I think I see your point, you’re saying what I’m calling “bloat” isn’t necessarily useless, right? Sure, but that still kind of supports my point – they include software/features by default that aren’t necessary and should be opt-in instead of opt-out regardless of how easy it is to set up. That’s the dictionary definition of bloatware, and they have a lot of it. I’m not trying to say it’s a terrible OS, but it is definitely bloated.

The whole point of LTSC is reduced bloat and increased stability for enterprise customers – doesn’t the existence of a bloat-free version tell you all you need to know? They don’t seem to have an issue selling enterprise software, but the users on the home versions definitely suffer from bloat and choices they never asked for.