Sony believed that they had so much market share that they could make a console that was leaps and bounds more complicated to code for, which would lock devs in and prevent them from going elsewhere, and they’d just have to suck it up because of said market share. Sony was wrong, and they lost out big time that generation (although they did manage to win the Blu-ray vs hd-dvd format wars).

Microsoft seems to believe they have so much market share that they can force people to upgrade to a privacy invading, ai infested piece of crap, and that everyone needs to suck it up because market share.

I’ve already started hearing wind that people, in statistically significant numbers, are finding alternatives… so is this the same situation as the ps3?

Just a passing musing without much to back up the gut feelings.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    601·
    15 hours ago

    Every once in a while, Microsoft makes fundamental mistakes which they only survive because of their size. Think Microsoft Bob or Windows 8. Looks like Windows 11 is heading in the same direction.

    • altphoto@lemmy.today
      61·
      8 hours ago

      That’s where it’s heading. Because why would I use software I don’t trust at home? New entrepreneurs will be using Linux because it doesn’t sell their data.

      • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        5·
        6 hours ago

        I still have the “Intel Celeron Inside” and “Ready for Windows Vista” stickers on my physical trash can at work.

    • InFerNo@lemmy.ml
      20·
      13 hours ago

      Nobody sees it that way, nobody notices what we notice. They don’t know any alternatives, it has new features so it’s innovating, it does what they want/need. I hear no complaints, only from tech people who are invested in privacy and digital sovereignty. That’s the reality.

      • Caveman@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 hours ago

        This is my impression also. Most people are just “Meh” about it since it’s not that noticeable. A bit more ads, bit more bandwidth use, bit more ram use and a bit slower CPU when performance of websites sucks ass is not that noticeable.

      • obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Maybe in the case of windows 11 that will be true, but in the past that has not been the case. When Windows 8 came out regular users were “upgrading” new machines to windows 7.