I think we're underestimating the amount of stuff going on in Windows and the amount of settings that are globaly needed after decades of trial and error. Righ

I think we're underestimating the amount of stuff going on in Windows and the amount of settings that are globaly needed after decades of trial and error. Right now, we have machines that basically do what macs do (traditional "computing", a mouse, a keyboard a screen, office or image related work). Then you have tablets (the whole Surface Pro line + 2 in 1 convertibles) and their touch options, including the impact on existing settings (you now have two or more sets of keyboards that might be in different mappings with different interlocked behaviors. Same for screens. and so much more) Then thin clients, mirroring and remoting. For mac it's remote desktop or screen mirroring at most. Windoes gets a flurry of inbetweens. Then all the hardware that only works on Windows and need some way to be managed relative to the system. All in all, mac made the choice to only cater to the proverbial 20 of the 20/80 power law. Windows fundamentally can't just pile on the existing chaos, even if it means bringing new layers of chaos. I don't even think a full rewrite in a new layer would be humanly possible at this point.