Windows Task Manager Creator Calls for an End to New Features in Windows 11
Dave Plummer, the developer behind both Task Manager and Pinball-an iconic Windows application- was very critical about the ongoing direction of the Windows 11. According to him, Microsoft's move to add new AI features were reducing the stability of the design since stable releases, by their very nature, were bugs with critical issues.
An Example from Windows XP
Plummer recalls another sad chapter in Microsoft history the development of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). After extreme destruction by the Blaster and Sasser worms, Microsoft had then chosen to postpone any new features for the OS. The company instead allocated nearly all of its resources to revamping security and stability for Windows XP to deal with its own vulnerabilities.
"This XP SP2 approach," Plummer argues, "is what the world needs today for Windows 11". He surmises that all the feature additions-especially those powered by neural networks-should take an interim halt while everything else is stabilized and existing bugs are fixed.
Another Call for Stability and Performance
Plummer's argument revolves around a call for Microsoft to realign its priorities with the most fundamental user experience.
"I think it's time for Microsoft to go back to the approach they took with XP SP2. No more artificial intelligence, no more extra features, just fixes... I think it's time for Microsoft to make the system more stable, more productive, and more user-friendly for power users like me and probably you," Plummer stated.
He believes the strategy should be to stabilize and optimize the operating system, not add more features.
