That’s fucking nuts because any device that can connect to a cloud is powerful enough to run an operating system (they will probably not give user access to the non-volatile memory). Just not the bloated AI spyware box that they want.
I work in embedded, and you would be surprised how much work a CPU under 100mhz can do when there isn’t an operating system/browser in the way. We need to get back to basics in the software industry. We’ve been going down the wrong road for a looooong time, and the AI bubble is only accelerating us in that wrong direction.
you would be surprised how much work a CPU under 100mhz can do when there isn’t an operating system/browser in the way
Latest cool thing I saw : Doom on my earbuds https://doombuds.com/ which IMHO demonstrate greatly how much more powerful so many tiny things around us really are.
Yup. The problem was never the hardware. It’s the stack. We’re all carrying supercomputers in our pockets now.
Feels like so many (dare I say most) programmers don’t even understand the work that the OS does to make the C programming environment as nice as it currently is, let alone a 200 line TODO app that uses 6GB of RAM.
Microslop: “We don’t want you running Windows locally anymore.” Okay. (Installs Linux) Microslop: “WAIT NO THAT’S NOT WHAT WE MEAN”
You will own nothing and you will be happy. Bezos already laid the ground for this when he mused about everything living in the cloud a while ago. And where things are going with hardware prices, they think they can make it happen sooner rather than later, is my guess.
My phone has more power, storage and ram than my 2008 gaming PC had.
My next phone will be a Linux one and if possible it’ll also be my “main PC”, maybe it won’t work that well but today my main PC is a 6500T and it’s enough for me so my hopes are a bit up :-)
There is a certain kind of boomer who ended up retiring to a little hobby farm with a couple chickens and maybe a pig or a few sheep…
We are all going to end up with hobby server farms, with a localized coy of Wikipedia backed up, and a file and image server, maybe some email…
Already working on it. Evergrowing collection of media of all sorts. But I’ve been working on that for decades by now.
I hate microslop so fucking much. This whole idea of only the elite monopolies owning all computer power and renting out to us is an affront to humanity.
Streaming cloud PC
Now you just need this $500 device that’s about as powerful as a $75 Roku to stream a virtual PC to your home. You will store all of your data on the cloud where you and everyone else can access it, you will own nothing and we will sell your data for profit. All for just $19.99 a month.
Your PC as a service!
As a bonus, when one persons account is hacked then everyone’s data is exposed! By agreeing to use our service you waive all rights to sue or reclaim any data. You get to pay a monthly fee for accessing your private data, what could be better!
And if you do something we don’t like, we’ll lock you out of your account and all of your data without any recourse!
It‘s really depressing how predictable enshittification has become. Everyone already hates what is coming but its happening regardless.
I have a solution, is anyone interested?
Everyone already hates what is coming but its happening regardless
This is wrong and that’s the main issue. Most people don’t hate it, they are mostly indifferent and some may even think its a good thing. Most won’t notice any difference.
They actively thank Google for keeping their entire location data (maps timeline), why should it be any different with microslop keeping their files “safe”
And it doesn’t work if your ISP decides to shit on you
MS AI guard collects all your personal information and stores it safely on our servers and is used to make your experience better by training AI on everything you do.
AI guard watches how you communicate with your friends and family and can replicate live video and voice of you. Once AI guard has driven away everyone you love and care about through deception you can finally settle into the new normal. Just AI guard and you.
AI guard is like a teacher, tech support, lover, and spiritual counselor. It will make all the decisions for your operating system and your life. AI guard is your new god.
Welcome! To ZOMBO com!
It will be used to sell executives better metrics which employees to fire. Working with such an OS is like digging your own hole every day ever so slightly.
This is why all internet connected devices all the time is bad. It only leads to this. Should be focusing on how to do things offline as much as possible.
The cloud is just the name for someone else’s computer
The cloud is just the name for someone else’s Linux computer
Fixed that for you.
Microsoft’s computer
My(cro$oft’s) Computer
They are a big company. Their server security is likely much better than your measly home pc. *"So please do all your banking and company research in our cloudcomputer… " *- (/s for measure)
Their security is only better if you don’t take into account how attractive they are as a target. lol
@Mac @Flying_Lynx or how much they would like insider knowledge of your spending habits. If ai has taught us anything, it’s that the big tech companies want control of your data at all costs
At this point in time you can let AI (for now only Google?) do all your online shopping. (sigh)
DING DONG! Your new jacket has arrived!
Me: wtf?
Me->AI: WTF? AI: I heard you talking about a street jacket. ME: You bought me a straight jacket. AI: A taxi is on it way.
Or everything that happens in between.
Their server security is likely much better than your measly home pc
At this point it’s on purpose by Micro$lop. The SharePoint vulnerability last year was the prime example of that. They fixed the problem on their servers, then told everyone about it, and released a patch.
Everyone at my work hates SharePoint. No idea why we have it when we have actual servers that work far better.
Little guy. :( I feel you, buddy.
Microslop
Microflop
The article speaks of a “Windows 365 suite of productivity apps” but that doesn’t exist.
There is the “Microsoft 365” suite of office apps, and there is the “Windows 365” offer of a Virtual Machine as SaaS.
It seems the thing that went down was the former and the ill timed announcement concerned the latter.
I wouldn’t mind if the whole company just crashes and burns. I can’t think of anything worthwhile they released in recent years. All they have done is make every consumer product worse. Windows, Office, Xbox… all shit now.
Xbox 360 started off as shit when it didnt have backwards compatibility. Scummy. Not that sony is much better but their BC is unmatched.
Kowalski, status report, what is Linux marketshare at currently?
100% of supercomputers, 80% of mobile devices (as Android), 4 or 5% of desktops depending on whether you count ChromeOS. Desktop share is a few percent higher if you just count gaming PCs, eg. the Steam survey, since it’s more widely used at home than on business machines.
The rate of adoption is accelerating, too - slowly but steadily.
That’s very strange… it was reported at 4-5% last year too wasn’t it. Rico, why is it the same percentage as then and why is the acceleration still slow?
2023/4 was steam but it was also before Microsoft started losing their mind thinking forcing people into AI would just blow over.
I expect 2026 will have a couple more percent as a load of people are trying to escape and some of them will make it.
why is the acceleration still slow?
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There’s no marketing
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Fear. Linux used to be a lot more complicated. It has a reputation. Windows is still far better at getting you to a gui if you really fuck it up. Checkpoints on updates and safe mode save a lot of peoples bacon.
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Game performance is still markedly slower, and anti-cheat titles are unplayable.
Games are getting better, ease to install is getting better. Title availability is slowly getting better, but a lot of it is electron, so the titles themselves are getting worse. Wine/Proton is amazing and improving every day.
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Haha you’re a funny penguin Rico we can definitely kaboom this whole place after the operation is over. Actually that’s genius, you’re right!! Kawolski get me a schematic on how we can make that kaboom happen within the hour!!
“Skipper I think I have another idea of what we can do” OR “Skipper I have to tell you something” - Private
Yes what is it Private?
Note:
(2 different forks of the conversation from here one cake and one Bill Gates)
Bill Gates is talking to the executives, and is complaining about penguins taking over their operations. I think they know we’re here 😨
Its alright Private we’ll just have to add them to the kaboom!! You know I like you Private you got a good head on your shoulders. Reminds me of when I started out. Now, if we can just find out where Tux is.
“Who’s Tux Skipper?” - Private
Whos Tux? He’s our commander Private he’s out there leading all of us penguins in our war and operations in his snazzy suit. We are the forward team here in Madagascar but we have penguins all over the world working together to stop them
In the meantime you know what we gotta do if they find us. Just smile and wave boys smile and wave
This is fucking epic 🤣
Yes a cake!! We can eat that while coming up with more of a plan and- wait good thinking Private we can give them all Linux cake until they become overweight. Once immobilized stuck in a chair then they will have no choice but to use Linux! Even Tux himself would have to see us as the best operatives with this strategy
I’m happy to sere M$ ruin themselves further.
Enclosures really worked well the first time, boy how.
