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For most people/IT departments, dependence on Office is the only reason they hand Microsoft a dime for Windows.

If you're not using Office or other Windows-only productivity software, why pay the Windows licensing fee?

Retraining costs, mostly. The crowd on HN can sometimes forget that your average computer user, even one that uses it professionally - database entry, or just using some enterprise software daily - is literally hard coded trained to click on specific buttons in specific places on Windows, with nill comprehension of what they do, and if given any alternative layout would immediately stop and be unable to function.

Why do you think Windows 8 has seen such enterprise backlash?

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