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What's the point of this feature ? If it were not evil, what problem would it solve ? How often do you go to your PC and think "what was that thing I saw but never thought to create a bookmark or save the link/image".
Even if people use it, it would be for something they missed because they thought it was unimportant or didn't interest them, which is a very rare use case.
And still it is a highlight feature !
I wonder if it is lack of ideas or lack of commitment to create a good idea , given a technology, when these kinds of useless features are launched.
I can't think of a single reason why I would need detailed snapshots of everything I did with my own computer.
But I can think of plenty of reasons why corporations, advertisers and governments would want that.
I can't remember the last time Microsoft Imolemented a good idea into windows other than small UI changes.
Windows 11 has better window shadows than Windows 10. That is literally the only improvement I've found
Use case: I remember doing something yesterday about this, but I can't find the email/document/etc.
But I honestly don't think the value outweighs the cost, so if I still used Windows, this would absolutely be something that drives me away.
Just do what video game companies do. They have an old game. It runs on old hardware. Some parts of the game feel very outdated in modern day. So they update the graphics, retool some outdated game mechanics, update it's availability to run modern hardware.
They take 20 year old games, update them, and then sell it back to you at full price as a remaster.
I guess what I'm saying is........forget trying NEW ideas. Just give us Windows XP 2.0 that works on modern hardware with ongoing security updates.
That's all anyone wants.
The thought of Microsoft remastering XP scares me, you and I both know they'd still be throwing Copilot into it.