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Tay Zonday
@tayzonday
The business aims of Windows are 1) Consumer SAAS onboarding 2) Using the KYC DRM needed for SAAS onboarding to collect deep user behavioral data and reconcile that in their CRM backend with ad targeting and predictive analytics that better compete with Alphabet, Meta and Apple— using Bing and XBox Live as horizontally integrated consumer space trojan horses that can be supercharged by that data. Windows Interface design KPIs prioritize generating differentiating behavioral data impressions and transaction conversion— not performance. In a way, the user is now the operating system and the operating system is now the user. That’s why Windows 11 can be qualitatively slower in 2024 than Windows 3.1 was in 1994 from a standpoint of launching, clicking and dragging. Exponential hardware capacity got eaten by Rube Goldberg design. Software engineers get promoted not for efficient utility but exploding behavior KPIs to make Product Management and Marketing look good and squeeze more cheese from user moons.
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manansh ❄️
@manansh
tay, man -- how do you know this?
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Well said. I’ve given up on the Home edition where the user is clearly the product. But I still have hopes (misplaced, it seems) that large corporate buyers would push back sternly on Microsoft to remove bloat and telemetry — corps buy licenses + cloud storage + aftermarket support and want performance, plus they should not accept the granular tracking of their employees. My own productivity is actually hurt by Microsoft’s bloatware to the point that it should be a corporate concern.
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Ryan Sellers 🎩
@ryansellers
I have to agree. Windows 11 has been making my computer slower. I might just have to rollback to a previous version. It started acting slow like 3 weeks ago dropping my frames per second on games to like 1 to 6 range.
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meta-david🎩 | Building Scoop3
@metadavid
Really interesting insight 💡
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albi is /nervous
@albiverse
Wild if true like really
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Shriphani Palakodety
@shriphani
So happy to see you on warpcast @tayzonday - and what a pivot from chocolate rain to biz analysis!
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TechSurge
@vzilatex
Interesting take on Windows' evolution—prioritizing data collection and user interaction over efficiency. Modern software does seem geared more toward maximizing engagement and monetization. Nostalgia for the simplicity and speed of early versions is real! 🔄💻
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Dave Shake
@daveshake
Fucking based
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