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Copilot Recall and it's consequences (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Tekkip20@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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After catching up to this newfangled recall controversy, it's some pretty harrowing stuff that makes me NOT wanna go from Windows 10 at all.

So the big question is, will this be the nail in the bill gates coffin of people adopting mainstream distros of Linux like Mint and Ubuntu? It might not jive with the "normie" folks who just use it for browsing etc, but more online orientated people like you and I.

I am surprised with this security worry hasn't made people advertise Linux more publicly to the mainstream.

And lastly, MS surely is going to backstop on this right? Between the Xbox fiasco and this, its just damaging their PR optics even further.

What do you think? Will it actually push the Linux train wagon? Will Microsoft just continue this fat mess anyway?

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[–] Grippler@feddit.dk 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Windows will continue as always. The "normies" as you call them don't give a shit about this. They want things they use on a day-to-day basis to work with no interference from them, they really don't care how.

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm considering moving one of my retired friends to Mint after cleaning 43 threats from her Windows PC. All she does is browse the web and word process. I can set her up with Firefox and uBlock Origin on a Mint install and she likely will never need to worry about malware.

[–] Grippler@feddit.dk 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah most could probably make the switch with no hassle. But their laptop shipped with windows, and it's still working for them, so why would they bother to make that switch? Unless someone forces it on them, they're not going anywhere.

[–] WallEx@feddit.de 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe, but the screenshot stuff will limit the professional use of win 11 I hope, which would make adoption easier

[–] Grippler@feddit.dk 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In many cases there simply isn't an alternative to windows. I work in industrial automation, and the software and tools we need only run on windows and there is no change to that in sight. We unfortunately just have to cope with this. What I think is, that enterprise OS versions will be able to disable this stuff entirely because it's a major issue WRT things like customer sensitive solutions.

[–] WallEx@feddit.de 1 points 3 months ago

Okay, in my field of work (it sys admin) you mostly need a Browser. So Linux is higher performance.