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Windows 12 is likely to debut in the second half of 2024 with AI-focused features (www.gizmochina.com)
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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just when I was ready to upgrade to 11; I don't think I've ever been this behind in Windows upgrade cycles outside of the awful ones (ME, Vista and 8).

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    For real. Me too. I have Win 11 on my work laptop and I hate it. They really had the ergonomics down with Windows 10. I could almost use it blindfolded. Win 11 is a mess. Plus they added a lot of features that has me concerned about my privacy.

    And now in Win 12, all my info and data are doing to be sent to some AI somewhere? Fuck that.

    The day that Win 10 becomes unsupported or that I'm forced to upgrade to a newer version of Windows is the day I go 100% Linux.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've got Win 11 on my laptop on with the last update I think it's ok to use now. What's wrong with it?

    Not a privacy freak, but still concerned about the overheads with sending unncessary data too. And I really just want an OS, not a nanny on the desktop. Copilot in Edge is useful but I hate the nagging about using it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ever notice how it's more search focused? Especially the start menu? There's a lot of data that is being sent without you noticing.

    I don't know how technical you are but here's an article with some links to videos of people analyzing what's being sent.

    https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-user-data/

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't really care about that as long as it doesn't interfere with my daily use; that's what I really dislike whenever MS adds something to Edge, it adds cruft to the UI, and also why I get the complaints about ads in the Start Menu (I'm not in the USA, never had ads in the Start Menu ever). That shit would be so infuirating.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I care very much. I'm sick and tired of being bombarded with ads and it's especially concerning when ads about things I only thought about appear coincidentally. In addition, all my information and photos and videos are now used to train AI and I have no idea how my information is used or stored.

    Then you have cases like in the US where women are being arrested because the police are using chat records and other stored data on company servers to find out who is seeking abortion services. Or in other places where just criticizing the government ends up with you being arrested.

    And this is becoming increasingly common, even in relatively free countries.

    Naw man, I'll be switching to Linux.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I have a few counters I manage, plus my personal laptop. I've set all of them to only allow updates up to version 22H2, windows 10 lts. Hopefully that means they will never try to upgrade to windows 11.

    Edit: computers. I don't manage any counters that run an OS, as far as I'm aware.

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