Active Desktop launched as an update to Windows 95. We've known desktop widgets are shit for almost 30 years now. Okay, displaying hostname and IP is nice when you have a dozen machines in a lab, but that's about it.
Every kid starts out thinking how cool it will be to see a CPU temperature graph on their new rig. Then within a week, realizes that they spend zero time looking at their desktop because they actually use the damn thing. It's something you learn VERY fast as even a basic user.
Active Desktop launched as an update to Windows 95. We've known desktop widgets are shit for almost 30 years now. Okay, displaying hostname and IP is nice when you have a dozen machines in a lab, but that's about it.
Every kid starts out thinking how cool it will be to see a CPU temperature graph on their new rig. Then within a week, realizes that they spend zero time looking at their desktop because they actually use the damn thing. It's something you learn VERY fast as even a basic user.