> Microsoft has way too much of legacy software people use, banning it all overnight will not go well at all.
A lot of legacy software was killed off with the move to 64-bit Windows. Consumers survived that and for businesses registering their software with MS isn't a problem. They're already handing Microsoft all of their company email, their documents, their spreadsheets, etc. and paying Microsoft for the privilege. MS doesn't care at all about consumers.
pdntspa
Was it? WOW64 runs 32-bit software fine enough. Or are you talking about 16-bit applications?
ethbr1
MS is now competing against businesses that see their users as profit centers. (Google, Meta, Apple)
Windows was never going to go another way than this.
Users who care about hardware and/or software freedom should be on linux.
A lot of legacy software was killed off with the move to 64-bit Windows. Consumers survived that and for businesses registering their software with MS isn't a problem. They're already handing Microsoft all of their company email, their documents, their spreadsheets, etc. and paying Microsoft for the privilege. MS doesn't care at all about consumers.