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Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 Recall AI is not optional

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Re: Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 Recall AI is not optional

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Post by ziddoap »

talldayo wrote: post #43
ziddoap wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Gaming was Windows' last bastion Not by a long shot. Windows-only enterprise software (QuickBooks, SolidWorks, etc.) is the last bastion, and that bastion is going to hold for a long time.

The customers of that particular bastion have LTSC, and enough capital to twist Microsoft's arm into including or excluding whatever features they prefer.

This overlooks every small and medium sized business that is locked-in to Windows some way or another.

Unless they all band together, their capital is not enough to sway Microsoft at all.

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tempfile wrote: post #57
nightski wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Markets finding the price which balances supply and demand is not price gouging. Demand went up because it was suppressed during the pandemic and there was also extra savings in the economy (due to saving during the pandemic + stimulus and overall increase in money supply).

There is no objective difference between finding the balance of supply and demand and price gouging.

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Post by robrtsql »

delegate wrote: post #31

Genuine question: I've been hearing good things about PopOS. How realistic is it as a windows replacement ?

Is the question about Linux in general or about Pop_OS specifically? I've used it--the differences are going to increase once their new desktop environment releases, but right now it's comparable to Ubuntu except with some nice-to-haves (proprietary NVIDIA drivers are installed automatically, no software is delivered via Canonical's 'snaps' which are almost universally hated). I enjoyed it, but in my opinion, popular distros are more similar than they are different.

If you mean just replacing Windows with Linux in general: it's great, unless you need to run, say, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, or Fortnite.

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Post by onemoresoop »

nightski wrote: post #49
fidotron wrote: post #9

Microsoft are conducting a massive experiment to find just how badly you can treat locked in consumers before they switch. They are plumbing the depths so well it is legitimately hard to imagine what new madness they could come up with next.

The problem is most users don't even know it is happening.

They will find out, eventually. I think it'll be faster than MS's ability to do a u turn. Windows 11 is something I will never install, recommend or vouch for. I'm actually steering all my family and friends from Windows 11. I think this move by MS will make Apple more money.

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Post by vee2xx »

mythz wrote: post #59

Which we have to thank for Linux Desktop market share hitting all time highs this year. My decision to switch to a Fedora Desktop earlier this year after 25 years of Windows gets reinforced with every new "Windows Feature". It's been a refreshing change, native versions of JetBrains IDEs, Docker and most Daily Apps (e.g. VS Code, Discord, GitHub Desktop, Obsidian, etc) were available on Day 1, surprisingly all my fla…

I switched to Ubuntu a few years ago and have 0 regrets. I have run into rare cases where something I am working on and need to test can only run on Windows but that's what VMs are for.

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Post by altruios »

tootie wrote: post #51
fidotron wrote: post #9

Microsoft are conducting a massive experiment to find just how badly you can treat locked in consumers before they switch. They are plumbing the depths so well it is legitimately hard to imagine what new madness they could come up with next.

Per the source article, the features themselves are opt-in (ie not automatically enabled). I believe Apple is rolling out Apple Intelligence pretty much the same way yet it did not set off a firestorm of criticism.

lets see how that plays out, Cotton.

I would not be surprised that per the standard instillation route, default choices are designed to be as easily skipped as possible.

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Post by The_Colonel »

ziddoap wrote: post #28
choeger wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm running Linux for decades now without problems. Gaming was Windows' last bastion, but SteamOS is looking more and more attractive. So maybe I can get rid of that crapware personally.

> Gaming was Windows' last bastion Not by a long shot. Windows-only enterprise software (QuickBooks, SolidWorks, etc.) is the last bastion, and that bastion is going to hold for a long time.

What they likely meant was "for the average user" which is close to truth.

Windows of course doesn't go anywhere and will have a significant market share for decades to come. But Linux has come a long way. I'm not even interested in it, and use it because it's the simplest "just works" OS without having to actively defend against various dark patterns and anti-features.

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