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Microsoft EVP Yusuf Mehdi said in a blog post last week that Windows powers over a billion active devices globally. This might sound like a healthy number, but according to ZDNET, the Microsoft annual report for 2022 said that more than 1.4 billion devices were running Windows 10 or 11. Given that these documents contain material information and have allegedly been pored over by the tech giant’s lawyers, we can safely assume that Windows’ user base has been quietly shrinking in the past three years, shedding around 400 million users.

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[–] poopkins@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago (28 children)

I know everybody's here to rag on Microsoft, but I honestly am quite pleased with Windows 11. I comfortably do software development in an Ubuntu shell using the Widows Subsystem for Linux and it honestly works like a charm. Then I can unplug and play video games in Steam and everything works great, there, too.

Of course this is all possible on Linux, but my point here is that Windows really isn't as awful as everybody makes it out to be.

Meanwhile, MacOS enters into a second decade of no innovation. It still relies on Homebrew for developer tools, still lacks any substantial improvements to Xcode and only ever receives iterative cosmetic changes like video lock screens and the new bundle of desktop backgrounds for its latest "update."

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I don't think the biggest concerns about Windows are about functionality. It works perfectly well and even has some neat features. I'm using Linux and I miss the sys + v for clipboard history. The biggest gripe themes I see are the loss of privacy coupled with increasing sales pressure for everything Microsoft.

Edit: I looked it up, of course there's a Linux equivalent to clipboard history. Added!

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, I probably use this hundreds of times a day! This is a perfect example of something missing from Mac that requires an App Store purchase to fix—same for better window management. I suppose Apple prefers this situation because it allows them to both monetize on a lackluster OS and avoid making investments to fix anything.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think you nailed it. There are definite upsides to macOS, especially for less tech savvy users, but they gouge the hell out of the denizens of their walled garden.

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