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It's funny cause "ambient, pervasive, multi-modal" are all words used when envisioning the future applications of AI, so you know some marketing smuck glanced over the literature (or probably asked an AI to do so for him) and chose them with little care as to how the new Windows will embody these qualities. I am so tired of salesmen,marketing,word salads and entrepreneurship.

Microsoft really doing everything in their power to make sure I never buy another Windows PC.

The next version of Debian won't be more ambient and pervasive. It would be just the same as it is today.

I love Windows 11 (the non-copilot+ version) and am positive on AI, but if they pull through with this vision, I WILL switch to Linux once Win11 support ends.

Micro$oft doing this has been the best thing for Linux and MacOS

Microsoft does the best viral marketing for Linux.

The only word I understand in that sentence, in this context, is "pervasive." And given how Windows has really heen driving users away from Windows recently, I am doubtful that it will be more pervasive than previous Windows.

"10 will be the last OS"

Fundamentally, the concept that your computer can actually look at your screen and is context aware is going to become an important modality for us going forward."

Ah, so now having my computer spy on me is a feature, gotcha

voice as input? lol, can you imagine a busy office with workers all talking at the same time? this is stupid. MS is stupid. I'll stick to Linux thanks.

In the interview, Davuluri is asked how AI is going to change the way we interact with computers. Here's what he had to say on the matter:

"I think we will see computing become more ambient, more pervasive, continue to span form factors, and certainly become more multi-modal in the arc of time ... I think experience diversity is the next space where we will continue to see voice becoming more important. Fundamentally, the concept that your computer can actually look at your screen and is context aware is going to become an important modality for us going forward."

Watch out Satya Nadella, this guy's coming for your job as Head of Corporate Bullshit.

"We listened very carefully to everything our customers wanted, and then we cranked out this impossible to use fucking piece of shit" - The Onion (for Sony, but it applies here)

Just got done switching to Bazzite and couldn't be more satisfied. Super similar to Steam Deck. Almost everything on the gaming rig worked right away.

What the fuck does ambient even mean in the context of an operating system? Is it going to be floating around in the atmosphere of my flat? Is the next version of windows gaseous? Is it sarin gas?

I’m sureAI will hit Linux one day . A lot of the toolset for building LLM’s works out of the box. I’ve used Linux for years.

I suspect if AI gets to distros your have 3 sorts of people :

1. Privacy aware and dislike the idea entirely

2. Those that embrace it but only with open weight open source models.

3. Those that use any AI models as long as it’s not too invasive .

I’m probably a solid 1.5

Just rename it to Copilot 12 or something, it’s way too confusing having a product not branded as copilot.

Because we all told Microsoft we desire software that fits these adjectives.

I think a lot of people are going to struggle getting their head around the idea of voice being a reliable, primary input method when using a PC, but with agentic AI and the ability for the OS to understand user intent and natural language, it's going to feel a lot more natural than you might think.

You're damn right we're going to struggle. I won't believe it is reliable enough to be anything but infuriating until I see it.

I don't want to speak to my computer. I don't need AI to perform basic tasks. I don't need my computer usage redefined. Fuck off Pavan.

"Multi modal"

Will it finally be possible to be productive with more that 3 windows open?

Weird, my desktop interface isn't any of those things. Huh.

"I think we will see computing become more ambient, more pervasive, continue to span form factors, and certainly become more multi-modal in the arc of time ... I think experience diversity is the next space where we will continue to see voice becoming more important. Fundamentally, the concept that your computer can actually look at your screen and is context aware is going to become an important modality for us going forward."

You could fertilize 200 acres with that much bullshit. truly a crime against the English language.

yay marketing words!

This means you can expect Windows to get, "verbose, invasive, and difficult-to-use"

I think they meant to say "invasive", instead of "pervasive"