The actual reason Windows 11 failed

[user57]

there was DOS

then there was win3.11
then there was win95
then there was win98
then there was win98 SE 
then there was a windows me 

hard to say but 98 SE was the best if i would rate them

then a change was happening a change to a pure 32 bit OS
windows nt 3.1
windows nt 4.0
windows nt 5.0 
windows 2000 (aka 5.0)
windows XP aka - 5.1 
windows server 2003 - 5.2 
then there was already the 64 bit versions, however they did not provide advantages over 32 bit for that time
there already was 32 bit extensions that can hold more then 4 GB ram already ... 

https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-nt-3x/31

so it wasnt that hard to see the succesor to see from these it was windows xp 32 bit 

then there was a change however it contained many problems at the beginning (as many first operating system had)

vista aka nt 6.0 was born

but there was nothing it really provided over XP, so xp somehow survived

https://youtu.be/29qnXTw0qr0?t=199
it was a XP vs Vista battle, what xp actually won
https://youtu.be/29qnXTw0qr0?t=231

to fix that problem ms came up with a bug fixed vista or overworked nt6.0 

now the name changes 
nt 6.1 - windows 7 

windows 7 was a successor what is still very capble even today

so now we might think that we need a new version

the next version was not a successor but

it was the so called windows 8.0 (aka nt6.2)
what later on got a problem fixed version aka 8.1 (here i still say it would be NT 6.2
not 6.3 because when a few upgrades kicked in they didnt call it windows 5.3 either)

8.1 wasnt that bad, however it lacked to bring new things 

that microsoft used to add the spyware called win10

that was because a next operating system had to yet to come - if they choosen 8.1 instead of 10
they could not been a chance to add the spyware components ...

so thats the real story

then lets remember what microsoft said: there will no be next windows there will just be win10

why would there be a windows 11 ? its just a win10 with a few upgrades - maybe a new GUI
 

[Saxon]

On 4/19/2025 at 2:24 AM, user57 said:

why would there be a windows 11 ? its just a win10 with a few upgrades - maybe a new GUI

We'd like to see a comparison, apart from the UI.

[FantasyAcquiesce]

I simply cannot stand Windows 11. What is there besides third party games that I can't do on even Windows XP? I remember back when Windows XP had an addition for legacy 9x PCs. Windows 8.1 functioned on even Pentium 4's. What happened to MS?

Horrible UI, slow, bloated, buggy, lack of notable new features, why bother? I'm using Linux if I have to get a new PC.

[Karla Sleutel]

23 hours ago, FantasyAcquiesce said:

I simply cannot stand Windows 11

Agree, it's very bright, for blind. older people?

[Handja]

On 5/9/2025 at 6:41 AM, Karla Sleutel said:

Agree, it's very bright, for blind. older people?

Yes, everything is chroh. Not dead.

[Tripredacus]

On 4/12/2025 at 4:49 PM, j7n said:

Wait until some years pass, and people will remember how great Windows 11 was in comparison to what will be current then.

My thoughts on the matter end up being tainted by Embedded SKUs. I absolutely hated Windows 10 but I haven't really used retail Windows 10. Windows 11 seems to be an even worse disaster but my experience with that in any form is quite lacking. There were some changes to deployment that don't make any sense and I'm pretty sure that those issues are actually bugs. Unfortunately, I don't have a TAM anymore to interface with to resolve those issues. Even if I did have that access still, I feel like nothing would get resolved, especially since MS still hasn't fixed that bug in Office that I reported to them over 10 years ago. I do manage one system with Windows 11. The only thing that I like about it is the theming options. That system runs as a digital signage system. If whenever I have to personally move to Windows 11, I'll probably use an embedded version there also.

[vinifera]

On 5/8/2025 at 4:55 PM, FantasyAcquiesce said:

I simply cannot stand Windows 11. What is there besides third party games that I can't do on even Windows XP? I remember back when Windows XP had an addition for legacy 9x PCs. Windows 8.1 functioned on even Pentium 4's. What happened to MS?

Horrible UI, slow, bloated, buggy, lack of notable new features, why bother? I'm using Linux if I have to get a new PC.

my thoughts exactly

[j7n]

On 5/8/2025 at 5:55 PM, FantasyAcquiesce said:

Horrible UI, slow, bloated, buggy, lack of notable new features, why bother? I'm using Linux if I have to get a new PC.

Is the GUI aspect of current Linux running applications notably lighter though? The increase in graphical overhead seems to be across the board in software.

[vinifera]

which one ?...
linux has tons of them

[DanR20]

It's surprising that the monopolistic Microsoft hasn't been more challenged yet for its forcing people to abandon perfectly good computers in order run Windows 11. No wonder it's had a slow uptake.

In my experience Windows 7 has turned out to be their best so I'm staying with it for as long as possible, even though I've got Windows 10. It improved on XP but still remained fast and configurable with its classic themes and easy ability to install third party apps.   

[Karla Sleutel]

On 5/18/2025 at 8:37 PM, DanR20 said:

Windows 7 has turned out to be their best

Highly debatable.