I disagree that Microsoft benefits the end user. Their IoT which took over the Embedded version of Windows is completely bloated in 10 and higher. Version 7 allowed for only installing necessities where their successors force XBox and other built in forced features. Windows 11 IoT is also forcing the creation of a Microsoft account instead of allowing an local account. IoT / Embedded does not mean it is connect and often air gaped. They are also often used to host products and should not have a Microsoft account assigned.

Microsoft's standards for quality keep going down hill. Windows 11 does not even allow the moving of the task bar from the bottom of the screen. Microsoft is end user hostile just like Google.

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dangus 4 days ago | parent [-]

Isn’t Windows IoT a pretty niche distribution? Surely it’s less than 1% of Windows users.

	▲	yndoendo 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Niche distribution has nothing to do with quality of distribution. The user base are passive users versus active users like daily office and game users. The quality has gone done hill. Windows Embedded / IoT is often used to run your ATMs or some form of industrial automation. Windows actually has a real-time OS (RTOS) mode for just this. The company I work has planned to replace Windows with Linux for future products and even moving active products to support both Windows and Linux during the transition. Only products that will stay on Windows will be legacy that are near EOL. Personally, I would never use Windows OS for future products and solutions in these environments. Nor would I use it for network / server based solutions.