Windows fixed the reason I tried Linux (untimely forced updates). The reason for forcing was valid, but they did drag their feet on resolving when it was updated (which is finally resolved).
People hate the ‘new start menu’, but I can start typing just about anything I want to adjust and go right to the settings without having to remember the structure for getting there.
Dynamic tiling has come about and improved both natively with PowerTools, and third party (Komorebi).
The interface has been beautified with centered taskbar icons, rounded corners, and new materials like Mica and Smoke for transparency effects.
Widgets provide a personalized feed of news, weather, traffic, sports, and stock market data.
Users can organize, and open windows more efficiently with Snap layouts and Snap groups.
Game performance is improved by Direct Storage allowing games to load data directly to the GPU, reducing load times.
The 24H2 update employs rewritten core platform code in Rust, enhancing speed and reduces memory bugs.
Phone Link shows battery level, connectivity status, and recent messages in the Start Menu. It also allows easy transfer of files (integrating with File Explorer), texting from PC.
Live Captions for audio and video content, making it more accessible.
Support for Wi-Fi 7, offering faster and more reliable wireless connections.
Energy Saver Mode to extend battery on mobile devices.
Improved context buttons, support for TAR and 7z compression, and the ability to edit PNG metadata.
Yep. He seems to take offense at Linux and the minority of users who are evangelizing it, yet is hypocritically just as vocal and pushy about his hatred for anything FOSS.
It’s software, and it’s not forced on people outside of careers in a subset of a specific industry. If he doesn’t like it, he doesn’t have to use it. There’s much better things to be spending time on.
Honestly, it reminds me of when I was a teenager. Full of that overwhelming sense of confidence that I knew better than others, looking for arguments to pick online. After a couple of times being shown clearly how little I knew, I started talking less and listening more.
With a fulltime tech job, two kids, and an ex-wife to deal with I just don’t have the time to grind online axes anymore.