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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

There are parts of it I like more and more.

The fact that it mostly just works. That very little important has changed since Windows 95 when it comes to the core user experience.

When they tried changing things (Vista, Windows 8 "Metro") users revolted, and the following versions were more conservative and popular (Windows 7, Win 10).

Who knows, maybe internally they've decided on a bimodal release cycle:

  1. Break stuff, make changes.
  2. Return to nostalgia (but refine and keep the priority targets).

Maybe it's like a relationship with an abusive partner. They hurt you (privacy violations, desktop advertisements, etc., ) but then they make up, and make it hard to live without them.