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Not to mention a whole lot of new vulnerabilities are bound to arise with all this new software.

We really just need better regulations around data retention, especially ppi.

Never going to happen though, no incentives exist to NOT sell my personal data

I assume Microsoft would be able to rewrite the monolithic Windows kernel to a microkernel. So far, they haven't but it wouldn't surprise me if they experiment on Azure with a custom microkernel version of Windows.

Linus Torvalds is a strong proponent of monolithic kernels so I don't see him changing his mind.

Make that 2036 or whenever there might be a feasible microkernel available outside of niche applications. Better get started on that. Again.

Throwing away old software is not a requirement, as demonstrated very successfully by Genode and its SculptOS.