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Windows in the Ballmer Era, Vista to Windows 8, was a disaster. Windows 10 was released a year after Satya Nadella took over and was an improvement. Windows 11

Windows in the Ballmer Era, Vista to Windows 8, was a disaster. Windows 10 was released a year after Satya Nadella took over and was an improvement. Windows 11 of the Nadella era is a big improvement. It seems like Microsoft decided to spend the money to get it right to create something stable and pleasing. I've been running it for a month and highly recommend it. I think a big attraction to Mac OS is that the UI hasn't changed much over the years. Time will tell if Microsoft is on board with that. I don't listen to the Microsoft or Apple haters who are always on here telling me one or the other sucks.

xattt 5y ago
Common refrain from the fanboys: You’re enjoying the things you like wrong. Seriously, I am using Windows 11 since official release and I am getting to a point where things are just the way I like them. I was lucky enough to have a machine that just met the TPM/processor requirements cutoff. There are a few annoyances: I would like to use the dashboard/widgets for weather, etc but they force their newsfeed on you.
pas 5y ago
Win11 UI is noticeably bad. Harder to read, harder to notice buttons. Useful functionality is hidden behind more clicks, etc... It might have some aesthetic value, but it's not necessarily nicer, just different and more trendy. Which quickly wears off.
- okareaman 5y ago
  I believe Windows 11 is that last desktop machine UI we'll see for awhile from Microsoft as they intend to refine and improve this one and stop irritating people with changes. I'm happy finding work arounds for things that don't work for me. For example, I can no longer read the time from the task bar from a distance, so I have a browser tab loaded with a time service that I like better. https://www.clocktab.com/ https://www.clocktab.com/
  - pseudalopex 5y ago
    > I believe Windows 11 is that last desktop machine UI we'll see for awhile from Microsoft as they intend to refine and improve this one and stop irritating people with changes. Wasn't Windows 10 supposed to be that?
    - okareaman 5y ago
      Yes, I believe that was their intent, but they said it too soon. 10 still had a lot of ugly artifacts that appear to be cleaned up in 11. Well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'm right. I think it's what they should do.
zokier 5y ago
Windows 7 was a disaster?! macOS UI doesn't change over the years?! I feel you are living in some alternative universe compared to me.

xattt 5y ago

Common refrain from the fanboys: You’re enjoying the things you like wrong. Seriously, I am using Windows 11 since official release and I am getting to a point where things are just the way I like them. I was lucky enough to have a machine that just met the TPM/processor requirements cutoff. There are a few annoyances: I would like to use the dashboard/widgets for weather, etc but they force their newsfeed on you.

pas 5y ago

Win11 UI is noticeably bad. Harder to read, harder to notice buttons. Useful functionality is hidden behind more clicks, etc... It might have some aesthetic value, but it's not necessarily nicer, just different and more trendy. Which quickly wears off.

okareaman 5y ago
I believe Windows 11 is that last desktop machine UI we'll see for awhile from Microsoft as they intend to refine and improve this one and stop irritating people with changes. I'm happy finding work arounds for things that don't work for me. For example, I can no longer read the time from the task bar from a distance, so I have a browser tab loaded with a time service that I like better. https://www.clocktab.com/ https://www.clocktab.com/
- pseudalopex 5y ago
  > I believe Windows 11 is that last desktop machine UI we'll see for awhile from Microsoft as they intend to refine and improve this one and stop irritating people with changes. Wasn't Windows 10 supposed to be that?
  - okareaman 5y ago
    Yes, I believe that was their intent, but they said it too soon. 10 still had a lot of ugly artifacts that appear to be cleaned up in 11. Well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'm right. I think it's what they should do.

zokier 5y ago

Windows 7 was a disaster?! macOS UI doesn't change over the years?! I feel you are living in some alternative universe compared to me.