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by dotty- 593 days ago
I just wish Microsoft had a simpler mindset for their OS. Simple, privacy-first, consumer-first defaults and optional upgrades to more enhanced tools via their App Store.

Imagine if instead of Windows Recall being installed and available automatically on machines, they just added Recall as an optional downloadable add-on via the App Store... I don't think it would have received nearly as much backlash.
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PittleyDunkin 593 days ago
> Simple, privacy-first, consumer-first defaults and optional upgrades to more enhanced tools via their App Store.

Why would anyone use this over Ubuntu? They need something to differentiate themselves from the inexorable creep of free software.

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dotty- 593 days ago
I don't think creating a separate tier of enhanced OS upgrades would benefit Ubuntu. Ubuntu isn't connected to a multi-billion dollar corporation. Canonical has no resources to offer a free AI-powered Notepad editor. Microsoft is connected to OpenAI, Microsoft has AI-hardware partners, and Microsoft has the in-house resources to create new drivers for new hardware/software compatibility issues.

There will always be valid reasons to use Windows over Ubuntu.

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PittleyDunkin 593 days ago
You seem to mostly be listing ways in which using windows is an active liability rather than anything consumers asked for.

Granted, the drivers point is a good one.

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gradientsrneat 593 days ago
> Ubuntu isn't connected to a multi-billion dollar corporation

Technically correct but misleading. It's connected to Canonical, a multi-billion dollar private company limited by shares.

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