ben

Not sure why it would be unexpected? 8.1 was not a good OS from a UI perspective, but it was the last version before Microsoft went all in on making Windows a service and not a product you paid to use. They still had the incentive to make the OS better and faster. I remember videos from Microsoft at the time showing how fast Windows 8 could get to the desktop compared to 7. They don't really even try to work on stuff like that anymore.

It seems like the actual windows kernel isn't that bad, it's mainly all the stuff on top of it at this point that is killing the OS

I was too late to make the Lua joke, damn

Speed Queen is also quite good, and honestly LG does pretty well in my experience. A big problem I think is people really wanting matching appliance sets. You should look at the most reliable brand for each category and go that way, because just because Electrolux makes good washers for example doesn't mean their ranges or dishwashers are going to be any good. Embrace the mismatched scratch and dent appliances and you will achieve happiness

Umamasume players

Yeah I think Windows 8 in general is just what happens when you don't have proper user testing and go entirely based on what the shareholders think the next big thing in computing is going to be. At the time everyone thought that touchscreens and tablets were going to take over everything, at this point though it's become pretty clear that tablets are for media consumption and some creative work. For productivity they just aren't as good as a full on desktop environment.

There's a little guy in the hub and as it gets hotter he begins running trying to escape which creates rotational energy to spin the blade