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I'm pretty much convinced now that Microsoft will be giving up on desktop soon and we'll just end up with a Microsoft Window Manager for Linux where they'll bui

I'm pretty much convinced now that Microsoft will be giving up on desktop soon and we'll just end up with a Microsoft Window Manager for Linux where they'll build some compatibility layer to run Windows apps on Linux. Some people will say it will never happen but it is clear to me that they can no longer build anything original and actual innovative at this point.

tonyedgecombe 5y ago
I don't see them ever doing that. If they want to abandon the core Windows API then the most likely way they will offer backwards compatibility is by running your win32 apps in Azure.
sylens 5y ago
this is actually what i want
dmz73 5y ago
The main problem with MS isn't that they cannot build something new and innovative...the problem is that they keep trying. Most people don't want that. Most people just want refined, faster, smaller of the same old Windows they had back in NT4 days. Let Apple and Linux go their own way and change things every couple of years. I want Windows to be stable and boring.
- encryptluks2 5y ago
  I don't think stagnation is the answer either. Refined, faster, smaller are all great things but you don't need to keep things the same in order to achieve that. I love my fast small stable Linux distro, but there is a lot of new things with it and it is constantly getting updated. I have choice in window managers, but I prefer Sway... I have a choice of launchers, but I prefer a simple solution like wofi... I have a choice of "start menus" but I prefer Waybar. This is innovation. Windows just keeps adding more junk, more telemetry, rounded corners, forced OEM updates, online accounts, etc that they practically force on you. Customizing a Windows install is a huge PiA. It is like they are incapable of coming up with new lighter weight solutions on their own, even if the kernel is updated and the OS gets new functionality like WSL. That is why I seriously think they will adopt Linux at their core and build a Windows compatibility layer around it. I'm certain they are losing a descent market share to Mac and Linux as is, especially their developers who are now creating applications for other operating systems and not just Windows. In a short time they've adopted containers, WSL, a new terminal with Linux-like functionality, etc.

tonyedgecombe 5y ago

I don't see them ever doing that. If they want to abandon the core Windows API then the most likely way they will offer backwards compatibility is by running your win32 apps in Azure.

sylens 5y ago

this is actually what i want

dmz73 5y ago

The main problem with MS isn't that they cannot build something new and innovative...the problem is that they keep trying. Most people don't want that. Most people just want refined, faster, smaller of the same old Windows they had back in NT4 days. Let Apple and Linux go their own way and change things every couple of years. I want Windows to be stable and boring.

encryptluks2 5y ago
I don't think stagnation is the answer either. Refined, faster, smaller are all great things but you don't need to keep things the same in order to achieve that. I love my fast small stable Linux distro, but there is a lot of new things with it and it is constantly getting updated. I have choice in window managers, but I prefer Sway... I have a choice of launchers, but I prefer a simple solution like wofi... I have a choice of "start menus" but I prefer Waybar. This is innovation. Windows just keeps adding more junk, more telemetry, rounded corners, forced OEM updates, online accounts, etc that they practically force on you. Customizing a Windows install is a huge PiA. It is like they are incapable of coming up with new lighter weight solutions on their own, even if the kernel is updated and the OS gets new functionality like WSL. That is why I seriously think they will adopt Linux at their core and build a Windows compatibility layer around it. I'm certain they are losing a descent market share to Mac and Linux as is, especially their developers who are now creating applications for other operating systems and not just Windows. In a short time they've adopted containers, WSL, a new terminal with Linux-like functionality, etc.