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If by "complicates... basic PC ownership" they mean "infringes on your property rights as a computer owner," then they're finally catching on to what I've been saying for damn near a decade.
You should not accept having an abusive relationship with your operating system, and that's what Windows has been since at least 8 (when they started infecting it with "telemetry"), if not earlier. Have some goddamn self-respect, people! Kick Microsoft to the curb!
Google onboarding on Android...
The key difference is that there are credible alternatives in the PC OS space. If I could ditch Android/iOS without major pain, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Root and use custom roms.
Only works if your device has an unlockable bootloader, and most phones nowadays are completely locked down.
That's the direction that many manufacturers are trying to push PCs as well.
Also win8: Hey, would you like NOT having a desktop? We've got tiles now!