{"id":150316,"date":"2026-01-06T01:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=150316"},"modified":"2026-01-06T01:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:45:07","slug":"2015-2025-microsofts-dismal-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/2015-2025-microsofts-dismal-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"2015- 2025: Microsoft&#8217;s Dismal Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-1111154472\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>I am not a Microsoft basher by nature, but in all my years of working with Windows, I cannot recall a more infamous period.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why didn&#8217;t Microsoft stick with its statement that Windows 10 would be the last Windows operating system?<\/li>\n<li>Did we really need Windows 11?<\/li>\n<li>Why would Microsoft deliberately exclude millions of PCs from the upgrade path?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MS Sacks The Pros &amp; Relies On Amateurs<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s introduction of the Insider program not only reinforced the company&#8217;s lack of regard for the average home user but also signified the beginning of the rot.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no coincidence that when Microsoft sacked the team of professional coders, who were tasked with ensuring bug-free updates, in favor of a mass of neophytes (AKA Insiders), it marked the beginning of a procession of failed and <a title=\"Windows 10 Quick Tips \u2013 Buggy Updates\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/windows-10-quick-tips-buggy-updates\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"219\">buggy updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Did We Need Windows 11?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-Progession.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-150326\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-Progession.png\" alt=\"windows-progression\" width=\"632\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-Progession.png 632w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-Progession-350x23.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-Progession-150x10.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft invested billions of dollars developing Windows X, which was supposed to take on the mobile market. However, when it dawned on the Microsoft execs that taking on the established mobile market was a fool&#8217;s errand, the Windows X project was scrapped.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3321868707\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, these highly paid execs needed to justify all that wasted expenditure, so they decided to port many of the UI elements developed for Windows X into a new operating system&#8230; Windows 11. It didn&#8217;t matter that those UI elements were not well received by consumers; justification took precedence over customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<h3>Windows 11&#8217;s Strict Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>Topping off Microsoft&#8217;s string of poor decisions, and perhaps the greatest failing of all, was the introduction of Windows 11&#8217;s strict requirements, which left millions of perfectly capable PCs in limbo. Microsoft&#8217;s solution was to advise users to buy a new Windows 11 PC, which, in itself, is a further indication of a complete lack of empathy and regard for its customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOTTOM LINE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft once stated that Windows 10 would be the last <a title=\"10 Reasons Why Windows 10 Is Best OS Of All Time\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/10-reasons-why-windows-10-is-best-os-of-all-time\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217\">Windows operating system<\/a>, and I often wonder if all that money had not been wasted on developing Windows X, whether there might not even have been a Windows 11.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"daves-1891353324\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the end, <a title=\"Why Windows Dominates Desktops\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/why-windows-dominates-desktops\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218\">Windows dominant<\/a> position in the PC operating system market means that Microsoft is confident with its &#8220;like it or lump it&#8221; approach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-3791819884\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am not a Microsoft basher by nature, but in all my years of working with Windows, I cannot recall a more infamous period. Why didn&#8217;t Microsoft stick with its statement that Windows 10 would be the last Windows operating system? 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