Regarding Windows K2, and the community's peculiar response to it
Windows 11 is missing core, essential features, and basic optimizations found in every other mainstream OS. That is a truth, and something people have the right to complain about (especially with other issues like UI changes and increasingly intrusive AI additions).
Recently, Microsoft has announced a first-of-its-kind (outside of Longhorn) internal project - Windows K2 - focusing specifically on adding those features and optimizations that are sorely missing from the OS.
What I don't understand is that an ever-steady part of this community is reacting overwhelmingly negatively to this project. Transparent blog posts are seen as PR fluff, real fixes (Explorer patches and Low Latency Profile) are called "hack jobs", and promises finally starting to be followed through are simply dismissed and downplayed, as more negative posts are made on every post regarding K2.
A "too little, too late" mentality is understandable, but practically dogpiling Microsoft for finally addressing longstanding issues is honestly really weird. It seems like low effort, bad-faith discourse that actively undermines the work of engineers, and only serves to discourage Microsoft from fixing what people actually want fixed.
This post isn't meant to incite anything, but rather to promote discussion and reflection regarding this weird behavior that is prevalent in our subreddit.