Microsoft now considering Windows 10 patch notes

When Microsoft rolled Windows 10 out a month ago, it declared that patches and updates would be handled cumulatively, without much in the way of explanation, and that such patches would be mandatory for all Home users.
Pro users would be able to defer MS patches for a limited time, while Enterprise customers would have more flexibility. In all cases, however, Microsoft decided to largely stop providing patch notes or any kind of information that detailed the contents of a non-security update, feature, or patch. Now, the company is reportedly reconsidering that stance, but only for enterprise customers.
Jim Alkove, a VP in the Windows Group, has indicated that Microsoft is evaluating user feedback about its new policies. “We’ve heard that feedback from enterprise customers,” Alkove said, “So we’re actively working on how we provide them with information about what’s changing and what new capabilities and new value they’re getting.” The original plan, of course, was to provide no information at all for non-security updates.
The idea that Microsoft is just now learning that its enterprise customers want to know what’s in the patches they’re supposed to manage is so asinine, it beggars belief. Microsoft has been in the enterprise software industry for decades. Windows NT 3.5 is twenty-one years old.
Redmond is fully aware that hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of servers and software infrastructure depend on its software for mission-critical uptime. Its Server and Tools division delivers billions in yearly revenue and the company has prominently staked its future on cloud platforms and services, from Windows Azure to cloud-assisted rendering for the Xbox One.
Microsoft knows the enterprise market — and that means people within the company knew that the “Thank you sir, may I have another” approach to patching wasn’t going to sit well with enterprise customers.
The reason why such data isn’t being disclosed at this point is because Microsoft made a decision to cease offering them. A recent Tweet from Gabriel Aul, VP of Windows Device Group Engineering Systems, may shed some light on why.
Source: Extreme Tech