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Is Windows 11 Microsoft's way of asking people to consider OSX and Linux?

If you've been keeping up on tech news you've likely seen the positive stories reassuring you about the upgrade to Windows 11:

There are a number of unpallatable things being pushed in Windows 11 (specs):

  • "You need a Microsoft account" - what? why do I need this? any privacy concerns?
  • "Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0" - again, why is this necessary? Windows 10 works fine without it...
  • Shifting CPU requirements - A month ago the Windows 11 compatibility tool said you needed a pretty new CPU (for no technical reason anyone can figure out), now it looks like a wider range of processors are supported. This is a remaining area of confusion.

Not excited about Windows 11? There are some options:

  • Switch to OSX (via Apple) or Linux
  • Remain on Windows 10 as long as possible
  • Upgrade to Windows 11 and deal with the requirements
  • Hope Microsoft will ease up on user tracking, TPM, and CPU requirements due to the bad press

I think we'll see a few things:

  • Many, if not most, Windows 10 users will upgrade to Windows 11 in the next year, certainly all of the corporate users that need Windows 11 and home users that have hardware that meets Windows 11 requirements. It's a free upgrade for Windows 10 users.
  • A number of users will remain on Windows 10 for years, just like users are still running Windows 95 and XP.
  • Some people with hardware that doesn't meet Windows 11 requirements will give the new M1 Macbooks a shot and some of the brave may try out Linux.

    • I've been pretty happy with OSX on a Macbook with containers, and when necessary using Windows and Linux VMs. It will be interesting to see from the sidelines how this Windows 11 thing plays out.

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