On the contrary, they appear to be doing better than ever at the high end of the...

api · on March 10, 2017

I suppose I meant high end of the consumer market. I assume this stuff is off in "enterprise" Windows.

scholia · on March 10, 2017

Surface Pro range, Surface Book and Surface Studio are at the high end of the consumer market. They're all impressive (and expensive).

Couple that with a backlash against Apple over the non-pro MacBook Pro, and its failure to update most other Macs. Then stir in articles like these:

Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up http://char.gd/microsoft/why-i-left-mac-for-windows/

Why I’m Leaving Apple for Microsoft: Switching as a Photographer https://petapixel.com/2016/12/03/im-leaving-apple-microsoft-...

and famously:

Apple has lost the functional high ground https://marco.org/2015/01/04/apple-lost-functional-high-grou...

I don't want to overstate the case, but there's obviously been a shift over the past three or four years....

Neliquat · on March 10, 2017

Apparently it is also in enterprise, with a possible exception of the long term support release.

api · on March 10, 2017

It really surprises me. Personally if I see ads in an OS I think of malware and bloatware infested low-end junk. It conveys a strong impression of inferior quality and user-hostility.

I know I will not pay money for anything that's going to turn around and "monetize" me in this way. It's only forgivable for free products, for obvious reasons.