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Lmao, why would anyone want to buy more expensive hardware to run shittier software?
Me getting ready to buy their old CPU and put Linux on it:
Y'all know this article is based on a fake article, right?
For all the people on here quick to mock others for being gullible enough to fall for AI-generated slop, this is embarrassing.
Good to know that while Microsoft is dumb they ain't this dumb
This year Linux finally goes double digits... thnx microslop
Man, Microsoft doubling down on the whole "Let's force most of our customers to purchase entirely new computers to use the next release!" strategy after it went so well for Windows 11 is just hilarious. Especially with hardware costs skyrocketing due to AI BS.
This is such a Microslop move. At least the company stays on brand.
Imagine using windows in 2026
Most computers run Windows by a staggering percentage
Sadly.
How can anyone upgrade to a new PC when there is no Ram or hard disks available? This is a crazy time to try to push that.
I think this highlights Microsoft's inability to connect with its customers even more than the AI and shit.
They really just do not give a shit about the consumer, at all.
Its insane people put up with it on their own personal machines I get for work or whatever.
Sloperating System
Petition to call Microsoft employees Sloppy Joes
remember when windows 10 was supposed to be the last os they ever made
Dude, they're still struggling with Windows 11 adoption because of the unreasonable requirements of a TPM 2.0 capable motherboard/CPU... and they are asking people to upgrade their CPUs again?
They only started seeing real growth in Windows 11 numbers as of January of this year. Windows 11 finally hit 73% last month while Windows 10 is down to 27%. Linux continues to gain marketshare, and there's no telling if the reason that Win 11 is finally gaining marketshare is from people dumping Windows entirely for other options. Mac and Chromebook shares have been growing as well! It took Microsoft four and a half years from release to break 50% Win 11 adoption and they want to release Win 12 on year five while forcing more upgrades when half the people who got in just upgraded?
This on top of trade wars, actual wars, and an AI arms race that is making buying PC parts obscenely overpriced... and they think people will fucking go for this?
The suits at Microsoft are out of their fucking minds. Even businesses won't want to upgrade this soon after many only just making upgrades to meet Windows 11 requirements just recently.... because businesses are also facing the same increased costs due to the above issues!
god i hope they fuck this up
They're already fucking this up with vibe-coding Windows 11, so if they seriously go all-in on this, Windows 12 will be a bigger disaster than fucking Windows Vista and Windows Millennium Edition combined.
...and frankly, I think they will. They've bet the farm on this AI shit, and they need to force it into everything to justify it's fucking existence even though Copilot is the most dogshit out of all these dogshit generative AI systems.
I'll take this as a sign to continue converting as many of my friends and family to whichever Linux distro fits them best.
Linux.
They haven’t even gotten everyone into 11 yet. They are tossing out another OS? Seems, dare I say, sloppy.
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Microslop is rabidly, desperately, sprinting-on-fire towards a closed mobile-style system paradigm, frothing at the mouth and glowing radioactive iridescent green with envy at Apple and Google’s silicon to application device and software ecosystem control. They want you to purchase the edge tensor hardware they need to run and train the LLMs and machine learning algorithms that will be used to analyze everything you do on your computer, perform deep learning recognition on every photo, video, and file on your hard drive, and securely export that model to themselves, advertisers, and the government at a premium, paid for by our tax dollars.
They’re burning down their own company to do it, that’s how bad they want it.
One of my 2 PCs already switched to linux because of mandatory TPM 2.0 for windows.
It's like they want us to leave their ecosystem. Requiring hardware changes in the middle of a major component crisis, one that they are in no small part responsible for, is certainly a choice.
Never correct your enemy while they are making an error. :D
If it is AI based I guarantee it will be subscription based. That could push me over the edge to some Linux variant.
Well thats a stupid plan. Microsoft has lost their minds with Windows
So they're going to try to get everyone to buy new hardware when there is a shortage of ram and storage and they are ridiculously overpriced.
The timing of this couldn't be worse.
Pass the popcorn.
Linux
Jesus Christ.
The Microslop train doesn't stop. It doesn't falter. It doesn't slow.
Microslop gon give it to ya.
Good, keep killing your own OS and forcing people to alternatives.
I love how short sighted they are.
Wasn't 10 the last windows?
I guess they're really pushing You'll own nothing and be happy, soon they'll sell TMP/SecureBoot-locked dumb terminals for the masses (with id check of course).
Making windows worse, AI, and forced CPU upgrades in this economy? There really is something for everyone to hate here.
Install Linux, Problem Solved.
This is the Year of the Linux Desktop.
Quite surprised that they are pushing that, seeing as one of the biggest obstacles for Windows 11 getting adopted was that a lot of the existing hardware didn't support the TPM requirements it put in place.
Doing it again so soon seems like a recipe to make people not want to use 12 at all. After all, Windows 11 works fine for them, why change so soon?
Calling it: win12 will have a thin client cloud hosted SaaS edition, for those who can't afford new ai-priced hardware.
So is Mint still the easiest distro? I think I'm switching for good this time.
This is an article, based on an article+AI that is based on an article, that cite NO SOURCE whatsoever. What are u even discussing about guys...
Me: Using 11 year old PC. Originally rjnning Windows 7. Now running ZorinOS.
I don't particularly like linux, but.....
looks at Windows 10...11.....now 12....
Yeah, fuck that dumpster fire.
Hopefully, SteamOS Desktop will be in the wild and shaked off any teething issues. I want to switch to an OS that is suitable for a power-casual. If it looks like a 2nd American Civil War or WW3 is on, I might switch early to Cachy.
Yes please!
I could use a few more modern tiny/mini/micros to make into useful Linux boxes.
