People that work at microsoft could stop this. With means gentler than "Crack open the CEO's skull with a hammer", too.
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I'm glad I disabled copilot in the registry. the poweruser shit I do to make my computer usable is actually why I'd actually do really well with linux lmao
got a new pc and there was ai shit in the bios
Ubuntu 26.04 w/GPT Gnome.
Ubuntu 26.10 w/Copilot Gnome.
Ubuntu 27.04 w/Recall Copilot Wayland Gnome
Ubuntu 28.04 w/Recall Copilot Wayland Gnome ARM(only)
tbf if any flavour of linux were to do this it would definitely be canonical
They’re not going to
Big tech will do what is best for extracting money customers and investors.
If you really care what your operating system is made of, use Linux.
dear big tech companies, please continue doing it, i want more people to use linux.
gonna be real silly in 2.5 years when they shut down the ai backend and leave a gaping hole in the OS architecture
They will just instruct everyone to throw their obsolete AI pc onto the landfill like they already have been doing with machines that won't run windows 11
"Ohhhh, that tired old OS was using AI 1.6. We've been offering the new OS -now with AI 1.8 - for 7 solid weeks now! We recommend you upgrade now, as we're shutting down AI 1.6 on Tuesday."
Big tech want to create a new dot com crash, they never learn
The thing about market bubbles is that there is a lot of money to be made in the inflationary period with sufficient foresight/luck/inside information regarding timing (take your pick as to which is the most important). If they are convinced they can be the ones to cash out big, they are likely not very concerned about preventing a major crash.
Maybe stop using them instead of asking them to do something they are not going to do.
Or continue, cause I ain't using those operating systems. All I need now is a proper linux phone.
That's exactly where I'm at too. And my requirements aren't all that high, I just need:
- all day battery life
- reliable SMS and MMS
- decent quality speakers and mic
I don't even need app compatibility, just a decent browser, and those already exist in current phone projects. If you give me the above, I'll switch and may even find time to help port desktop apps to the phone, or even develop some myself.
Execs who convinced the board that shoving huge amounts of cash into AI is a good idea have to justify having shoved huge amounts of cash into AI.