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    3. SantosL on

      Building Windows PC is dying, thanks to “ai” services funneling up the entire hardware supply chain

    5. Laughing_Zero on

      From the article: *“Sure, you can still buy a PC with Windows on it, but you’re not really “buying” Windows* ***as much as renting it.****“*

      Microsoft as landlord… chilling thought. With Linux, you’re cohabiting.

    6. thedeeb56 on

      That’s not why. MS doesn’t care about the OS business anymore. Linux rules already.

      Those shitty little Chromebooks aren’t computers. Just phones with bigger keys.

      Pick a Linux distro and relax

    7. thatfreshjive on

      Windows PC is dying because Microslop is desperate to prove returns on Nadella’s AI gambit

    8. Moore2877 on

      No not thanks to the cloud and AI, but because MS is neglecting Windows and it’s users.

    9. CastleofWamdue on

      few things make me feel older than the fact, I replaced my old broken laptop with a brand new Windows laptop. I am a product of my time, I dont feel a tablet is enough for me, even if people 20 years my junior know nothing else.

      I look at my local computer repair shop, and it looks like a time capsule.

    12. mvw2 on

      First time in PC history that I’m considering dropping Windows. I’ve used Windows since 3.1. It’s insane to watch companies destroy themselves. I’ve stopped using Chrome as a browser. I’ve mostly stopped isn’t using Facebook (outside of messaging and market place). Both turned to functional hellscapes. Windows is going that way too. Linux for the first time is looking REAL attractive.

    13. hooblelley on

      Happy that I’ve switched to Linux and I don’t have to deal anymore with this kind of nonsense

    15. grimace24 on

      AI is killing Windows. Microslop thinks it a good idea for AI to write the update code then check its own code. That has been why there have been so many faulty updates that have made the Windows and Azure experience awful.

    17. kris_lace on

      I was always expecting Linux to pry people over to their team. But this is Microsoft picking people up by the scruff of their necks and throwing them over to the other side.

    18. Eurymedion on

      TIL you can rent a cloud PC from MicroSlop with **4GB** of RAM for $28 to $48 a month, per user.

      I’d move to Linux, but I also just built a new PC and bought a Win11 installation. Still, I feel it’s only a matter of time before I make the jump.

    23. Jensen1994 on

      What a load of bollocks. Microsoft can’t even keep up with AI demand in the cloud and is pushing copilot+ PCs because it knows that inferencing in the cloud is unsustainable. Furthermore, with the instability of the world and in particular the US, more and more global customers are questioning the wisdom of giving your whole infrastructure as well as data over to a US company, hence the growth in hybrid data centers.

    24. kentoss on

      I have been a life long Windows user. I was part of art and flash animation communities from a young age and could only use Windows for certain applications I used. Eventually I got into software development, and stuck with what I knew.

      I’ve used every major revision of Windows as my primary driver since 98. Even the ones people agree are bad. I got used to the core experience and learned how to tweak everything just to my liking. Every new PC I would follow the same pattern and then just not think about it until the next PC or some other issue.

      Nothing has been able to shake me off it. Even when friends or orgs I was a part of all started using Apple products, I resisted. I have been ribbed endlessly for my continued use of Windows to today. There just wasn’t ever a compelling reason to change for my needs.

      Windows 11 is a genuinely terrible OS. It is not overstated how bad it is.

      It’s not just about annoying UI tweaks, forced online login, forced one cloud, excessive telemetry, AI slop integrations, wasted resources, and constant bugs that change with every new update. There is something fundamentally broken about the core experience that keeps getting worse.

      Basic, fundamental tools that have been solid for over 30 years are regressing. For instance, for the better part of a full year, the Task Manager was completely broken for me. I couldn’t easily see what resources were being used or what processes were running. As soon as I opened it, the UI would half populate and then it would go unresponsive. I went to the command line for everything. Eventually an update restored it but it is still slow and clunky.

      I don’t pretend to know for sure this is because of AI supposedly producing 30% of their code or whatever the current claim is. I do think it has been on a downward spiral since before the rise of LLMs, though.

      I don’t get the impression that the Microsoft leadership cares any more. These problems seem so far away from where their attention is currently. I can’t tell if Windows for Business is even on their radar, considering how often I hear reasonable grievances from my fellow sys admins.

      It feels like Windows is now just a marketing tool.

      I have decided I am going to switch and, for the first time, I don’t think I will be returning. Linux distros have gotten way better, but I am sad to say that the main reason for my switch isn’t because there was a better fit for my needs, it’s that I have completely lost faith in Microsoft as an organization.

      Anyway, does anyone know if there is any way I can automate a check against my Steam library to see which games already have compatibility with something like proton?

    26. productfred on

      People will switch to Macs and Chromebooks before they consider subscribing to a „cloud based Windows computer.“ Most people can’t even understand what that even means.

      Imagine a computer that you don’t own, which is inaccessible without an Internet connection, and whose files are out of your reach and open to scanning by Microsoft and governments worldwide.

    29. chrisbcritter on

      Just built a Linux gaming PC with my son.  Parts were expensive, but not the OS.  It seems to work great.  Haven’t seen his face for about a week now so it must be working. 

    30. pimpeachment on

      My PC at home seems fine. I am able to do everything I have always been able to do still with win11. My work pc also fine. It’s a hassle to use gpo and mdm, but the equivalents for Linux suck too. Aside from occasionally seeing the words copilot, what is the actual problem? 

    31. AntifaSuperSoldier13 on

      It’s dying because Linux distro’s are free and rapidly catching up in terms of gaming and hardware support (see Cachy OS). While Windows 11 is bloated with freeware and spyware and costs money, riddled with bugs and other issues.

      Why bother buying it who has money for that shit

    32. alvinofdiaspar on

      It’s dying because they want to monetize users into permanent subscribers to services – where you can’t own anything – not even a license, but had to be subjected to the whims of what they think is the best for you at any given time.

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