This has been going on since I got into the "Windows scene" 15 years ago with Windows XP, slipstreaming and custom install INI's. It's no longer the area I work

This has been going on since I got into the "Windows scene" 15 years ago with Windows XP, slipstreaming and custom install INI's. It's no longer the area I work in, but something tells me your prediction is probably as wrong as it was when people were saying this exact same thing 15 years ago.