Microsoft Debuts New Copilot+ Windows PCs Designed Around AI

[KanosWRX]

I just want a switch that disables all that co-pilot **** in Windows!! And stop trying to get me to use Edge for the f'n last time!!! Chrome is still better. Pains me to think Apple will be partnering with M$ and their OpenAI Sub-company most likely

 

[jz0309]

are those Intel or QCOM chips? gotta be one or the other ...
and as for the mentioned "feature" - no thank you

 

[chucker23n1]

It’s basically Windows Vista 64 bit with a skin, new drivers and Direct X 12.

Every Windows OS in the last 20 years has just been a reskin like that. Many of the admin apps haven’t even been reskinned since Windows XP.

macOS does major reboot from the ground up every five or so years. Every year is a major rebuild that requires many apps to be updated.

While many Windows apps do indeed have very old UI frameworks (and you can visually tell), it's not accurate to argue that XNU/Darwin is getting "a major reboot from the ground up" more frequently than NT. Windows has evolved plenty since Vista.

 

[smulji]

It’s basically Windows Vista 64 bit with a skin, new drivers and Direct X 12.

Every Windows OS in the last 20 years has just been a reskin like that. Many of the admin apps haven’t even been reskinned since Windows XP.

macOS does major reboot from the ground up every five or so years. Every year is a major rebuild that requires many apps to be updated.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1792609792143536176

 

[chucker23n1]

Incidentally, their new Surface line-up starts at 16 GiB RAM, for $999.

I'm just saying.

 

[KPOM]

Recall not a security risk! At all.

Plaintiff’s attorneys are going to love it.

 

[iObama]

I'm excited for this. Microsoft needs an Apple Silicon moment, and this could definitely be it.

Not everyone uses Macs. I've had an incredibly difficult time recommending any PC laptops to PC using friends since AS made its debut.

This should make that job a little easier.

 

[GlassFingers]

Recall looks quality if it works

Yeah, I was just thinking that’s a pretty useful…. Just ask it to show you the website you visited a couple weeks ago… an eggs Benedict recipe…. And then boom! Pops up the page. That would be really nice.

Likewise, the ability to modify photos by targeting the background or foreground sounds amazing…

No way I’m going to switch from macOS to Windows… But it would be awesome if Apple added some cool features like this….

 

[purplerainpurplerain]

It's concerning how far behind Apple seems with AI. Google has AI built into Android and MSFT is making AI PCs. Apple still has Siri that can't do anything...

There is no behindness. Nearly all use of so called AI has been for spam, deepfake and revenge porn. Real industry and economy hasn’t seen benefits yet and anyone who says there is a two bit liar with an investment to protect.

So that means nobody is behind. Apple has been working on future products behind scenes for many years. They do no sleep at the wheel. They always wait for other companies to release **** and then they come along with a better experience.

 

[iObama]

I just want a switch that disables all that co-pilot **** in Windows!! And stop trying to get me to use Edge for the f'n last time!!! Chrome is still better. Pains me to think Apple will be partnering with M$ and their OpenAI Sub-company most likely

That... is not gonna happen. The entire new framework of Windows laptops is built around Copilot.

 

[purplerainpurplerain]

I'm excited for this. Microsoft needs an Apple Silicon moment, and this could definitely be it.

They’ve been trying Windows on ARM for 15 years and still suck.

 

[dominiongamma]

I really hope for the latter. I despise "AI" and don't really want it forced upon me. The way things are going it sounds like that's exactly what the industry wants to do; shove this down everyone's throat.

Agree it’s bad enough the other companies are doing it but it makes me sick to my stomach Apple is going along with it

 

[GlassFingers]

Translation is cool, definitely one of the AI things I’m most excited about. A lot of the other stuff feels a little bit gimmicky to me tbh.

I would love to have an iOS feature to be able to turn on translation for an entire app. Because…. as an American living abroad, sometimes you need to download local apps which are not in English…. It’s such a pain in the butt!! It would be awesome if you could tell iOS to translate the entire app into English continuously. ♥️

 

[smulji]

No way I’m going to switch from macOS to Windows… But it would be awesome if Apple added some cool features like this

Die hard Mac (or Apple) fans won't switch but as far as enterprises go, they have little incentive now to buy a Mac, or an iPad.

 

[purplerainpurplerain]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1792609792143536176

BS. They couldn’t rearchitect themselves out of a paper bag if they can’t even design a decent UI.

 

[smulji]

still suck

Not anymore

 

[c84216]

[Consumer] AI and privacy are fundamentally at odds with one another. Apple needs to figure out how to balance the two since their marketing hinges on privacy. They aren’t going to do a “j/k!” on that!

 

[Bampf]

Man, with other tech companies pulling out AI magic at every big event, at this point WWDC is either going to be mind-blowingly amazing... or a massive disappointment if Apple turns out to be behind the curve on AI again.

I really hope for the former. 🤞

There is so much hype around "AI" that there is no way that Apple can meet it. (The companies doing the hyping also can't meet their own marketing expectations, but that fact will be conveniently overlooked.)

Apple should ignore the hype and instead use the tech to improve basic functions like Siri, dictation, and autocorrection. And if they can find other specific tasks that users do and apply LLM to them, they might manage something more useful day to day than the companies who throw AI at everything to see what sticks.

But I guess a sensible approach wouldn't help their stock price. (Oh wait, they can just announce more buybacks. Problem solved.)

 

[purplerainpurplerain]

Not anymore

They can’t even design UI bro. A 10 year old kid can do a better job.

 

[joemama2300]

PC 2 coming soon

 

[iObama]

They’ve been trying Windows on ARM for 15 years and still suck.

I don't think that's really true. They half-assedly tried it with Windows RT 12 years ago, half-assedly tried it again with a single product (Surface Pro X) in 2022, and haven't really done anything other than that.

This has widespread industry support out of the gate, and major apps like Chrome and Spotify have begun releasing ARM versions of their software in the last 2 years.

 

[zedsdead]

The keyboard is really interesting that Microsoft released….which is something we need from Apple...a combined Magic Keyboard + Trackpad that can connect to anything (Mac, iPad, Vision Pro, etc…)

 

[mystery hill]

Incidentally, their new Surface line-up starts at 16 GiB RAM, for $999.

I'm just saying.

The Surface Laptop also supports three external 4K displays (without having to close the lid)

 

[stridemat]

Apple…over to you in June for some iPad software love.

 

[brofkand]

A Surface Pro with all day battery life is the holy grail in my opinion. I am hopeful. I've always loved Surface hardware but the Intel chips of the past held the machines back.