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Re:Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps d... by legitster on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @05:41PM (#40229879)
I get your point, but it's going to be impossible to change anything and maintain every single person's workflow:

https://xkcd.com/1172/

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Re:Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps d... by antisthenes on Thursday May 02, 2024 @12:48PM (#40238342)
> I get your point, but it's going to be impossible to change anything and maintain every single person's workflow:

A configurable OS is harder and more expensive to maintain for MS and developers, so the trend is to reduce it in order to fit the 90% of the use cases and throw the 10% (arbitrary numbers) of workflows out.

Can't really blame them, but just so people understand the frustrations of others.

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