> Sooner or later, Windows will be abandonware with all the BS they will integrate, from always online to AI scanning all your files

I really hope this is correct. If there were any justice in the world....

But, oh my aching head, the IT industry seems to be fill of people barely holding on, hoping and preying nobody calls their bluff.

To these people, who hold a death grip on middle management, "nobody gets fired for buying microsoft" is a real thing

Quality be dammed, job security rules the roost