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Microsoft has an ambitious plan to win users back, and go toe-to-toe with Valve's SteamOS for gaming — but I'm not getting my hopes up (www.techradar.com)
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Microsoft is working on a new project labeled Windows 'K2', intent on removing bloatware, reducing AI, and optimizing Windows 11 for gaming, with three focuses of 'performance, craft, and reliability'.

the issue is not about performance, is about enshitification. I mean, do we need TPM? do we need Microslop account to login our pc/laptop? do they really need to shove Copilot into Windows?

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[–] 12 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

If Microsoft wants to win users back, the only way to do that is by re-releasing Windows 7, and make a legal contract to never add spyware, monetization, adware, AI, service accounts to install/log in to the PC, or anything else to it.

Windows 7 was the peak of their capabilities. everything before that was building up to 7, everything after was a series of missteps and fuckups.

But thats never gonna happen.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago*

    I might consider Windows again if they made civil promises in such a way as to expose themselves to existential-level class-action lawsuits, should they go back on their word. Nothing less. Show me you’re ready to die for my trust, otherwise you’re not getting it back — ever.

    Actually… hmm… could we plebs trick the execs and shareholders into giving us powerful corporate positions, where we can do exactly this? That would be a very aggressive and interesting way to make corporations beholden to the public good.

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