Windows needs a change in priorities
I read through the nearly 400 comments and no one brought up using the LTSC edition of Windows, which actually gets out of your way or that you don&#x27;t own the OS when you use a proprietary operating system.<p>I&#x27;m not really sure what to make of this as it seems people prefer to complain as if they were hostages to the whims of others.<p>I buy my computers with Linux pre-installed on supported machines. All those complaints of Linux &quot;still not working&quot; in 2022 effortlessly glide over the obvious: you&#x27;re already making it an unfair fight when you adopt an OS to a non-native machine.<p>If you don&#x27;t own the OS what&#x27;s the point of complaining? MacOS and Windows will <i>never</i> have the best interests of the user at heart because that&#x27;s not where the capital incentives are. It&#x27;s really as simple as that. Are you going to develop a patch for Windows that makes Windows do as you want? If you do, who at Microsoft is going to take your PR? No one?<p>This behavior should be blindingly obvious to anyone who thinks for a second where the incentives are. If the incentives are not aligned with yours, it&#x27;s time to a. consider paying for a volume license for LTSC so you can get the experience you want that you pay for and vote with your dollars or b. use an OS that isn&#x27;t abusive.<p>C. moan and complain isn&#x27;t actually a productive strategy because the money bundled into your OS cost is neglible to the value of your metrics and pushing a subscription to Office that actually makes Microsoft money. People keep smashing this button in the vain hope something will change. Stop and think. Follow the money. Do something about your situation that doesn&#x27;t enrage you so often.