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Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base (www.tomshardware.com)

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Microsoft EVP Yusuf Mehdi said in a blog post last week that Windows powers over a billion active devices globally. This might sound like a healthy number, but according to ZDNET, the Microsoft annual report for 2022 said that more than 1.4 billion devices were running Windows 10 or 11. Given that these documents contain material information and have allegedly been pored over by the tech giant’s lawyers, we can safely assume that Windows’ user base has been quietly shrinking in the past three years, shedding around 400 million users.

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I just wish Linux remote desktop support wasn't absolute dogshit.

[–] markko@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are plenty of options for both software and OS, so not every combination is going to have the same level of support as Windows, where every user gets the same experience.

That said, I've heard lots of good things about NoMachine.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I used NoMachine for the better part of a year, and I’d agree it’s the best of the options. It still sucks.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

It really isn't. You don't even need to port forward, you can use AnyDesk or TeamViewer or any other option entirely for free. There are also open-source options too.

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[–] gveltaine@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Windows 11 overheated my CPU so harsh that nearly destroyed my computer. Unneeded features and frustrating updates pushed me over

[–] 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com 1 points 1 week ago

Lots of valid points here, but then I wouldn't imagine a community like this actually liking Windows and/or Micro$oft. But here in the UK Mac usage is miniscule especially at work where my client base is, and is declining not increasing. I'd say that more than the OS the AI hype train is way worse for dropping numbers than the OS. Businesses here are using AI and just firing employees left right and centre. Every week a client says they have either fired a whole department and replaced them with using AI or outsourced the department to somewhere that uses AI to get the job done. If it continues at this rate the UK will have a massive unemployment issue in a few years where nobody, and I mean nobody works with computers like they used to.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where are they going? There's no way it's Linux, right? So I guess it's Mac?

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