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Introducing Copilot+ PCs

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Re: Introducing Copilot+ PCs

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Post by rcarmo »

Dalewyn wrote: post #97
delusional wrote: post #18

The AI is the least interesting part of this announcement. Microsoft is giving ARM another try with a special branding that's supposed to guarantee some level of performance and quality. That's possibly huge news.

Not quite. Hidden at the very end of Microsoft's blognouncement[1] is this tidbit (emphasis mine): > We look forward to expanding through deep partnerships with Intel and AMD, starting with Lunar Lake and Strix. We will bring new Copilot+ PC experiences at a later date. So it's less Microsoft pivoting to and giving ARM a try again but rather testing the waters and distributing the risks by introducing ARM into a line…

I don't think the Intel or AMD chips will be (literally) as cool. AMD mini-PCs are _close_ to what an M1 can do, but still too power-hungry and slow.

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Post by [deleted] »

orph wrote: post #278
isoprophlex wrote: post #124

Their "copilot" brand is so weird and... muddled. There's the AI code assistant thing that github actually started, there's the horrible chatbot maker GUI demoware, there's AI stuff you might be able to do with your sharepoint (if only you could get hold of the right ms sales rep to take your money), there's an app that does genai things on your personal MS account... And now there's a Surface rebrand? That org chart…

It made sense when I named GitHub Copilot, since that product was a passive addition to your regular workflow. The name was sticky enough that they've run with it, misunderstanding or ignoring that fundamental metaphor.

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Post by JohnFen »

trelane wrote: post #204
pentagrama wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, and Lenovo is releasing a new Qualcomm-powered ThinkPad, which are known to be a Linux-friendly laptops. > The ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 is, of course, business-focused. It will have the same Snapdragon chip, storage capacity, and webcam but will support up to 64GB of memory and one of three 14-inch display options: an IPS with up to 400 nits of brightness; an IPS touch display; or an OLED that covers 100 percent of t…

They might be "known" (recent experience may vary. mine sure did) but if you can't get support for the pre-installed Linux, you're just asking for pain.

Hmm. The first thing I do when I buy any new machine is to format the hard drive so I can install my own OS on it. I don't really trust any manufacturer to get that right.

So, if it's so hard to get Linux running that you need to have it preinstalled for you, then it's not really a good Linux machine in my view.

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Post by throw7 »

"You are always in control with privacy you can trust."

Sure Jan. Maybe Microsoft should start with proving to us they can actually can keep their private keys secure for starters.

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Post by chx »

DariusKocar wrote: post #226
dweinus wrote: post #212

Genuinely curious: do any of the features/use cases they market here sound appealing to people? I am struggling to imagine wanting to use any of them. I can, however, easily imagine the sound my cooling fan will make while the NPU is running 24/7.

I find this useful as a productivity tool. For example, this can give me my standup update summary. It knows what I worked on and can summarize it for me. AI/LLMs are great at staying organized over huge amounts of data and this is the perfect application. disclosure: I am the founder of Perfect Memory AI https://www.perfectmemory.ai/ that does something very similar today.

Until the day it submits something to standup you don't want to and don't tell me you will always carefully filter it and then in best case you get fired. Worst case, you get criminally prosecuted.

Jesus, you people never learn.

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Post by paxys »

bambax wrote: post #272

> We set out to solve one of the most frustrating problems we encounter daily – finding something we know we have seen before on our PC. Today, we must remember what file folder it was stored in, what website it was on, or scroll through hundreds of emails trying to find it. It is indeed frustrating that one still cannot search effectively a local device, but it doesn't need AI to solve. It needs a proper search engi…

Anyone remember Google Desktop? Did the job perfectly 20 years ago.

Re: Introducing Copilot+ PCs

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Post by paxys »

Still waiting for an actual use case for these things. And no, "easily generate AI images" is not one of them, no matter how much Microsoft likes to push it.
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