It's actually sad how long it took this feature to arrive on Windows 11

[Windows Central]

A recent Insider build of Windows 11 introduced WhatsApp support for the share button. The addition highlights the sad state of Microsoft's relationships with developers.

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[wojtek]

It's quite simple actually - windows is used in bigger screen with keyboard and better pointing device support so usually using copy-paste or drag-and-drop and better processing is just better and more natural. The whole "share button" was introduced on mobile OS because they are soooooo limited that it was (and is) the only option to somehow manage data between apps... not sure if forcing it and decrying that it's on popular on desktop make sense..