• oh_@lemmy.world
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    They haven’t even gotten everyone into 11 yet. They are tossing out another OS? Seems, dare I say, sloppy.

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    Wasn’t 10 the last windows?
    I guess they’re really pushing You’ll own nothing and be happy, soon they’ll sell TMP/SecureBoot-locked dumb terminals for the masses (with id check of course).

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    This is an article, based on an article+AI that is based on an article, that cite NO SOURCE whatsoever. What are u even discussing about guys…

  • TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world
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    After buyers invested in Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft may find it difficult to encourage early adoption. The motivation now is not security-related, but rather mandating previously optional AI-based features […] Consumers may also not welcome rumored subscription-based plans for the OS. Still, the report suggests that additional costs are related to an improved Windows 365 cloud-based service […]

    Windows is a mandatory AI driven “” os “” that’s leasing its features from cloud platforms. Sounds like corporate setups for home computers

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    I still have clients refusing to buy Office 365 subscriptions and insist on sticking with their old copies of Office 2016. I’d love to see how Microsoft is gonna convince those cheap fucks that this is the correct path forward. This OS is dead.

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      It may not even be them being cheap, just that most people/organisations not directly tech-focused simply aren’t inclined to update software. Like wearing clothing until it starts to fall apart. That trend is another nail in the coffin

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        To be honest offline Office 2016 is a solid product and the desktop software is still more snappy and capable then the online counterparts. If you don’t need collaboration and online integration there’s little reason to go subscription based. I can understand that small companies make that decision. After all it is just a tool and not a goal in itself.

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    Good, keep killing your own OS and forcing people to alternatives.

    I love how short sighted they are.

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    One of my 2 PCs already switched to linux because of mandatory TPM 2.0 for windows.

    It’s like they want us to leave their ecosystem. Requiring hardware changes in the middle of a major component crisis, one that they are in no small part responsible for, is certainly a choice.

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      when one understands the unified and singular nature of existence, its easier to see how the greed driving the actions of those in power is also the necessary call for others to respond. with the call getting louder and more extreme, many are waking up to the truth of their reality. anyone hoping life will go back to normal will not survive the transformation, only those who embrace change as a necessary growth opportunity to overcome darker elements of our collective culture and experience. for example, we all understand the sickness if an individual pedo, but we have yet to fully expose and understand the breadth of the affliction. It will continue to reveal itself like an infected wound that can no longer be ignored and must be treated. so yes, they do want us to leave their platform only they don’t know it and they will only inspire a better one to be built with a purpose beyond individual gain. The enshitification is a blessing.