▲ 265 ▼ Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface (www.windowscentral.com) submitted 1 year ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world 203 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 year ago (9 children) Never been happier to be 100% on Linux. permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Jeremyward@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (7 children) Switch about 6 months ago, so happy to read these articles and shrug at them now. I gotta say it's weird there's only like 2.5% of us permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] GooseFinger@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (5 children) Microsoft could literally make "gargle the balls of Bill Gates" a login requirement and the masses would still use Windows. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Well, all tech is heading to fellatio-based authentication. Microsoft is just trying to beat Apple and Google to the market. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) the way things are, things have to be completely unusable for the average user to care. people are still on reddit and twitter and facebook after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) The average user no longer uses a PC at all. There are lots of us, but we are not the majority. The average user is quite literally doing everything from their phone, and they don't care about any OS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) but we're talking about desktop users. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago We are talking about operating system adoption. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Most people just use whatever OS their computer comes with. We need to have more companies producing cheap computers with Linux pre-installed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I can eject USB drives in Linux! You click the button to unmount it, and it unmounts. This is some crazy technology right here, maybe one day Microsoft will catch up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jeremyward@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (7 children) Switch about 6 months ago, so happy to read these articles and shrug at them now. I gotta say it's weird there's only like 2.5% of us permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] GooseFinger@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (5 children) Microsoft could literally make "gargle the balls of Bill Gates" a login requirement and the masses would still use Windows. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Well, all tech is heading to fellatio-based authentication. Microsoft is just trying to beat Apple and Google to the market. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) the way things are, things have to be completely unusable for the average user to care. people are still on reddit and twitter and facebook after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) The average user no longer uses a PC at all. There are lots of us, but we are not the majority. The average user is quite literally doing everything from their phone, and they don't care about any OS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) but we're talking about desktop users. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago We are talking about operating system adoption. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Most people just use whatever OS their computer comes with. We need to have more companies producing cheap computers with Linux pre-installed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GooseFinger@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (5 children) Microsoft could literally make "gargle the balls of Bill Gates" a login requirement and the masses would still use Windows. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Well, all tech is heading to fellatio-based authentication. Microsoft is just trying to beat Apple and Google to the market. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) the way things are, things have to be completely unusable for the average user to care. people are still on reddit and twitter and facebook after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) The average user no longer uses a PC at all. There are lots of us, but we are not the majority. The average user is quite literally doing everything from their phone, and they don't care about any OS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) but we're talking about desktop users. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago We are talking about operating system adoption. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Well, all tech is heading to fellatio-based authentication. Microsoft is just trying to beat Apple and Google to the market. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) the way things are, things have to be completely unusable for the average user to care. people are still on reddit and twitter and facebook after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) The average user no longer uses a PC at all. There are lots of us, but we are not the majority. The average user is quite literally doing everything from their phone, and they don't care about any OS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) but we're talking about desktop users. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago We are talking about operating system adoption. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kadup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) The average user no longer uses a PC at all. There are lots of us, but we are not the majority. The average user is quite literally doing everything from their phone, and they don't care about any OS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) but we're talking about desktop users. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago We are talking about operating system adoption. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) but we're talking about desktop users. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kadup@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago We are talking about operating system adoption. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kadup@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago We are talking about operating system adoption. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Most people just use whatever OS their computer comes with. We need to have more companies producing cheap computers with Linux pre-installed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I can eject USB drives in Linux! You click the button to unmount it, and it unmounts. This is some crazy technology right here, maybe one day Microsoft will catch up permalink fedilink source parent