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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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[–] poopkins@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's ironic that the only comment in this thread suggesting government action is your response. Lemmy is an echo chamber no better than the internet communities that predate it. The only thing Lemmy truly hates, is a nuanced opinion.

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It’s ironic that the only comment in this thread suggesting government action is your response.

Because this thread has nothing to do with government? The topic is windows losing customers.

The only thing Lemmy truly hates, is a nuanced opinion.

I completely agree. People here are outliers in ideas and passion. But upvotes and downvotes mean nothing here so its fine.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

The topic is windows losing customers.

To a degree yes (ignoring the fact that assumption proved to be incorrect, but who comes here for facts), however the comments mostly don't focus on that topic; much of the discussion here is about how evil Microsoft is and malicious Windows is as a product. The individual I replied to before you was the one who immediately sidestepped into a debate about laws that should restrict Microsoft's ability to operate as a company.

People here are outliers in ideas and passion.

Ha, this genuinely made me laugh out loud! An amusingly and refreshingly optimistic position! I'd have chosen the words "circlejerk of pessimisme, hate and nativity" but it's certainly accurate to call the community exceptionally passionate among each other.