2026: The Year Linux Dominates the Desktop and Reinforces Security
The article criticizes Microsoft's frequent UI framework changes, reliance on web views for core OS components, and the overall decline in native UI quality, advocating for a shift towards more stable, native, and efficient UI technologies like C/C++ and Rust, and highlighting the potential of Linux as a more responsive alternative. It also reflects on past Microsoft successes like the Zune and Windows Phone, and discusses broader issues in software engineering practices and developer culture.
