It’s not april fools yet
downright determined to develop the shittiest computation experience mankind has ever known
Hard no from me
So Microsoft is continuing their promotion of Linux.
Hijacking top comment to let people know this article is just made up.
This. It’s based on AI Halucinations based off of previous trends. MS’s roadmap does not have W12 listed at all.
Stopped reading after the “Why it matters” section. Nobody uses that phrase in an article.
*Microslop
This sound so horrible, I might finally “upgrade” to 11.
Windows Slop Edition
Windows
SlopEdition.
Subscription-based, AI-Focused
“Hey team, so how can we make a worse Windows 11?” - Microslop
will be a modular and AI-focused OS
Take all the parts that used to be included and put them behind individual pay walls. I suggest Control Panel, powershell, network access, adding icons to start menu and task bar, using multiple monitors, the registry, right click menus. I’m sure even more could be added to this list with each starting at $5/mo, on top of the access fee and one drive expansions as access to your own hdd (other than the OS) is restricted behind a $20/mo sub.
Can I get my bonus now? - Microslop team
“Hi there User! It looks like you’re trying to ctrl-alt-delete. Unfortunately this is an al a carte feature for Premium Tier Users only. Upgrade now and get a totally free trial of right-click for one month on us!”
Oops! You hit your CTRL+ALT+DELETE quota for the week, would you like extra usage? ($5 minimum, no refunds, rates may increase after you accept charges)
It’s honestly impressive how many unattractive “features” they’re apparently packing into this.
Unfortunately, these are the only bright sides to this new OS. Microsoft’s Copilot, the AI assistant the company has been aggressively injecting across the ecosystem, will now be a core part of the next Windows iteration rather than a supplementary feature.
11 is bad enough, but it seems like 12 will be infected with copilot at every level of the OS rather than just shoehorned into every single app.
These AI features won’t come cheaply, with Windows 12 set to debut a new hardware requirement just as its predecessor did with the TPM 2.0 requirement. This time around, a dedicated NPU would be required, a specialized processor designed to handle AI tasks.
Oh, great. Yet another new hardware requirement, this time for unwanted AI, in a marketplace with runaway hardware prices caused by AI. On the plus side, this will make it easier for most people to not switch.
Some features of Windows 11 might also be locked away behind a subscription model that are expected to be “advanced AI services”, but the core OS will be a one-time purchase only.
Ok, so not only are you charging money for the OS, you’re also taking away existing features and making people pay a subscription?
The modular aspect of the OS is Microsoft’s CorePC architecture project that they’ve been working on for years. It will redefine the Windows experience by allowing the addition and removal of components. This will help customise the OS for each build, whether it’s a lighter-weight system, a gaming-prioritized build, etc.
Can we remove copilot, the subscription model, advertisements, and spyware?
This time around, a dedicated NPU would be required, a specialized processor designed to handle AI tasks.
Releasing an OS that requires an NPU when Intel and AMD are only this year starting to ship desktop CPUs that even have an NPU seems very aggressive.
Doubly so factoring in it’s right now at a time when, hardware costs are skyrocketing. Getting a PC with the same specs as the one I bought in 2023, is almost double the price today. Even steam machines and consoles are delaying themselves because they can’t find a way to release at a reasonable price point.
Everyone has basically been told “3 months ago was the last time to buy a computer for a while until either the AI bubble pops, or some magical huge increase in manufacturing happens to keep up with demand”. Point is this is literally the worse time in history to tell people to go buy a new PC.
This headline describes the disastrous state of Microslop perfectly. It gets worse with every written word.
Congratulations, this announcement really does ticks all the boxes.
Windows 12 could be released as early as this year and will be a modular OS, meaning users will have the option to add or remove features, aiming to provide more flexibility.
Does this mean I can remove the AI? /s
No. You can remove anything except Edge and AI.
You will be constantly reminded that Edge is based in the same technology as Chrome though
It is possible with W11 to install without copilot and other garbage using the right unattended setup XML and installer that facilitates it
Does that prevent Windows just ninja installing it in a random update?
Just… install Linux if you’re going to do that much work like… why
You have a deep and abiding hatred of functional operating systems?
I actually did switch my gaming PC to Linux because I decided it was going to be less effort than trying to force Windows to obey.
It was the way Microsoft was progressively disabling workarounds that was the final straw. As soon as a way to disable telemetry or something became widespread, it wouldn’t work any more with the next update and you needed to find new methods.
Linux just does as it’s fucking told.
Some people enjoy slop!
I did a Tiny11 install with Rufus, felt accomplished and then asked me the exact same thing. Have been running Linux for 6 months now and didn‘t boot up my W11 partition since last year.
I had to learn about it so my kid could play the games he wants to play that don’t work on Linux.
school
softwarespyware refuses to work on linux :(
Abandon ship
As we thought it couldn’t get any worse.
Bro we just wanna own the things we bought and paid for. You’re not making a good argument here, Microslop.
That’s because SaaS doesn’t WANT you to own anything…
Microslop Trough
Well that sounds just fucking awful!
