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"If I want AI I'll actively seek it out and use it - otherwise, jog on." If I want MS Windows I'll actively seek it out and use it - otherwise, jog on If this
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y ago
"If I want AI I'll actively seek it out and use it - otherwise, jog on."
If I want MS Windows I'll actively seek it out and use it - otherwise, jog on
If this is not a statement you can make, then Redmond gets to decide what you use, not you
- userbinator 1y agoLinux and Mac users would disagree.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y agoIf you cannot choose another OS besides Windows, then you are stuck with whatever Redmond decides
- stalfosknight 1y agoYou can choose another operating system. No one is forcing you to reward Microsoft for their bullshit.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y agoUsually complaints about changes to Microsoft software come from people who are using the software It's possible that Linux or MacOS users might complain about new "AI features" in MS Windows, but more likely it is MS Windows users who are complaining If it's possible for a computer user to switch between OS, then there is less reason to complain. Those users can make the statement, "If I want to use MS Windows, I will actively seek it out and use it, otherwise [I will not]" For example, "I do not like this Microsoft "AI feature" so I'll use MacOS instead" (possible for user to switch OS) versus "I do not like this Microsoft "AI feature" so I'll complain to Microsoft via online comment forums" (stuck using WIndows OS, no choice) If you cannot make the statement "If I want MS Windows, then I'll use it, otherwise I will use something else" then Redmond, not you, makes the decisions on what you will use, including "AI features" you may not like Because if you use Windows, chances are you have "auutomatic updates" enabled This allows Redmond to install new software on your computer whenever they like, e.g., "updates"
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y agoI have not used MS Windows on own computers since early 2000s I did not switch from MS Windows to Linux nor MacOS I switched to NetBSD which I had originally used on the VAX before Linux existed I have owned Macs and iPhones. But Apple became a lost cause many years ago Today I use both Linux and NetBSD I prefer compiling the software I use myself. I am not a fan of "binary packages" When I use the term "you" in an HN comment I am not referring to myself
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y agoUsers of operating systems other than MS Windows, e.g., Linux, MacOS, etc., can obviously make this statement They decide what OS they want to use, and therefore what "features" they will accept Whereas MS Windows users must accept what Redmond decides they should use