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Basically the article argues that software development (with regard to OS releases) doesn't seem to have any world-changing features to add. So going from Windo
by I_Am_Nous 3y ago
Basically the article argues that software development (with regard to OS releases) doesn't seem to have any world-changing features to add. So going from Windows 10 to Windows 11 has some general UI differences, but nothing big like moving from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 was. Couple that with hardware likewise moving more slowly and there's no real reason to market everything so aggressively.
- dehrmann 3y agoMoving from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is like moving from Windows 98 SE to Windows ME. It's what Microsoft wants, everything still works, and it's all a bit shittier.
- I_Am_Nous 3y agoThis just reminds me of my time at Geek Squad, when a gentleman purchased a new eMachines PC, used it a couple of times, and then boxed it up for some reason. Fast forward to 2012 and he's brought it in because the modern internet doesn't work with WINDOWS ME. The PC was pristine, but the best we could do was install a version of Opera which supported ME and might allow him to access the internet with more modern code.
- brookst 3y agoThanks for translating. Hard to disagree with that take, but also hard to imagine someone being so angry that a mature market has matured.
- I_Am_Nous 3y agoNo problem! I got a lot of the same vibes from this article that I used to get from Cracked articles, that sort-of-unhinged internet diatribe style of writing. Perhaps it was trying to emphasize a point where the Microsoft marketing team is making mountains out of mole hills (as that is all they have left) so he's likewise going to make a mountain out of a mole hill to show how absurd it is. I agree though, it is a strange thing to diatribe against in such a way.