Anecdotally, even the non-technical people in my life are starting to notice the decline of Windows after updating to Windows 11. My aunt, for example, has been a Windows user since her first computer in the 1990s and she recently told me that while she dreads learning a new operating system, she's planning to get a MacBook when it's time for a new laptop. I'm also a lifelong Windows user, but I told her that it was a good decision. I don't see a future for Windows.
Same here. Had some family that were long time windows users, got asks a zillion times to upgrade to windows 10. They upgraded and hated it. Asked for help getting linux going. I installed ubuntu LTS, dragged all the icons except file browser, web browser and settings into the trash. Then got their brother laser printer working. They have been very happy since.
Remember the ultra-cheap Windows XP machines that came loaded with weird bloatware? That's what a stock install of contemporary Windows feels like. I think Microsoft is doing so many things right, but the direction Windows is taking is not one of them.
