I left Windows for Linux, but Microsoft’s K2 pivot just gave me a reason to reconsider

I’m not usually one to have faith in Microsoft. Even back when Windows was my primary driver, my attitude toward Microsoft’s plans was nonchalance at its best and distaste at its worst. My internal needle began inching more into the ‘distaste’ territory during 2025, when Microsoft went huge on rolling out Copilot to every app under its umbrella. I did not care for Copilot, and seeing it appear in Paint and Notepad genuinely baffled me.

Then, something changed with Microsoft. The company put the brakes on its Copilot rollout and began focusing on core issues with Windows 11. It was a pretty quick U-turn in Microsoft’s plans, and I believe the breaking point was when the company and its top managers began excitedly discussing an agentic future for Windows, only to see pushback with criticism and cynicism from its users. The replies showed that Microsoft genuinely did not know why Windows users didn’t share its excitement to see Copilot in every app.

Microsoft reportedly has a…