> > A university would not.
> 
> Why not?

Because: 

1) Universities tend toward maximum freedom of usage, even if the "feature" is 
actually hazardous. 

2) If you disable something on a machine that you don't own, you're likely to 
get all sorts of grief. Most machines in university environments are owned by 
individuals. 

3) Somewhere in the process of getting a PhD, most faculty members seem to have 
been given a golden God card that says they can do anything they want, no 
matter how stupid. If you prevent them from using Skydrive, they will call your 
manager, call the dean, and call everyone they can find to make your life 
miserable. You won't like this. 
 
> > An organization that is supporting Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) cannot.
> 
> Is there a use case for roaming profiles in a BYOD environment?

Yes. Consider #2 above. How else would you handle it? Or devices with 
no/minimal local storage. 

> (Not trying to troll; I don't support Windows currently but am always
> interested in OAFS in an enterprise environment. I would assume if SkyDrive
> can be turned off via GP, any institution with an articulated security stance
> will do so.)

Your last phrase encapsulates it neatly. "with an articulated security stance" 
rarely = university. Universities block things they get sued about. No further, 
unless you wish to experience #3 above. 

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