I am not a Microsoft basher by nature, but in all my years of working with Windows, I cannot recall a more infamous period.
- Why didn’t Microsoft stick with its statement that Windows 10 would be the last Windows operating system?
- Did we really need Windows 11?
- Why would Microsoft deliberately exclude millions of PCs from the upgrade path?
MS Sacks The Pros & Relies On Amateurs
Microsoft’s introduction of the Insider program not only reinforced the company’s lack of regard for the average home user but also signified the beginning of the rot.
It’s no coincidence that when Microsoft sacked the team of professional coders, who were tasked with ensuring bug-free updates, in favor of a mass of neophytes (AKA Insiders), it marked the beginning of a procession of failed and buggy updates.
Why Did We Need Windows 11?
Microsoft invested billions of dollars developing Windows X, which was supposed to take on the mobile market. However, when it dawned on the Microsoft execs that taking on the established mobile market was a fool’s errand, the Windows X project was scrapped.
Now, these highly paid execs needed to justify all that wasted expenditure, so they decided to port many of the UI elements developed for Windows X into a new operating system… Windows 11. It didn’t matter that those UI elements were not well received by consumers; justification took precedence over customer satisfaction.
Windows 11’s Strict Requirements
Topping off Microsoft’s string of poor decisions, and perhaps the greatest failing of all, was the introduction of Windows 11’s strict requirements, which left millions of perfectly capable PCs in limbo. Microsoft’s solution was to advise users to buy a new Windows 11 PC, which, in itself, is a further indication of a complete lack of empathy and regard for its customers.
BOTTOM LINE:
Microsoft once stated that Windows 10 would be the last Windows operating system, and I often wonder if all that money had not been wasted on developing Windows X, whether there might not even have been a Windows 11.
In the end, Windows dominant position in the PC operating system market means that Microsoft is confident with its “like it or lump it” approach.
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Thanks for the great article Jim, I don’t think many people realize what is now Windows 11 was supposed to be a mobile or tablet OS that was originally scrapped and in order to justify the tons of money spent on it and save jobs the OS was pretty much ported to a PC OS and crammed down everyone’s throat whether we wanted it or not under the guise of “security”
What most do not know is regardless of hardware requirements Windows 11 is no more secure than it’s predecessor Windows 10, it’s all just a marketing ploy.
I don’t use it. I will never use it. All my work is done on a Windows7 desktop. My Windows 10 computer is used for some necessary internet access. With a little help from friendly software, I was able to bend 10 into something usable. I keep reading that many folks are moving to Linux. You’d think Microsoft would rethink their latest monster, but apparently they aren’t. Me, I simply have no future OS plans.