2026 is all about improving Windows

Microslop is going to spend 2026 improving Windows 11. It comes after Windows update quality issues and complaints about the operating system.

  • frog_brawler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    6 days ago

    By the time they fix it, it’ll be Windows 12. We see the pattern over and over again, but this time they tried strong arming people onto 11. Those people aren’t going back.

  • iegod@lemmy.zipEnglish
    441·
    7 days ago

    They’ll never read nor act on this feedback, but here’s my list:

    • drop the AI
    • drop the ads
    • stop pushing services, namely cloud
    • stop requiring Microsoft accounts

    Honestly win10 was great when it dropped. Not sure why we needed 11.

    • Billegh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      7 days ago

      To be fair, I think they knew that. Which is why they said up front that windows 10 was the last windows you’d need. And then for some reason they kept going…

    • ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      Somehow my 11 feels that way, being in EU, having it installed with the W7 license key that came with my laptop. Still, there are bugs that seem ludicrous to me, from a company like them, especially in the file explorer that cannot manage keyboard shortcuts properly when you move between tabs, or that don’t highlight the proper file or folder you’ve selected. Same thing with how buggy Excel has become, especially with rendering when you switch between multiple files. Selections are offset from were the mouse is, that’s crazy. Best solution I’ve found is a quick CTRL-N, CTRL-W that seems to reset it. Anyway, I’ve been using windows since 2.0 on MS DOS 3.30 or 5.0, Excel for about 20 years most of my life at work, and things are really not improving.

      • Insekticus@aussie.zoneEnglish
        8·
        6 days ago

        Thanks. I think I just puked in my mouth.

        “Everything will be a service. You will own nothing. You will accept this reality”

        • freedom@lemy.lolEnglish
          4·
          6 days ago

          You will not just accept, you will embrace. You will feel cold and empty when you taste freedom, for you will not understand it or know what to do with it.

          • lightnsfw@reddthat.comEnglish
            4·
            6 days ago

            I mean, kind of. Not owning anything or being able to do what we want with our PCs will really free up a lot of time for other hobbies such as hunting billionaires for sport.

  • Binturong@lemmy.caEnglish
    35·
    7 days ago

    MS is about to learn how hard it is to build trust in commercial markets, and why it’s a terrible decision to set that on fire for a short term profit. Honestly, it’s hard to find a better example of a company that had a more comfortable and ideal position in their market, that just decided to disrupt itself without any pressure or prompting. You wanna gamble, you gotta be ready to lose.

    • SoGrumpy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      They were so successful in pushing, I installed Linux Mint on my 3 PCs, laptop, wife’s laptop and friends laptops. Not a single complaint so far (it’s been about a year).

      • MuskyMelon@lemmy.world
        English
        1·
        3 days ago

        I use both Windows and Ubuntu/Mint for personal use, WSL for personal dev environment (because MS SQL Server on Docker limits what I do), Ubuntu/Redhat for dev/test/prod environments.

        I like Linux but it can be a hassle with little things so Windows.

    • phlegmy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      Nah, windows 10 was still sluggish spyware/adware.

      I would only ever consider switching back to windows if they updated windows 7 with the latest kernel/security updates.

      No apps, ads, ai, or shitty UI frameworks.

      A functioning offline-only search, a cohesive/responsive UI, and control over if/when updates get installed.

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      6 days ago

      There was a theory that Microsoft could just release a Linux distro with a first party windows skin on it

      • shithawk@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        If planned obsolescence wasn’t a concern this would be a decent way to improve - use the Linux kernel, ported or recreated interface and a compatibility layer for games or whatever it is that keeps people on Windows.

    • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      They can’t scrap their whole operating system: the only thing keeping people on Windows is its backwards compatibility.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    6 days ago

    Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in their turd prison

    Ooohh wow, they are? I’m so happy about that, I can’t wait to get my hands on their turd and be told what to do and be limited to only their wishes and pay them through the nose!

    I mean who wouldn’t want to work with a vibe coded piece of shit that can only run on the most expensive hardware? Who wouldn’t trust a company who left security holes open for half a year causing the US government to be hacked by China, just because they didn’t wanted to look bad nad potentially lose money?

    The company that constantly non stop has done everything to get themselves more money, at the cost of software quality l, consumer sanity and everything good since it’s founding some 5 decades ago is now telling me they really do care about me? The company that wants to add advertising into fucking basic software like operating systems juuuuust to squeeze some more money out of decades old products, that wants to monitor your every move so they can use and sell your data, wants … Me? They real care about me, the end user?

    Go get pounded by a bag of umbrella dicks you motherfuckers

  • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    6 days ago

    Too late for me. But thanks for telling me my computer wasn’t good enough for Win 11 and forcing me to install Linux. It was a breeze, and computing is fun again.

    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      6 days ago

      and computing is fun again.

      I agree 100%. I’ve been trying to put my finger on why.

      Maybe it’s because using Linux doesn’t feel adversarial?

      Maybe it’s because Tux Racer comes pre-installed with some distros and brings a whole vibe?

      Maybe it’s the software center that prominently displays a warning for anything that isn’t completely free in either price or freedom?

      The Linux Software Center feels like my happy memories of getting to spend $5.00 in a 10 cent candy shop.

      Maybe it’s because it is where many librarians, educators and free thinker gather, and their fingerprints are on everything?

      Sorry for the random walk comment. I just keep thinking I should figure out the elevator pitch for why Linux feels more fun.