Windows 12 reportedly set for release this year as a subscription-based, AI-focused OS

[lucasth@mastodon.social]

@melroy how do they plan to enforce that?

[rupertreynolds@hachyderm.io]

@jonsnow I remember when Windoze 10 was going to be the last version ever...

[hackbyte@joinfriendica.de]

@jonsnow @NovemDecimal At least, having some ai slop paywalled makes it clear that it's not a unavoidable default....

I'm still never going to touch that stuff again.

[iju@mastodon.social]

@jonsnow

I'm starting to think there's so hardcore FOSS nerd undercover at Microsoft, who's going to singlehandledly bring forth the Year of Linux on the Desktop.

[davidnielsen@mastodon.social]

@jonsnow @briankrebs Apple are going to sell so many MacBook Neos.

[jonsnow@mastodon.online]

@reverendrobodummy this just popped up in my feed https://vimeo.com/1168468796

[stumpythemutt@social.linux.pizza]

@jonsnow Didn't California just pass a law to take effect in Jan 2027 that makes it mandatory gor the OS itself to verify the user's age? It really plays into this OS as a subscription game microslop is playing.

[stumpythemutt@social.linux.pizza]

@lucasth @melroy By preventing the sale of computers with pre-installed Linux.

[lucasth@mastodon.social]

@StumpyTheMutt @melroy

Let's hope no one follows them.... That's stupidity.

[lunshofhans@mastodon.social]

@jonsnow All about money! Greed of big Tech, not only at microsoft.

[thefwguy@techhub.social]

@jonsnow What amaze me is that when you think M$ did reach the bottom, it surprise you digging more !
That is another reason to avoid that crap, Linux user since 1998

[novemdecimal@sunny.garden]

@jonsnow

May I bring you attention to these? I came across articles that rumors about Windows 12 releasing this year are exaggerated and false.

https://sunny.garden/@NovemDecimal/116171663426497984

[jonsnow@mastodon.online]

@NovemDecimal Interesting. So far we had romoured claims, rumoured disclaimers and nothing official from Microslop.

The release date is the least of the concerns and the rest just sounds like something Microslop would (and still might) do.

The 2nd article is from 2023 and only says that Windows "will not need subscription to *use* it". Nothing about "subscriptions for extra features"

Let's wait and see. Makes really no difference to me as I made a vow to never install Windows again

[novemdecimal@sunny.garden]

@jonsnow

I'm also Team Penguin

[post_reader@wehavecookies.social]

@NatureMC @jonsnow
Someone had to tell it;
I think I covered the basic problems in more accessible style.
Gems for linux community are of course included.

[synlogic4242@social.vivaldi.net]

@jonsnow Windows has been the OS for lazy fools, newbs and suckers for decades now, so folks shouldnt be surprised at the direction theyre heading

[silverarrows@autistics.life]

@pascaline oh yes they brought in copilot in a Win10 update last year and I'm like, No you don't!

[targetdrone@mastodon.social]

@3dpng @jonsnow That pattern ended nearly 20 years ago, when Windows 7 was their last good release. The pattern starting with XP has been good-bad-good-humiliating-bad-wtaf and now here we are looking at adding "omfg" to the list.

I'm fortunate enough to have a lifetime of skills that enabled me to jump into a lifeboat and sail far from this unholy, sloppy, Orwellian mess.

[rahulsetrakian@infosec.exchange]

@jonsnow isn't that beautiful? Mega Microslop is coming.