Comment by p_ing
3 months ago
You don't need to manually enable long paths, and Explorer handles them just fine as will any other Win32 application respecting max_path.
You list many things that are advantages, but not for the regular end user, the primary target of Windows.
No it doesn't. You can navigate to long paths, but try doing any file operations (like renaming a file) and you'll see it doesn't work.
Also, the rest of my points are end user impacting. Updates impact everyone and is a very important part of an OS experience. I used to work on a helpdesk for an MSP, and you've no idea the number calls we used to get from users frustrated about updates for various reasons. Hell, we use Windows at work and I still get annoyed as a user.
Renaming works just fine on long paths.
The rest of your points don't apply to a user who buys a desktop/laptop and starts using it.