Video games are the only thing keeping me on windows, plus last time I tried to set up a dual-boot with Ubuntu I somehow trashed the boot process of both OSs.
It should since it uses Wine under the hood, but the ease of use is obviously way worse.
Other AAA games aren't there due to complex, non-portable engines.
MANY AAA games work fine but their launchers don't (e.g., Blizzard, Origin).
All are shitty reasons for the games to not work. :p
Maybe, but I bet it won't work for the simple reason that they'll do exactly those same things and add a few more equally stupid things too.
I don’t even know what the Windows Lock Screen ads are for, but they feel in my face. Certain attempts to log in to Windows will also open Edge.
I think that is when you click the teaser text with the dots and just expect the location of the nice picture to unfold.
Always, always, follow the money.
> "forced updates"
The Windows security model is fundamentally flawed in the internet age. You should not need to reboot to update important files (until recently Adobe Reader would require full OS restarts for some updates; the fact that this was even allowed by the OS was a flaw in itself). People hate forced reboots, so they would just delay them indefinitely. Unpatched systems would get hacked, Microsoft would be blamed for it, reputation loss, money lost.
> unpopular Start menu design
They tried to merge desktop and mobile OSes to save development money and to migrate desktop users to mobile, to make more money.
> ads on the lock screen
Money. I assume, lots of it.
> bundled shitware games
Money. Again, probably lots of money.
TL;DR: These things will become worse and worse, not better.