I omitted windows with intent. There are things to like (i.e. centralization & control for business cases), but also many, many things to dislike. If I had a c

I omitted windows with intent. There are things to like (i.e. centralization & control for business cases), but also many, many things to dislike. If I had a chance to make one argument to the board of Microsoft, I would plead with them to create a separate "hacker" edition of windows that is true price and ships with absolutely zero crapware. Some argue with me that Windows Server is effectively this, but brand image won't improve much with that narrative. Adjusted for inflation, Windows 95 cost over $400 on launch day. I don't mind paying big bucks for an OS if it's done properly. This is precisely the same issue we run into with TVs. You'll find HN complaining about it approximately every 30 days or so. Price gets subsidized into a shitty experience every time. At least in the case of physical goods you have some realistic arguments for not differentiating the product line, but when it's a goddamn piece of software that already has a bunch of editions I don't see why not.