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Microsoft's behavior with windows is tonal whiplash. It is an incredible mess. They do things like WSL, make enhancements to notepad, add rar support, task mana
by bitsandboots 2y ago
Microsoft's behavior with windows is tonal whiplash. It is an incredible mess. They do things like WSL, make enhancements to notepad, add rar support, task manager enhancements, tabs in explorer... all while doing things like cortana, removal of local accounts, tpm mandates, and more.
I can't imagine being a developer of windows. I'm sure the individuals adding those good features are dead on the inside when they see how the other teams are ruining windows at the same time.
Meanwhile, thanks KDE for making Linux the home of the best UI ever seen. And thanks Gaben and Wine for making Linux a drop-in replacement for what Windows used to be, and much more.
- classified 2y ago> I can't imagine being a developer of windows. Lucky bastard. I'm forced to and it's hell.
- porkbeer 2y agoYou can always learn plumbing,
- bitsandboots 2y agoMy condolences. Well, I don't have it perfect either. I have to deal with z/OS and that sphere of decision making.
- bitsandboots 2y agoIt makes me think that the enshittification of an OS, particularly Windows, comes down to corporations not willing to settle for a steady stream of revenue, but wanting to pump profits at the expense of the platform itself. Microsoft both is and isnt a good steward of Windows. It's stable for programs written years ago, yet its interaction to the users are an insult to your intelligence. I see similarities in Android. Every year it gets worse, but still not as shameless as microsoft. And mac, well I think Apple dances to its own tune and doesn't really care if the users like it or not, and they know they have loyal users who are just fine with that. God knows they'll never get real "Cut" support in Finder.