Microsoft held its annual Build developer conference this week. Once again, it was a virtual event, as the Redmond firm announced last year that all o

Microsoft Build was bad for Windows fans, and the company needs to do better

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2021-05-29 17:30:04

Microsoft held its annual Build developer conference this week. Once again, it was a virtual event, as the Redmond firm announced last year that all of its events would be virtual until at least July 2021. Sadly though, it just wasn’t a good show, especially if you’re a Windows fan.

I know what you’re thinking. I get it. Build hasn’t been a Windows-focused show in years, and it seems like every year, it focuses on the home-grown OS a little bit less. This year’s show just felt awkward, and maybe even a little bit embarrassing.

In Microsoft’s Build 2021 Book of News, which is now public, there are seven items listed under Windows. Regardless of the fact that this is a tiny fraction of the total amount of news, let’s take a look at those seven items.

That’s it. Now, consider that some of it isn’t even news. The Windows on ARM dev kit was announced the day before the show by Qualcomm. The ability to run GUI apps in WSL has been around since Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21362, so nothing has changed there. Even Edge 91 coming this week isn’t really news. The release schedule is published, and all of the features have been in the Beta channel for weeks.