Windows 11 25H2 ... The Windows Me for the AI era!
I have been pondering how best to convey the absolute car wreak that this particular version has been. A Old User’s Breaking Point with Windows Let’s get the predictable “just use Linux” advice out of the way first. I do use Linux — and have done since the Corel, Debian, Slackware, Red Hat, and SuSE days. I’ve also spent time with BSD, Darwin, and more than a few wonderfully strange operating systems over the years. But alongside all of that, I’ve always used Windows in some form. From DOS onward, I’ve ridden every wave, good and bad. And until now, I’ve never truly thrown in the towel on a Microsoft release. This latest incarnation, though? It’s easily the worst user experience I’ve ever had with a Windows product. Even the usual punching bags — Windows 98/ME, Vista, and Windows 8 — look almost charming in comparison. Where It All Falls Apart I could write pages about the rough edges, and yes, the half‑baked AI integrations certainly don’t help. But historically, none of that has...
