Performance isn’t the main priority of Windows. They’re an AI-first company, whatever that means, and the OS is only a minor slice of revenues. Where are the big investments in Windows? AI. Telemetry. Laying off QA to squeeze profits and push the testing down to your end users. Someone is profiting but it is not you.
Meanwhile on Linux, a reliable 1% improvement to a common filesystem or the process scheduler earns broad recognition. Efficiency improvements translate directly to dollars on cloud platforms… Thus, there’s a constant drive to improve incrementally, and everyone benefits: business and home users alike. De-westernization and distrust of the US is driving heavy government adoption and investment, too.
Why should we expect Windows to compete today or even in the future? In fact, I expect Windows to get completely obliterated, doomed to ultimate irrelevancy.
Performance isn’t the main priority of Windows. They’re an AI-first company, whatever that means, and the OS is only a minor slice of revenues. Where are the big investments in Windows? AI. Telemetry. Laying off QA to squeeze profits and push the testing down to your end users. Someone is profiting but it is not you.
Meanwhile on Linux, a reliable 1% improvement to a common filesystem or the process scheduler earns broad recognition. Efficiency improvements translate directly to dollars on cloud platforms… Thus, there’s a constant drive to improve incrementally, and everyone benefits: business and home users alike. De-westernization and distrust of the US is driving heavy government adoption and investment, too.
Why should we expect Windows to compete today or even in the future? In fact, I expect Windows to get completely obliterated, doomed to ultimate irrelevancy.