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“Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server
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#422Earlier quoted context omitted.
I used to bother with things like registry edits, until I eventually realized the technical difficulty of operating Windows has surpassed that of Linux. Of course I still have to use Windows for work and even a few edge cases at home. But otherwise I've been quite happy since I swiched to Linux as my primary driver.
Win11debloat solves 99% of annoyances with Windows 11 in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat Nothing has ever reverted after an update for me, so it’s a one-and-done thing. Ironically, afterwards Windows 11 has fewer noticeable ads than my MacBook which still continually pushes Apple services/shows/etc in settings/push notifications. The only setting that I’ve ever seen sneakily disabled in recent years is the Ed…
It's better to get rid of Windows completely. You should try Arch if you enjoy tinkering.
Re: “Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server
#423I recently had dinner in Bellevue with an individual who holds a relatively senior position within Microsoft’s executive leadership. During our conversation, she emphasized repeatedly that Microsoft does not primarily view its offerings as consumer products. According to her, the company’s leadership is strongly focused on B2B strategy, with revenue growth driven mainly by Azure, AI, and enterprise solutions. Her per…
seems like
microsoft = 1/appleRe: “Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server
#424Earlier quoted context omitted.
They could kill the meme by...not producing slop.
Could they? You'll note that the source article does not describe even a single example of Copilot, the product the discord server was dedicated to, producing slop.
At one time, Microsoft produced some very high quality software. Excel was an absolutely amazing product in the '90s. That quality has been on a steady decline, and that decline has quickened since Microsoft started investing heavily in OpenAI. Github once had pretty good uptime, now it forces AI features on us and is down a couple of times a month. Windows is full of in-your-face advertising and dedicated AI buttons. These features are not what people want, and don't help anyone. Thus; MicroSlop.
Re: “Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server
#425I recently had dinner in Bellevue with an individual who holds a relatively senior position within Microsoft’s executive leadership. During our conversation, she emphasized repeatedly that Microsoft does not primarily view its offerings as consumer products. According to her, the company’s leadership is strongly focused on B2B strategy, with revenue growth driven mainly by Azure, AI, and enterprise solutions. Her per…
MS is the new IBM
Re: “Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server
#426I recently had dinner in Bellevue with an individual who holds a relatively senior position within Microsoft’s executive leadership. During our conversation, she emphasized repeatedly that Microsoft does not primarily view its offerings as consumer products. According to her, the company’s leadership is strongly focused on B2B strategy, with revenue growth driven mainly by Azure, AI, and enterprise solutions. Her per…
That's fine, they should still do a good job for moral reasons rather than economic ones, and they deserve to be dragged through the mud if they do not.
Re: “Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server
#427Why are they using Discord instead of Teams? Is this an internal Microsoft group? They don't dogfood?
Re: “Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server
#428I recently had dinner in Bellevue with an individual who holds a relatively senior position within Microsoft’s executive leadership. During our conversation, she emphasized repeatedly that Microsoft does not primarily view its offerings as consumer products. According to her, the company’s leadership is strongly focused on B2B strategy, with revenue growth driven mainly by Azure, AI, and enterprise solutions. Her per…
> That said, this business model has historically proven effective for companies such as IBM.
And all of the ERP vendors.
That said, most FOSS devs don't target those platforms for releases, so IMO the same approach should be taken with Microsoft products then.
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#429Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know I can because I've done it on my home machine, but my work computer is restricted by IT. I can't open regedit or install most software unfortunately.
Yeah I asked my director if I could rip out the shell and replace it with X Server running in WSL2 and he said it would make the IT people very upset.
If you use an X Server and environment to launch programs inside WSL2, what part produced by Microsoft is still providing some value to that setup? Wouldn't you just exec ELF programs to be run on top of the Linux kernel and Windows would be just some useless abstraction layer between the Linux kernel and the hardware? Or would you still use some actual Windows programs? How would that work with the X Server?
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#430Don’t they have better things to do? Maybe vibecode a taskbar that moves when you try to move away the mouse over it or perhaps a windows 12 installation procedure that requires a fecal sample and iris scan?
I think Microsoft underestimated how sensitive people are right now to anything that feels like control
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