What have you done for PC gamers lately, Microsoft? Today, Microsoft is better known to PC gamers for Games For Windows, the Windows Store, and 2012's unclear Xbox Games On Windows initiative. Sure, DirectX laid down the groundwork for the headache-free, high-end gaming we've enjoyed for over a decade-when's the last time you had to adjust IRQ and DMA settings for your sound card, for instance? But those are some long laurels to pin your reputation to at this point. It has been a long time since Microsoft was seen as an all-out winner in the "keep PC gamers happy" department. Above all else, Window 8's root-level Windows Store, and its unclear messaging on how it would coexist with other gaming software, was so bad that it lit a fire under Gabe Newell's ass to create an entirely new, competing OS built off of Steam. Original story: Throughout the 8-ification of Windows, Microsoft clearly failed to endear its OS to PC gamers. Windows 10’s weirdly disjointed music, video, and store apps.Gamers: It’s safe to upgrade to Windows 10.Windows 10 doesn’t offer much privacy by default: Here’s how to fix it.Xbox on Windows 10: What it is, what it isn’t, and what’s missing.
The Windows Start menu saga, from 1993 to today.
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