Windows loses 400 million users as mobile, Linux, and Mac use grows (or not?)

[GeoffreyA]

To elaborate. Release a very stable fast OS that's compatible on a wide range of hardware.
A core OS if you will. Just the basics of what an OS should do, super quick on modern hardware, and require fewer patches too.

Then MS can offer all of the other stuff they push as free optional, or paid. No problem with that.

There current ridiculous methodigy and adding all this mostly bloat makes for a very complex system and interaction between all the stuff. Leading to inexcusable slowness - at least on relatively decent desktop or laptop hardware. It should be click,almost instant get to the file or program or app needed.

All in all it show massive arrogance, plus total loss of awarneness of what people want.
They have failed epicely.

Exactly. Release a foundational OS, make components optional, and let the GUI be more of a skin. That way, people can customise it the way they want. If one looks at it, the problems in Windows 11 are "GUI" and unwanted components for the most part. Underneath, the OS is solid.

 

[GoldenGoat]

If you look at web data, most people are browsing on mobile devices. I think more and more people are opting to save the money and not buy a pc because their mobile device is enough for them. Microsoft’s biggest mistake was giving up on mobile early on instead of going all-in like they are on AI.

 

[Macar]

I like Windows 10 on my family computer and my work computer.
But regularly I get this message that Windows 10 support is about to end and my computers aren't compatible. So I'm not going to throw them out, I'm going to install Linux.

How to push your customers towards the competition...

 

[TheBigT42]

Microsoft only made the Surface line up because no other PC manufacturers were making high quality windows laptops and tables

I will give you tablets....But there are LOTS of Intel/AMD high quality laptops.

 

[Kirby1]

I will give you tablets....But there are LOTS of Intel/AMD high quality laptops.

Yes, now. But there weren't before the Surface line existed.

 

[TheBigT42]

Yes, now. But there weren't before the Surface line existed.

There have always been high end well build laptops since laptops since became a thing.

 

[Kirby1]

There have always been high end well build laptops since laptops since became a thing.

Not like the Surface line up as far as windows machines.

 

[WaphleStomp]

I'm a hardcore Tux fan and I like to play with OpenBSD for specific purposes, but I admit I love Windows' bling. The shiny bells & whistles are enticing, that fact is difficult to dispute.

The problem I have with Windows is security. It is historically provable Windows has never been secure, never. What makes it worse is Microsoft has had more than 30 years to work on that aspect but have seemingly either failed or simply don't want to.

The code is incredibly bloated. So many components are integrated into the monolithic OS and cannot be easily separated. Everything affects everything else; a vulnerability with one component degrades the security of countless other connected components. And, the attack surface area is absolutely astronomically enormous.

I cannot fathom why, given such enormous code bloat and possible attack vectors, Microsoft has not undertaken an effort to rewrite and recreate their OS from scratch to strip out redundancies, disconnect unnecessarily-connected apps, and increase the OS' security.

I know they make allowances for 3-letter agencies, but come on guys, surely it's time for a rewrite now your bloat and lack-of-security is losing you business. I'm sure you can find a way to continue to provide 3-letter agencies a backdoor while increasing security for the other 99.999% of users.

 

[RudyBob]

MS needs Trump in charge

 

[user478318]

No matter how many times Microsoft gets attacked in media and user posts - I still find the alternatives not a viable replacement... Can't do a ton of stuff I do in windows on a MacOS, not even the applications I need are avilable. Same thing going on in android vs. IOS - iPhone just doesnt have the apps and is not customizable like android