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.
Without Builders, you don’t have software, and without software, you don’t have users. This is why Microsoft needs Windows Lite.
The last time they intentionally built Windows lite was XP. This was well before SSDs, so it will not sparingly use your SSD if you’re getting any ideas of trying it.
iot is stripped-down ‘windows lite’ but they don’t sell that to the masses they’re trying to hoover-up data on, sling bullshit at, or trick into subscribing to stuff.
iot is excellent on the desktop or as a gamer. its existence is proof that none of the bullshit microsoft’s been peddling is actually needed in the os, and that crap actually hurts performance and stability.