GOG's new owner criticises Windows, pledges stronger Linux support in future

After CD Projekt sold GOG to co-founder Michał Kiciński, the new owner expressed strong dissatisfaction with Microsoft’s Windows and vowed to improve Linux support for the storefront.

The details:

• Last month, CD Projekt sold the digital platform to Kiciński, who purchased 100% of the platform's shares for PLN 90.7 million ($25.2m USD). Despite the sale, the new owner stated that the mission for GOG would remain the same: allow players to purchase DRM-free titles and keep older releases playable on modern hardware.
• In an interview with PC Gamer, Kiciński and managing director Maciej Gołębiewski were asked about plans to focus more on Linux going forward, given growing support for the operating system among PC players as Windows continues to ramp up AI integration. Gołębiewski confirmed that additional support for Linux is "one of the things that we've put in our strategy for this year to look closer at," but shared no specifics.
• Kiciński was more direct in his opinion of Windows, stating he was "really surprised" the operating system continues to maintain such a dominant market share despite persistent quality issues. "It's such poor-quality software and product, and I'm so surprised that it's [spent] so many years on the market,” he said. “I can't believe it! I sometimes have to fix my mum's computer or my father's computer with Windows, [and] like, it's unbelievable… So I'm not surprised that people gravitate outside of the Windows ecosystem. It's not the best ecosystem."