@NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net
2026-03-04 07:55 UTC
Replies (32)
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@csolisr@hub.azkware.net 2026-03-04 12:29
How long until Windows 11 itself is forced out of support? I can see most people unwilling to upgrade if it means having to rent their own computers, and Microsoft forcing their hand anyways by removing security updates from Windows 11
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@SometimesLovely@mas.to 2026-03-04 08:36
@NetscapeNavigator Who wrote the code? I understand SCOTUS says AI work cannot be copyrighted!. However, if AI is fully embedded, nothing I do on the machine is copyrighted either? (I am tech incompetent, but use linux now after trying and failing 15yrs sgo)
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@Reddog@syzito.xyz 2026-03-04 09:17
@NetscapeNavigator Endless Enshittification.
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@VerenaRupp@social.vivaldi.net 2026-03-04 09:17
@NetscapeNavigator I got myself Linux =P And at work, it's somebody else's problem.
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@markhburton@mstdn.social 2026-03-04 09:43
@NetscapeNavigator Why? Profits
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@taschenorakel@mastodon.green 2026-03-04 10:43
@NetscapeNavigator Will Windows 12 be the final nail that makes my employer allow me to run Linux on my company notebook? This would be awesome!
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@ElliesSurviving@tech.lgbt 2026-03-04 10:54
@NetscapeNavigator should be known my thinkpad from not even two whole fucking years ago wont be supported because it doesnt have an NPU, this is just gonna create ewaste and landfill, and most cant even upgrade bcuz hardware is expensive now
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@HauntedOwlbear@eldritch.cafe 2026-03-04 11:37
@NetscapeNavigator I don't have a dog in this race (longtime Linux user, and I've given up being a tech journo) but this report felt off to me. WindowsCentral did a bit of extra source chasing and reckons it's overblown to say the least https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/no-an-ai-focused-windows-12-is-not-coming-this-year-false-report-gets-the-facts-completely-wrong
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@ambiguous_yelp@veganism.social 2026-03-04 11:39
@NetscapeNavigator Saying "it will introduce a subscription model" gave me the wrong idea, there will likely be a subscription option to tie in office 365 with AI features " references to a subscription model were found in the latest Windows preview builds, suggesting that Microsoft is finally going to force users to pay a monthly subscription to use Windows, right? No. These references are almost definitely tied to the newly discovered "IoT Enterprise Subscription" edition of Windows 11, not the client version of Windows vNext. "[1] " The classic Home Windows is likely to remain a one-time licence. Advanced AI services would be added as an option. "[2] [1] https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/no-of-course-windows-12-wont-require-a-subscription-to-use [2] https://www.pcworld.com/article/3068331/windows-12-rumors-features-pricing-everything-we-know-so-far.html #Windows #GenAI #AISlop #SaaS #Enshitification #Windows12
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@Jakra@aus.social 2026-03-04 11:46
@NetscapeNavigator Wow! I can't wait to spin up a VM on my linux box to find out :P
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@MachineLordZero@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 12:10
@NetscapeNavigator Microsoft continues in their assertion that your computer is actually their computer. And the bright sides are what, being able to not install stuff you don't want like you already can in some OS's, and some pretty bits in the UI? I look forward to Microslop's burning crater. (For the benefit of any twerp trying to claim this toot is some sort of threat: I'm referring to the idea of MS crashing and burning after making a particularly awful business decision)
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@Dero_10@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-03-04 12:11
@NetscapeNavigator Been into computers since 1975. Had DOS systems, otherwise always Linux and/or Apple. Never been tempted by MS.
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@bsm@swiss.social 2026-03-04 12:16
@NetscapeNavigator #Windows12 - they #Microslop it anyway 😂
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@Ultraverified@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-03-04 12:37
@NetscapeNavigator Linux
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@CountHoldem@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 12:48
@NetscapeNavigator So you're supporting more Linux. I recently fell back in love with Mabox.
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@karmalakas@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 13:20
@NetscapeNavigator I make some income from Adobe. What's your suggestion? I need to run Photoshop with GPU acceleration. Any options?
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@OSchell@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 13:41
@NetscapeNavigator https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/no-an-ai-focused-windows-12-is-not-coming-this-year-false-report-gets-the-facts-completely-wrong
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@janpio@hachyderm.io 2026-03-04 13:48
@NetscapeNavigator Will these requirements exist? Will my computer need this? Or did someone report that they might, potentially?
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@samiamsam@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 13:53
@NetscapeNavigator what fresh hell
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@m1rk0@social.defcon42.net 2026-03-04 14:45
@NetscapeNavigator The core OS will stay sub-free. And the optional features seem to be all AI. Only the NPU part is really bothering me, everything else i don't care for. If you really want to let people switch to Linux, concentrate on its strengths, not on the weaknesses of others. Open-source doesn't need populistic language and half-truths.
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@punissuer@universeodon.com 2026-03-04 14:53
@NetscapeNavigator @Elischeva91 windows central says it's not real after all https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/no-an-ai-focused-windows-12-is-not-coming-this-year-false-report-gets-the-facts-completely-wrong
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@ahumanbeinz@mindly.social 2026-03-04 15:06
@NetscapeNavigator "I'm so glad, I'm so glad.. I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad that I became a Linux user with Ubuntu 6.10 in the year 2006! 😊 I'm STILL using Ubuntu and I have few regrets. It really IS the best OS of the pack. ☮️💜☯️♾️🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵
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@crmsnbleyd@hachyderm.io 2026-03-04 16:19
@NetscapeNavigator I literally thought this was satire
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@MSK@mastodon.xy-space.de 2026-03-04 16:20
@NetscapeNavigator totally agree! New circumstances can be a HUGE opportunity! Switching to Linux is comparable to... having great sex for the first time in your life (pardon my example 😃)
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@sharan@metalhead.club 2026-03-04 16:41
@NetscapeNavigator I urge them to start Windows 11 subscriptions so we can get on with it faster
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@IncHulk@mastodon.green 2026-03-04 16:49
@NetscapeNavigator A major boost for Linux, with great opportunities for companies offering a supported solution for businesses.
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@sharan@metalhead.club 2026-03-04 16:51
@NetscapeNavigator Apperently it's a scam; some other news sources are saying otherwise: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/no-an-ai-focused-windows-12-is-not-coming-this-year-false-report-gets-the-facts-completely-wrong
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@sb@metroholografix.ca 2026-03-04 16:52
@NetscapeNavigator Yes! This is the way - but currently, we can't *all* go there. Linux needs a LOT of work on #Accessibility. This needs to become a priority, pronto, because many folks who rely on assistive technologies are unable to use Linux effectively. That SUCKS. If you are a #Linux #Dev, please consider taking on an #a11y side-project.
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@reflex@retrogaming.social 2026-03-04 20:48
@NetscapeNavigator This article was widely debunked and the source article seemed to be AI generated. I'm a Linux user who dumped Windows three years ago, but we need to be careful about spreading rumors. https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/no-an-ai-focused-windows-12-is-not-coming-this-year-false-report-gets-the-facts-completely-wrong
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@Natallini@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 23:24
@NetscapeNavigator I have Cali Linux. 🙌
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@tynstar@nerdculture.de 2026-03-05 11:38
@NetscapeNavigator Great, so you're offending everyone who cannot, for one reason or another, switch to Linux. I'm not one of them, but I find the part about being "Microsoft's bitch" disgusting. For an example reason, search for "linux accessibility". From what I read on the Fediverse, Linux doesn't score too many points there.
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@MySideIsHumanity@mastodon.cloud 2026-03-06 13:04
@NetscapeNavigator "We will be your feudal overlords, and you will be happy."