The PC landscape has moved on from Windows as a default computing center. It’s important because hardware and software directions have moved away from Windows. New machines and personal builds of computers should make a decision, if Windows is the right answer for them, at this point.
PCWorld editorial argues Windows has lost its central role in the PC market
A PCWorld article has an editorial talking about the departure of Windows as a central presence in the market. The reason has been mentioned, the Steam Deck. This Linux based handheld has opened up a new form of computing that diverges from traditional PCs.
The Mac Book Neo from Apple is another thing that has taken a major chunk from the market, deviating from Windows. Microsoft is rumored to be investing in performance and memory optimization for Windows 11. This internal work seems like it is trying to work through the issues in the architectures which prevent the adoption of the new hardware.
NVIDIA’s RTX Spark laptops are having issues with adoption because of windows memory architecture issues. Windows is finding it hard to accommodate this new type of hardware. Windows development has been in the dark for a long time from Microsoft, especially gaming.
We have options now for different segments of users. The Linux handhelds, Apple Silicon devices are an option for things other than traditional Windows PC. Windows 11 needs some work from Microsoft to be competitive for performance gaming and this new type of hardware.
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