I've used Windows since 3.1, but I think this new direction is the beginning of the end for Windows. Combining an OS that relies heavily on remote services, with engineers that don't understand security, is a recipe for disaster. At the drop of a hat your OS can break because some remote service breaks[1], or worse, your system gets compromised because the attack surface has grown to size of a small country. I don't want to be one of the inevitable victims. I'm switching to Linux for my next build.

[1]: https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-breaks-windows-11-b...