It's probably fine for them. My guess is that they went this way because it wasn't profitable enough anymore, so they started the enshittification process. Windows has become a smaller slice of the pie so these things won't matter much. They're probably mostly focused on AI and Azure.
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Siegfried@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 6d
Well done china
Miller@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 6d
Microsoft is Yahooing Windows bandy.
Mihies@programming.dev · 15 pts · 6d
I'm surprised it held this long, don't they have their own version on Linux or more than one?
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 5d
Everyone has their own system but you're probably thinking of Deepin.
dan1101@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 5d
Nice job Microsoft, you basically had a Monopoly and you're pissing it away.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 5d
Thats what monopolies all do eventually
siftmama@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 5d
It's probably fine for them. My guess is that they went this way because it wasn't profitable enough anymore, so they started the enshittification process. Windows has become a smaller slice of the pie so these things won't matter much. They're probably mostly focused on AI and Azure.