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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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[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 52 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

The search function has never been the same since vista. I'm not doing a web search from the search bar. I am specifically searching for files on my computer. F-off. And now I'm constantly asked to save to some cloud I don't give a shit about.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You sound grumpy. You probably think computers are supposed to solve real problems too I bet... ha ha ha l o l

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You probably think computers are supposed to solve real problems

It's crazy to see how much of our society hinges on having access to the internet.

Paying bills, applying for jobs, registering for any kind of public or private service, long distance travel or communication... A technology that was supposed to make life quicker and easier has become this firehose of annoying digital chores, scams, and red tape.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago

I feel the same about phone numbers. Almost everything blocks VoIP numbers and only offers SMS MFA

[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

FYI you can disable that, but yes it’s a shitty new default.

After a blissful decade on Arch Linux, stock Windows enrages me, takes hours to make it somewhat bearable.

[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

It never worked for me, wouldn't find a file on the directory it was searching.