[kyriakos]

I think we keep hearing complaints but they come from a vocal minority. I use both Windows 10 and 11 daily and the issues people are describing are exaggerated most of the time. Not saying they don't exist but personally other than the task bar regressions everything else is actually a lot more polished in 11 than 10.

Windows defender is pretty good and edge is a decent browser but the same way Windows annoys you to use it Google uses its services to force chrome on you (for example I get a popup on Gmail every time I open it asking me to switch to chrome no matter how many times I dismiss it, I assume Firefox gets the same).

So maybe as users we got used to the idea of the big corporations trying to fight for our attention.

[desmondl]

I somewhat agree, because as an end user all I had to do is disable the bundled apps (teams, etc) and switch the default browser to firefox. I agree with the criticism though, it really leaves a bad taste in my mouth to see all the extra prompts encouraging me to keep Edge, and the social media links (instagram, tiktok) in my start menu. But for someone who experienced bloatware, this stuff was pretty easy to remove / change. The main difference is that this "bloatware" came directly from Microsoft and not third parties.