Between Recall and the mandatory account login to install Windows 10 I am progressively reverting to how I felt about them.
I think that they've been trying very hard to give out that image without really changing who they are.
It's not the first time that they try hard to look like they've changed, and it won't be the last.
Typical IT guy (not head) cannot spend money without 3 approvals from different departments.
In developers world, pushing open source, or in gaming - xbox game pass is just best value that there is.
But for every cool department, there also exists one that still behaves as a predatory corpo. And it seems to me like their main target are 'normie' users.
And the linux subsystem, well, for me a textbook example of:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extingu...
So sorry, they were never cool to me. I still use them, but if I must switch to win 11 soon, I might take that as an opportunity to finally cut loose my last dependencies with windows.
[1] https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/virtual-machines/...
Not yet, they're still on the "embrace" step.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/directx-heart-linux/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/directml/pytorc...
> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.
“The only good thing about Recall is that it has been the definitive decider of moving away from Microsoft permanently because for them to create such a ‘feature’ shows a complete lack of care about people’s private data - they’ll be leaving a huge jackpot prize for anyone who breaks into a system.”
And only 4 days later, it is shown.
Just my 2p
The #1 merit of Nadella is pushing for increased accessibility.