Yeah... Shocking no one. I use Windows ass a game console. Its getting less and less useful for that and more games are working better in Linux and the driver support is getting to the point I am willing to put up with some of the glitches and performance drops to never boot into windows again.
The problem for Microsoft is that most people are now forced to "SAAS" software (Adobe has been for years, Office is now too, etc). Damn near everything is "in browser" now. Most of it doesn't need windows at all. Just something based on Chrome and it will work.
Most people don't care about anything on their computer other than "can I read my email, news, watch videos, etc" and "Can I play games I want to play".
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>Windows users are transitioning to Windows 11 at a slower rate than the upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft’s 10-year-old operating system, which just hit the end of support phase, is still proving popular among consumers and businesses. Dell revealed this week that around 500 million machines are capable of upgrading to Windows 11, but are sticking with Windows 10 instead.
“We have about 500 million of them capable of running Windows 11 that haven’t been upgraded,” said Dell COO Jeffrey Clarke on a Q3 earnings call earlier this week, referring to the overall PC market, not just Dell’s slice of machines. “And we have another 500 million that are four years old that can’t run Windows 11.” He sees this as an opportunity to guide customers towards the latest Windows 11 machines and AI PCs, but warns that the PC market is going to be relatively flat next year.
Yeah... Shocking no one. I use Windows ass a game console. Its getting less and less useful for that and more games are working better in Linux and the driver support is getting to the point I am willing to put up with some of the glitches and performance drops to never boot into windows again.
The problem for Microsoft is that most people are now forced to "SAAS" software (Adobe has been for years, Office is now too, etc). Damn near everything is "in browser" now. Most of it doesn't need windows at all. Just something based on Chrome and it will work.
Most people don't care about anything on their computer other than "can I read my email, news, watch videos, etc" and "Can I play games I want to play".
Archive: https://archive.today/DyOVU
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>>Windows users are transitioning to Windows 11 at a slower rate than the upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft’s 10-year-old operating system, which just hit the end of support phase, is still proving popular among consumers and businesses. Dell revealed this week that around 500 million machines are capable of upgrading to Windows 11, but are sticking with Windows 10 instead.
“We have about 500 million of them capable of running Windows 11 that haven’t been upgraded,” said Dell COO Jeffrey Clarke on a Q3 earnings call earlier this week, referring to the overall PC market, not just Dell’s slice of machines. “And we have another 500 million that are four years old that can’t run Windows 11.” He sees this as an opportunity to guide customers towards the latest Windows 11 machines and AI PCs, but warns that the PC market is going to be relatively flat next year.
