I know this may be a premature hope, but I sincerely wish Windows would eventually become a Unix-like already, just to make the consumer PC world more streamlined. WSL was a good step, and now I'm getting an Android-like Play-But-Amazon Store vibe.<p>So, does anyone have any hard facts about this rollover? I have so many questions:<p>- Are Windows services still going to be the elaborate mechanism they've always been, or is this going to merge into being like Linux as well?<p>- What about the folder tree structure? Will it still be Windows-like (ProgramFiles+Windows+Users) or the Linux style?<p>- Are we expecting any Win8 UX abominations where things aren't where the users expect, or is this going to go like WinME-from-98 back in the day where it's functionally similar but the insides are different?<p>- How backwards-compatible will this be? Can I still run x86 Win98-era stuff, or will this have to become another VM experience? For that matter, is there any baked-in VM-like capability now for Home edition yet (i.e., like Wine)?<p>- I'm sure I'm missing some questions, so please ask them as well.<p>EDIT: first post, forgot to parse bullets
>Are Windows services still going to be the elaborate mechanism they've always been<p>I quite like the way Windows services work, it's a well defined API and I've always been able to do what I needed. Most importantly it has been consistent for twenty five years now.
>I sincerely wish Windows would eventually become a Unix-like already<p>Why? Unix is rather flawed. We've learnt a great deal in the last 30 years, we can do better rather than get stuck on an ancient standard.
The only surface-level changes seem to be:<p>- Rounded corners<p>- The start menu is centered now<p>- A few new wallpapers<p>- Some things like calc.exe have a new skin<p>I'm still not certain what the Unique Selling Point of Windows 11 is. They haven't stressed what it is in their marketing. Guess I'll just download a Windows11 ISO and find out