for years, there's nothing as good.
I detest Exchange, and I dumped Windows as a desktop 6 years ago, but I still need a virtual Windows to replicate client issues.
It's a damn shame but what do you do?
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