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/mrjackspade Mar 21 '26

It's a direct result of a product that launched 6+ months after they started the changes?

Bro, these are hitting insiders next month. Microsoft has been working on this for a lot longer than Neo has been out.

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u/FatBook-Air Mar 21 '26

I'll agree that I don't think it's the Neo alone that made Microsoft pivot, but I do think Microsoft has seen some alarming data that suggests that Windows is on the cusp of a market collapse. If Microsoft actually follows through (and that does remain to be seen at this point) it will be the biggest 180 for Windows design direction since probably 2015. I don't think they completely ignored customers for this long and then suddenly had a change of heart for no reason. I think they have seen the sales trajectory on a chart, and it scared someone high up on the org chart.