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What is Windows 11 'AI Explorer'? Everything you need to know about Microsoft's upcoming defining AI PC feature (including it always watching you) (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For the average user, with maybe a little bit of IT knowledge but doesn't work in IT, what can we do for ourselves and our families other than go to win 11 eventually?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Unironically, switch to Linux. Mainstream distros like Mint, PopOS or Ubuntu are very friendly for casual users, have GUIs for everything and if something does go wrong, the error messages actually have proper meaning and you'll find tons of resources online as well as people willing to help.

Most stuff nowadays runs in a browser anyway, so here there's no compatibility issues, office is available in Linux through libre office and gaming has come far with steam and proton.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I trust Ubuntu about as much as windows

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

I don't like Canonical either, hence my recommendations for Mint or Pop being listed first. But let's be real, if someone wants to just get away from windows and wants something that works without having to learn much new, this is good enough.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

On the bright side: If you're tech-savy enough to form that opinion, you're probably not the intended audience for this advice.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

why?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Canonical have a long history of making decisions for corporate reasons, then using their popularity to try to strongarm the larger Linux community into adopting their way of doing things.

Currently, they're pushing their closed source Snap packs, which are frankly inferior to the open source Flat packs, but it's just the latest example of their shenanigans.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Well… That's shitty behaviour. I'm luckily not on Ubuntu. Thanks for clarification.