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Re:Microsoft dumps AI into Notepad as 'Copilot all the thing... by shubhamjain on Friday May 23, 2025 @01:47PM (#44074889)
It should a case study how every tech company eventually ruin the experience of their platforms, and how Apple never does. You can fault Apple for not innovating enough, but what they never do is 'shoving in the face', which is endemic to companies like Microsoft. I had to use Windows to test my app's Windows build [1], it's crazy how many random things are there, with no obvious way to remove them.

There's donkey right in the corner of the bottom search bar reminding me that today is "World Donkey Day". On the other corner is some random info clicking, which I get breaking news, weather, and stock-related info. I just begin using the system, when there's popup about co-pilot chat or something. Search is almost useless as it seems more interested in returning bing-related results vs what's actually on my computer.

Everything seems to be designed to maximize 'user engagement' of products that are hot right now, and what upper management seems to be interested in. The news is no surprise as it seems everyone in the company is rallying behind AI efforts without paying heed to user experience.

[1]: https://textquery.app/

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Re:Microsoft dumps AI into Notepad as 'Copilot all the thing... by mystified5016 on Friday May 23, 2025 @03:39PM (#44075909)
> Everything seems to be designed to maximize 'user engagement'

That's precisely what it is. Pointless middle managers will do anything to juice their engagement numbers and get that promotion. Microsoft as a whole considers customers a resource to be exploited. The subjective experience of users is not even a point of discussion because metrics "prove" that users love copilot popups every fifteen seconds.

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Re:Microsoft dumps AI into Notepad as 'Copilot all the thing... by _--__--__ on Friday May 23, 2025 @08:23PM (#44077826)
Maybe Apple hasn't shoved AI into all their applications yet, but that doesn't change the fact that 'Apple Intelligence' uses a very meaningful chunk of the non-upgradable storage on their current laptop + mobile OSes and cannot be uninstalled even if you disable every AI feature you're allowed to.
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