Bill definitely wouldn't approve of the current Windows quality. This email by him (2003) is very interesting. It looks like he was powerless to stop the degradation.

https://web.archive.org/web/20080626154537/http://blog.seatt...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=227045

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zipy124 8 hours ago | parent [-]

This email has given me a lot more respect for Bill gates.

	▲	bitwize 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The guy's still a narcissistic asshole and likely sexual predator, but when even Bill Gates says the UI sucks on Microsoft products, you know the rot runs deep.