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Why Microsoft Needs a Stripped-Down "Windows Lite" to Win Back Developers

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A blog post arguing that Microsoft is losing software developers ("Builders") to macOS and Linux due to Windows' bloat, telemetry, ads, and AI features. The author proposes "Windows Lite" — a stripped-down version of Windows without telemetry, spying, ads, AI, or .NET — as a necessary solution to retain developers and prevent the platform's ecosystem from collapsing.

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Microsoft is losing Builders fast.

Without Builders, you don't have software, and without software, you don't have users.

Windows Lite is a stripped down version of Windows. No telemetry, no spying, no ads, no AI, no .NET.

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Microsoft is losing Builders fast. They're switching to MacOS and Linux. The biggest pull keeping people on Windows, outside of shear inertia, is content creation and gaming. However, even these are falling to Linux.

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