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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 altruios »

smegsicle wrote: post #69
noirbot wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd be more comfortable with it if MS didn't have a long and well documented history of overriding user settings via patches to turn on features that users had explicitly turned off. If MS wanted people to trust them to honor settings, they shouldn't have ignored settings for decades.

settings are just preferences, and preferences change everyone knows if you want to stop something from happening you use group policy

define 'everyone'. (I learned something new today)

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

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Post by nightski »

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.

No, price gouging is taking advantage of short term manipulations in supply and demand. If this happened during the pandemic then you might have a case. However what we are seeing now are long term, permanent changes to demand due monetary inflation.

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

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Post by werzum »

delegate wrote: post #31

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

I am using it for two years as daily driver on two (Lenovo) laptops, and I'm loving it so far! Most things worked out of the box and the UI is a nice balance of being adaptable if you want it, but also having sensible defaults. I keep having to bother with Windows for the sake of using a "real" Excel installation for some of my work, but Im really in love with the simplicity of just using Popos, whereas there are a thousand little spyware-annoyances whenever I boot up Windows again.

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

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Post by BikeShuester »

The unfortunate current state of the OS market: If you want a system that generally works without much hassle, Windows is the go-to choice, albeit with increasingly intrusive policies. For those who prefer customization, Linux offers a wealth of options, but be warned: if you lack a developer's background, your custom setups might break after an update. On the other hand, if you're looking for a rock-solid OS with minimal customization, macOS is your best bet, though you'll pay a premium and be locked into specific hardware. Personally, I wish Linux could take the lead in this battle, but it really needs to consolidate its resources to make a stronger impact.

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

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Post by nickthegreek »

altruios wrote: post #78
tootie wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

And updates will once again push the defaults hoping you will just skip it this time to get to the desktop.

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Post by onemoresoop »

robrtsql wrote: post #75
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…

>t's great, unless you need to run, say, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, or Fortnite.

There's no way to use Wine for Microsoft Excel?

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

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Post by spacemadness »

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 wish gaming was better. That’s the only reason I’m still on Windows for my gaming PC. I know it’s vastly improved (Proton, etc) but I’d still have to ditch quite a few games in my library.

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

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Post by twh270 »

MisterBastahrd wrote: post #6
scblock wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's today. I encourage you to actually try it rather than repeat an old trope.

No, it really isn't, and I've been working with Linux on desktops since I installed slackware from floppy disks from the back of a giant book after having used Sparcstations. Every single implementation is terrible and breaks in weird ways.

Every complex piece of software "breaks in weird ways", that doesn't make it terrible. It will also break if you're trying to do 'weird' things it's not really designed for.
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