Same song and dance since at least Windows me. Overtime it keeps getting more bloated and focused on advertising. If you got to use Windows at work, it is what it is but at home, get over it and switch to Linux already. It’s very clear that all the complaining of the world has little chance to ever get Windows to be what people want it to be
this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2026
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That is corporate speak for Microsoft is going to spend millions on a PR campaign.
Too late, for me at least
Way too late, at least for me.
I've switched over to CachyOS on three devices. My main laptop, a spare laptop(for the wife to try), and a gaming PC. All three are great and easy to use. No stupid pop ups, no AI, and I don't have to worry about it not booting up compared to Windows(which this was the opposite 10 years ago!).
At this point even if they make a great OS and call it Windows 12 I have zero faith that they won't reverse and make Windows 13 terrible.
At least with Linux I have a dozen or so options to choose from and they all work just fine. So if CachyOS becomes terrible(doubt) then I'll switch to something else.
At this point Windows needs to go above and beyond and be stable for YEARS and multiple versions before I switch back, which big doubt.
Good luck.
It's definitely fucking not doing that. It may say that it's going to work hard on it's problems but like any 'too big to fail' monopolistic piece of shit company, they're going to continue doing whatever the fuck they want and ignoring their end users.
They are failing.
lmao. microflop is outdated, dusty and crusty.
Bs. This is a marketing campaign at best.
Trash
😂 could have fooled me!