Windows needs a change in priorities
Hot Take that no doubt will meet a lot of doubt:
I would make a prediction that Window&#x27;s next OS, is going to be semi-Linux based.<p>Imagine Windows doing to their OS the way they did with their browser, forking opensource code and rebranding it as their own. I could see them deciding to take some flavor of Linux (or maybe even something esoteric like Google&#x27;s Fuchsia), and just slapping on their bloat &amp; spyware.<p>I don&#x27;t think this would damage Microsoft&#x27;s marketshare as much as some people think. Sure, they no longer have &quot;their own codebase&quot;, but I don&#x27;t see the benefit in that. Hell, they could go lower &amp; build off the actual Linux kernel and then build there own distro off of that. That way they can still enforce certain structures at a low level.<p>I would deeply enjoy this, although I would not use it (sticking with Linux). But imagine Microsoft embracing &amp; advocating for AppImages&#x2F;Flatpaks&#x2F;Snap packages, Vulken, WINE&#x2F;Steam Proton, etc. Imagine building for only 2 platforms to get your app running on (nearly) all devices. Imagine having Linux on the desktop get the same treatment it got with Linux on mobile.<p>Again, I understand this sounds like I&#x27;m predicting pigs will fly, or it&#x27;ll rain cats &amp; dogs, or the government will be efficient, but I&#x27;m serious, I can see this happening. Maybe not soon, but the next decade could be very interesting to see how this fabled &quot;new&quot; Microsoft moves &amp; behaves.