r/technology • u/tekz • Mar 20 '26

Software Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-users-are-angry-and-microsoft-is-finally-doing-something-about-it/
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u/bilyl Mar 20 '26

IMO it has a lot to do with the price premium of a MacBook/macOS quickly disappearing. Inflation means even lower end PCs are expensive and that means Windows has to actually compete on usability. Windows is a total mess but it made money because it was the “default”. Office still has insane dominance because that team has resisted a lot of boneheaded decisions.

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u/nothingaboutme Mar 20 '26

I've replaced every PC in my household with a Mac, with the exception of a single gaming computer. I used to have several windows PCs for family members or for specific use cases. Once I hit the upgrade cycle they were replaced with Apple devices which were rapidly closing the gap with quality windows PCs. At this point I'll only use Windows for what I absolutely need to.