I guess Microsoft has calculated that the cries of "I'll switch to Linux" will be a small percentage of their userbase, companies will still stick to Windows for desktop usage and that Mac OS will either implement a similar feature or will also have people not adopt it in large numbers.

My concern is that Governments are in bed with Microsoft (to the point that organisations are switching from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge) and they will be rolling out this update on computers that have confidential personal data that could be easily compromised. We may switch to Linux but they most certainly won't.