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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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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

400 million user loss doesn't sound like "quietly shrinking". Sounds like outright hemorrhaging users because instead of improving, you are consistently making products shittier each year.

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[–] 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com 7 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I must be in the minority but generally I like Win 11. Most of my clients still on Windows as well so I have to keep up to date...

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[–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago

Because they made it shit....

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 12 hours ago

Welcome in from the cold. We have hot cocoa and blankets.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I've neutered my win 10 updates so they don't work and I've got Linux on two laptops out of 3 now. Going to move my server over soon, then eventually my desktop and the final laptop. Peacing out of the ms ecosystem

[–] terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Outside of the biz world, people aren't buying as many devices that would use the os. Or not replacing the ones they had that can't upgrade?

[–] Pro@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

People will keep breaking their arms stroking their own selves, instead of thinkinig rationally.

Sigh...

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