The goal, really, is to cut the crud out of Windows to create a more Linux-like experience.
but
for powerful developer hardware with 64GB of RAM and gobs of memory bandwidth.
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requires 64gb ram
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Clearly, the focus is on local AI development β a timely move as cloud AI token costs start to rise.
This is called burying the lede.
If Microsoft knows this cloud-based AI thing is a bust and people will be moving to local models that are not controlled by Microsoft or OpenAI or Anthropic, then it's only a few months before Satya tells his investors buddies and the bubble pops.
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You believed Microslop once, that's on them. You believed Microslop twice, that's on you.
Is this their follow up to the wildly successful Project Test Everything In Production?
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You need 64 GB or RAM to use it? Seems like it's just a marketing gimmick to find dumb developers who can afford 64GB of RAM in the first place. Kind of like that "I am Rich" app....
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Zero details about what clutter they're going to remove...
E: Reading the original Windows release does not mention anything at all about decluttering. They do call it "distraction-free" at one point, but no elaboration on what that means...
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The goal, really, is to cut the crud out of Windows to create a more Linux-like experience.
LOL. I'll just keep using Linux, thank you very much. Great article though:
[β¦] demanding 64GB of RAM in the age of the RAMaggedon seems inexcusable. (Especially because Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI and its overall AI push is a big reason memory prices have skyrocketed.)
Lmao
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Microslop must be getting tired of all the winning.
/s, obviously
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"Our new product is our old product with fewer kicks in the face."
Iβm sure the event viewer, resource monitor, etc will support hidpi with this right and itβs not just gonna be another Ui layer painted on top of all the old ones like a shitty apartment where you can cut the wall and count the layers of paint
Why doesn't Microsoft just use AI to fix their shit products? I thought AI was the future and Microsoft is OpenAI's largest shareholder so this should be a slam dunk.
If it was "clutter free", it would not need 64GB. It might even work with 4GB or less.
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If they actually cut the bloat and had a bare bones system it would be a half decent OS. It would be able to get away with less ram and faster response. The only issue is that would not look good for there stock value.
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You had me for the first half
Win 11 IOT enterprise LTSC already exists and doesn't even require a TPM.
Unless this is a legitimate channel for regular users to get IOT enterprise LTSC, this is a non-story. The thing we want already exists, they just refuse to sell it.
Fool me once⦠maybe we can try to fool them for the hundredth time.
lol no that won't happen
Clearly, the focus is on local AI development β a timely move as cloud AI token costs start to rise.
AI token costs are only rising for people with low AI proficiency who compensate for that by just using expensive models for everything. For others, the costs are dropping quite a lot, largely thanks to Chinese models (GLM, Kimi, Qwen, etc.)
It will be interesting to see what the price point is for Zenith, and the hardware needed to run it.
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I would pay like big bucks for a no nonsense interference that just ran shit i wanted without 900 services doing god knows what
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