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>I never particularly liked Microsoft but userspace compatibility is something they got right and Google got wrong.

they both have their ups and downs. Windows 11 still has parts of the base OS that feel like they never updated from XP. and I'm sure there's a lot of legacy cruft that ultimately slows down the boot process or many low level OS management. you add a .lot of cruft to make sure you can support 30+ years of legacy software.



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