that's nice. I'm still going to rip windows 11 out in favor of linux on my next computer.
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You could do it on your current one. No reason to wait. I’m going strong with Linux as my primary OS for 3 years.
I'm on an off lease office box that is almost old enough to vote.
Linux is why this thing is even marginally useful.
That’s so great that a computer that old is usable instead of being binned.
Prescicely.
Does it do the latest and greatest? No. Am I wholly happy with it? No.
However it works. that is the important part.
So just remove the branding and keep doing the same shit. You fucks want good will... Then just delete the abomination that you have turned notepad into and bring back the simple notepad... Legit roll back the entire system and it's ecosystem 15 years and try again.
You're giving them too much trust. The only way to be sure that Microsoft isn't embedding malware into your systems is to not use their software.
I don't disagree, I've been off windows for a few years I think now. Fuck Microsoft, even my work laptop is Linux.
Are they going to go back to calling it Cortana?
Lol, totally forgot about that flop.
Considering there's currently 80+ MS products with the name CoPilot in them, renaming a few is probably for their benefit and not the consumer: https://teybannerman.com/strategy/2026/03/31/how-many-microsoft-copilot-are-there.html
Yeah, that's the point
Ah yes. How's internet explorer - I mean edge doing?
Get that people don't like the way you do things and what you make, and rethink that angle. Renaming things won't change anything. If you can't succeed forking chrome, look inward lol.
It’s like they’re so corporate-plagued over there that the extent of their innovation is to buy other companies, rebrand things, and sell subscriptions to stuff. Microsoft HQ is like Dunder Mifflin of the 2020s
I'm sorry but edge is a better chrome, hands down. It performs better and had better pdf handling. I am sure there is more but there is no way in which chrome is better.
Now both suck on a privacy front and i use vivaldi but when you compare edge to chrome, edge wins.
Hold up, Vivaldi for privacy? I mean, Firefox is right there.
The web seems designed for chrome browsers. Also, I love the customization. But i am new to it.if there is a privacy concern, i would like to know.
To be honest, i have been eyeing librewolf over firefox. I just really do love Vivaldi's interface and customization
Some of us are part of the resistance. Fuck chrome lol.
This article mentions Microsoft's announcement in early 2026 to start fixing genuine Windows issues, and every single update to this announcement is effectively "and that was a lie." Updates have gotten worse not better, and hiding AI features out of shame is just creating a bigger problem.
Funny they're taking a page out of the Mozilla playbook here, when they renamed the ill-planned "AI Window" to "Smart Window."
Five years ago I splurged on a higher end laptop than I’ve ever had, and regretted it from the beginning. Even when new, the battery barely lasted an hour, and hyper-v was unable to do the VMs I wanted
But I needed Windows for two reasons: tax software and gaming with my kids. Well my tax software also supports Mac and my kids are in college, so there goes my reasons.
So I booted up the windows laptop to do my taxes. It started with not knowing my pin, my bad. But the alternate login was to use the mandated online account that I don’t use. That password change sent email to my ex: yikes. Then ad after ad after popup, so crazy how unusable it became
So yeah, laptop sucks and is showing its age, big waste of money, no more reason to be tied to windows, poor experience ……. Really selling me on a Mac for my next one
We weren't expecting anything else anyway. Now they've come up with this licensing problem too.They have a proposal that would require all AI agents to operate under license.This way, they're trying to eliminate other developers from the system even during the development phase.These are qualified sons of bitches.A horde of creatures capable of any despicable act to create a monopoly.
Here is the news: https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4
Microsoft seems to have stripped away mentions of the "Copilot" brand in the Windows Insider version of the Notepad app. The Copilot button in the toolbar is gone, and instead, you'll find a writing icon which will present you AI-powered writing assistance, such as rewrite, summarize, tone modification, format configuration, and more. Additionally, "AI features" in Notepad settings has been renamed to "Advanced features" and it allows users to toggle off AI capabilities within the app.
Haven't they done enough data collection yet where they just know who hates all this crap? It's not the way it should be, but I can't say I'd be mad if they just flagged any operating system I installed and said "this guy just wants a local user with no cloud service ads in his face all the time"
That is everyone, no one wants this...
They need everyone to embrace it because they need to justify the insane amounts of money they've sunk into this stupid bullshit.
this guy just wants a local user with no cloud service ads in his face all the time
Yeah, but that's not what the shareholders want, so they don't give a shit.