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KDE Akademy coverage on WindowsForum.com centers on desktop user experience and the direction of mainstream operating systems. A talk by designer Scott Jenson at KDE's Akademy 2026 conference, reported by Paul Thurrott, argued that the companies behind the dominant desktops have stopped trying to reinvent them, and questioned whether Windows needs more AI, advertising, and OneDrive integration rather than genuine interface work. The discussion draws on Jenson's long career in UX, including early work at Apple and an interview to lead Windows UX at Microsoft. The tag is best suited to readers following desktop design criticism and KDE community events.
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    Scott Jenson on Windows UX: Why the Desktop Needs More Than AI, Ads and OneDrive

    Scott Jenson has worked in user experience design since helping build Apple's interface team in the 1980s, and he doesn't sound impressed with where Windows is going. In a talk at KDE's Akademy 2026 conference, he said he once interviewed at Microsoft to run Windows UX. He used that story to...