Their real customers don’t see the ads with Windows 11 Enterprise and AI is controllable with Intune and GPO. You’re not the primary customer.
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Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
I wish windows went down a different path. Instead they decided to double down on ads and ai, because shareholders are more important than the actual customers
hamid@crazypeople.online 20 hours ago
maplesaga@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Suckers keep using it. I’d personally rather use a Chromebook than Windows.
Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
The thing is that there are real measurements of the market share of windows dropping. The only reason why adoption of w11 overtook w10 user size is because they made w10 end of life (although there are still ways around)
Unfortunately, some business idiot mathed up that losing users is fine as long as the others get forced onto w11
Windows could have done so much differently. More seamless integration with xbox and cross platform for gaming. Different, easily swappable profiles (windows) for different tasks (basically overhauling desktops, like for art, dev work, etc). Optimizing microsofts enterprise software suite without all the bloat. Not deprecating the idea of android support.
But like all big tech companies, they only see money now
pycorax@sh.itjust.works 22 hours ago
But like all big tech companies, they only see money now
People like to hate on Ballmer but all of these ideas came out during his time. Since Satya replaced him, Windows has just been getting worse and worse and the focus on their products have been lost to the cloud and AI. Sure the stock price rose but there’s nothing exciting about Microslop anymore.