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Microsoft killed Windows 10 to push Windows 11, but Windows sales crashed 27% as holdouts still refuse to switch (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 38 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Pretty sure the drop had more to do with PC price increases from the AI-driven component shortages than the quality of Windows.

[–] Bigolbilly7722@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago

Two things can be true!

[–] EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

I don't agree - Windows 11 was already really shit and losing popularity, then high prices may have put off some people who were thinking of upgrading their hardware to run it.