The AI ‘features’ all sound like things I have always been able to happily live without. Linux has no need for such nonsense thankfully.
We happily live without most features until they come around.
Just have to see how it plays out.
Knowing Microsoft? Subscription push or subject you to ads and/or other limitations. Windows 11 already does a ton of spying on you…
I really want to try out Github Copilot for C++ on VS Code for Linux here shortly. From what I read, it could be VERY useful for what I do.
I don’t mind a second brain helping me out with programming.
Eh, there’s all kinds of automatic user bahviour predicting that’s quite useful without “AI” that could be even better. For example, when I am by the local supermarket and pull up my phone and search for apps it “knows” where I am and suggests parking fee app (which I’m about to use). I can imagine this could be expanded in some unexpected ways with correlations derived from machine learning models.
It could be, but let me tell you this is absolutely the last thing I want. I want my device to do what I tell it to, nothing more and nothing less. If I want the computer to suggest me something, I damn well want to ask it first and I don’t need it gathering up all my usage behavior prior to then.
No. Just, no.
I’m I the only person who wants the Windows OS to do less, not more? I strongly prefer a non-intrusive OS that isn’t constantly calling attention to itself with needless bullshit and distractions. MS has forgotten (or wants to ignore) the fundamental role of the OS, which is a platform for the apps we actually want to interact with to run on.
Of course this phenomenon isn’t only limited to MS Windows. Far too much software these days thinks it constantly needs to grab your attention. I’m sick of the whole “all push notifications all the time” mindset of designers.
To revise my complaining a bit, the return to one “big update” per year could be a good thing…hopefully.
No, but Windows is so entrenched that they don’t need to actually be competitive in order to keep making profit. Instead, the Windows team has to invent things nobody ever wanted or needed that they can advertise to make it look like they’re still useful. Software UX polish-passes don’t make good marketing. You can’t seriously put “you know that one weird thing that only happened to a fraction of users sporadically? we fixed it” on a marketing campaign.
You make some good points. I would be happy if they just made it faster, more reliable, and more secure (incremental improvements) and I personally don’t want or need a lot of “wow factor” out of the stupid OS. But I do understand what you’re saying. A lot of those MBAs, etc, that they hired need to justify their jobs and so on.
you are not alone.
operating systems for the youtube generation. Like and Subscribe to open your recommended apps!
Thanks for the laugh! I’m glad I’m not the only one.
Urgency to switch to Linux intensifies
According to my sources, the new Windows bosses are now returning to an annual release cycle for major versions of the Windows platform, meaning Windows is going back to having just one big feature update a year instead of multiple smaller ones throughout.
Good. Despite Windows 10 with all of its privacy issues, it’s nice to see major updates released to an OS every year rather than a new version of Windows every few years.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
These changes are said to take effect after Hudson Valley launches in 2024, so I’m still expecting at least one more Moment update for the current version of Windows 11, which sources say will ship in the February or March time frame early next year.
This means PCs that ship with Germanium in June will be missing most of the features that make up the Hudson Valley release until the fall, when it reaches general availability for everyone.
Unsurprisingly, the big focus for Hudson Valley is on next-generation AI experiences that are being woven and integrated throughout the OS, much of which will likely require new NPU hardware to function.
Microsoft is even working on “AI” powered wallpapers which will use machine learning to identify layers in any image, and create a slight parallax effect that interacts with your cursor or built-in gyroscope if on a handheld device.
This project is code-named CorePC (or Win3 in some cases), and essentially continues the vision originally set out with Core OS where the platform is modular, allowing Microsoft to scale Windows up and down depending on what features and capabilities are necessary for a device.
I have heard that Microsoft is working on a variant of CorePC / Win3 that’s designed to compete head-to-head with Chrome OS in the low-end segment of the PC market, but this is unrelated to Hudson Valley.
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