<story><title>Microsoft is driving users away</title><url>https://christitus.com/microsoft-is-driving-users-away/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>datagrimx</author><text>For full Disclosure, I once upon was a software engineer at Microsoft. I witnessed first hand the evil decisions around Windows. I left Microsoft in 2006 but I am still part of the Alumni Network.&lt;p&gt;IMO Microsoft can gain users back by:&lt;p&gt;* Not requiring a Microsoft Account
* Ending all data&amp;#x2F;telemetry collection
* Not forcing Edge on its users
* Stop releasing improved UI updates every week
* Make bash, zsh, ... native for Windows
* Taking the AI out and making it an optional extension
* Making the Microsoft Store optional&lt;p&gt;A *plus* would be to open source Windows.&lt;p&gt;I would be interested in hearing your pet peeves.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>timetopay</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s wild how &lt;i&gt;annoying&lt;/i&gt; Windows UX can be when it&amp;#x27;s something that microsoft wants you to use, to help improve their services revenue.&lt;p&gt;TBH, I&amp;#x27;m on board with some of the negatives you listed, but I feel like the entire enthusiast community has been screaming about edge, telemetry, and start menu search for years. Microsoft seems determined not to listen, it&amp;#x27;s astonishing.</text></comment>
<story><title>Microsoft is driving users away</title><url>https://christitus.com/microsoft-is-driving-users-away/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>datagrimx</author><text>For full Disclosure, I once upon was a software engineer at Microsoft. I witnessed first hand the evil decisions around Windows. I left Microsoft in 2006 but I am still part of the Alumni Network.&lt;p&gt;IMO Microsoft can gain users back by:&lt;p&gt;* Not requiring a Microsoft Account
* Ending all data&amp;#x2F;telemetry collection
* Not forcing Edge on its users
* Stop releasing improved UI updates every week
* Make bash, zsh, ... native for Windows
* Taking the AI out and making it an optional extension
* Making the Microsoft Store optional&lt;p&gt;A *plus* would be to open source Windows.&lt;p&gt;I would be interested in hearing your pet peeves.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>TheLoafOfBread</author><text>&amp;gt; Make bash, zsh, ... native for Windows&lt;p&gt;Why? There is PowerShell, able to run on Linux and MacOS. And compared to Bash it is actually readable language.</text></comment>