Gaming on PC or using Adobe software is very far removed from the average in 2025. Same if you use any Office application after work hours. Heck, even Canva is, the vast majority of users are not creating on their systems, solely consuming and would be served more than well enough with only their phones. In countries where most of the population has gotten access after modern multitouch smartphones became a thing, most do use these over notebooks/PCs as their primary device, like India.
And friction on MacOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android or iOS, I don’t see that considering the vast majority still switched to 10 despite the departure from a decades long established environment and, lest we forget, quite a lot of XP/98 software also did not work well on more modern Windows, again, not really a problem for these either. There is no reason not to switch despite the brand, which I again must emphasize, is ok. They are fine enough with the status quo, even though alternatives would be more stable, secure, have better battery life, etc. I just dislike the idea that some in the space cling to that better alternatives are surely going to be adopted and the only reason they aren’t by the masses is compatibility, slight differences in UI, etc.
And friction on MacOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android or iOS, I don’t see that considering the vast majority still switched to 10 despite the departure from a decades long established environment and, lest we forget, quite a lot of XP/98 software also did not work well on more modern Windows, again, not really a problem for these either. There is no reason not to switch despite the brand, which I again must emphasize, is ok. They are fine enough with the status quo, even though alternatives would be more stable, secure, have better battery life, etc. I just dislike the idea that some in the space cling to that better alternatives are surely going to be adopted and the only reason they aren’t by the masses is compatibility, slight differences in UI, etc.