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AskWoody PlusJuly 3, 2023 at 2:41 am #2570675Viewing 2 reply threadsAuthorReplies-
dsliesse
AskWoody PlusJuly 3, 2023 at 11:58 am #2570794I think you answer your own question in the second paragraph of the article:
“That’s a good thing as far as I am concerned, because an operating system has one job — and that’s to get you to your apps and then leave you to get on with working, or gaming, or whatever it is you want to do.”
Historically, every release of Windows seems to introduce more crap that has absolutely nothing to do with running the computer. If Microsoft would treat it as an operating system rather than an operating environment then maybe people wouldn’t have to be dragged kicking and screaming to the next version. (It would also help if they wouldn’t make changes for the sake of making changes, such as to interfaces.)
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cyclical01
AskWoody PlusJuly 3, 2023 at 1:50 pm #2570820I find it kind of funny that Every. Single. Time. Windows (or any other OS) is updated, there is a cadre of pundits and commenters predicting doom and gloom. While they rightly point out the prudence of not being an early adopter, at this point (despite some persistent claims to the contrary) I think we’re well out of the early adopter stage for Windows 11.
And while I agree with Peter Deegan that there is nothing super compelling about Windows 11, at this point I don’t think there’s anything super compelling against it either. Which is what drove me to my own “why not?” moment 3 months ago.
Speaking purely from a consumer perspective (because I do recognize and respect the concerns businesses have with such a major undertaking), I had a flawless update to Win 11 this past March. Haven’t had any problems since. And while it didn’t bring any groundbreaking improvements, I do like the subtle visual tweaks, and have no issues with the taskbar, or most of the other minor gripes being hammered into the ground here and on other forums. Of course, YMMV.
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AlexEiffel
AskWoody_MVPJuly 4, 2023 at 10:42 am #2571070Why not?
-Because the taskbar is reducing my productivity in an unacceptable way. I use the quicklaunch to see my open Windows distinctly from the icons that starts them in the taskbar, and I want to see all Windows names distinctly in the taskbar without having to hover over them. I want to avoid having to use third-party software to work on Windows the way I have been working in the past, probably faster than everybody around me.
-To send the message to Microsoft that I don’t like what they are doing and will wait as long as I can to upgrade because I value stability over changes for the sake of change or monetization. I also don’t like the way they shove Bing and their online account down our throat.
-Because Windows 10 will stay more quiet for the remainder of its life. I want Microsoft to understand that moments or feature updates are not something I appreciate as a user. I don’t want to have to adjust my tool when I am about to start working because someone else decided they would change it and I don’t want to have to constantly monitor what is coming and how it will annoy me.
-Because I am not excited at all by what Windows 11 offers. Looking a bit nice isn’t high on my list of priorities for an OS.
If you mostly use your OS to start your games or do one thing at a time, maybe it is not a big deal and you might enjoy the look of Windows 11. It’s fine. But do you like receiving feature updates and the general WaaS model? I don’t. I want to spend as much time as I can using my computer, not managing it and learning a new way to do the same things I have been doing for years.
I still don’t like Windows 10. There are some good things with it under the hood in terms of security and it still has a lot of good things in it that Windows brings vs other OSes, but the rest seems inferior to me to many of the things that were present in previous versions, like the search tool that I use so many times in a day. I tolerate Windows 10, just as I will tolerate Windows 11 later, probably a bit less than Windows 10.
So, what is the message you want to send Microsoft? I want them to know I don’t like their trend and I want to favor stability as much as possible. If you buy a new computer, that’s one thing, but upgrading your old computer before Windows 10 gets the boot for having the privilege of a less stable OS? I don’t see any advantage, except if you think the security features are worth it and are not sure how do activate them in Windows 10. If you need focus mode to be efficient, maybe the problem is not the OS.
Microsoft tries to look more like Apple, but their strategy forgets something important. Apple has not been successful because of its launcher, but because they offer a good-looking environment that is also easy to use and low maintenance for people who don’t know computers. And Microsoft should think about what they offer that Apple doesn’t and that has kept them way more successful on the desktop forever. They should protect that. Simplifying doesn’t mean dumbing down.
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bbearren
AskWoody MVPJuly 4, 2023 at 12:09 pm #2571085Microsoft should think about what they offer that Apple doesn’t and that has kept them way more successful on the desktop forever.
Microsoft offers Office (even port it to Apple), a very wide range of hardware configurations and partner OEM’s. Office and Azure are their cash cows, not Windows. Windows is their platform for Office.
Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.We were all once "Average Users".
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