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> As an HN reader, I believe I am qualified... Yes, those qualifications being: 1) Have a browser. 2) Be able to type your words. > By pushing to make Windows

> As an HN reader, I believe I am qualified... Yes, those qualifications being: 1) Have a browser. 2) Be able to type your words. > By pushing to make Windows as idiot-proof as possible... They've basically lost the mass market. The e-mail checking machine in the kitchen has been replaced by a tablet... I've never known anyone to have an "e-mail" checking machine in their kitchen. I do know lots of folks who work at home though and they all use Windows. > Their only hope is to position Windows as the OS for people who want to get serious work done... OK, done and done. > ...because it's never been easier to find an alternative... Go ahead, find one. I'll wait. Please tell me what OS is going to replace Windows?? > Telemetry. User-hostile update policies. Minecraft in the start menu. Pushing a Microsoft account for desktop login. These things are not office-user friendly... Telemetry, updates and games have been part of Windows since forever. None of this is new. Search for: Office 2000 Customer Experience Improvement. You'll find people asking how to turn it off.

rascul 9y ago
> I've never known anyone to have an "e-mail" checking machine in their kitchen. I saw a lot of that in years past. Seems that there was a trend for awhile to have a builtin desk in the kitchen, and that desk typically had a Windows computer on it. I doubt many of these people used it for more than email and basic stuff. > Go ahead, find one. I'll wait. Please tell me what OS is going to replace Windows?? I'm seeing Linux slowly take over on workstations, both at home and at the office. I'm no longer surprised to find Linux installed where previously it would have been unheard of. These are just my observations, though.
- _Tev 9y ago
  > I'm seeing Linux slowly take over on workstations, both at home and at the office. My observation is more and more people are trying linux, probably because of Win10 stuff. But they all say they don't like it, and go back to Win or to Mac. I heard yesterday one diehard linux fan pondering going to Mac ... If Apple did not let quality slide they would have be the windows-replacement, but we are stuck with 2 bad options and one funny-bad one. And Windows is still the most convenient and easiest, even if only because of history and inertia.

rascul 9y ago

> I've never known anyone to have an "e-mail" checking machine in their kitchen. I saw a lot of that in years past. Seems that there was a trend for awhile to have a builtin desk in the kitchen, and that desk typically had a Windows computer on it. I doubt many of these people used it for more than email and basic stuff. > Go ahead, find one. I'll wait. Please tell me what OS is going to replace Windows?? I'm seeing Linux slowly take over on workstations, both at home and at the office. I'm no longer surprised to find Linux installed where previously it would have been unheard of. These are just my observations, though.

_Tev 9y ago
> I'm seeing Linux slowly take over on workstations, both at home and at the office. My observation is more and more people are trying linux, probably because of Win10 stuff. But they all say they don't like it, and go back to Win or to Mac. I heard yesterday one diehard linux fan pondering going to Mac ... If Apple did not let quality slide they would have be the windows-replacement, but we are stuck with 2 bad options and one funny-bad one. And Windows is still the most convenient and easiest, even if only because of history and inertia.