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Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base (www.tomshardware.com)
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Microsoft EVP Yusuf Mehdi said in a blog post last week that Windows powers over a billion active devices globally. This might sound like a healthy number, but according to ZDNET, the Microsoft annual report for 2022 said that more than 1.4 billion devices were running Windows 10 or 11. Given that these documents contain material information and have allegedly been pored over by the tech giant’s lawyers, we can safely assume that Windows’ user base has been quietly shrinking in the past three years, shedding around 400 million users.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

And that's honestly why this story isn't the good news it appears to be. An entire generation growing up used to (or rather, used by) locked-down devices designed for consumption is a goddamned disaster!

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But if you say something like People should have basic IT knowledge you get called an elitist.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

And yet people are fine with:

People should have basic cooking knowledge
People should have basic financial knowledge

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Can't use a computer when you're tired and wanna lay in bed, or just browse memes on transit to work, or have a GPS in your pocket, or a camera in your pocket, or a portable communication device... etc

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Strap a minisfourm pc and battery pack to your back, run a usb cable up to your AR glasses. Strap a Svalboard to each hand and run the cables up your arms. Easy problem solved.