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    Tbh I don’t think Microsoft’s fault-rate has actually gotten noticeably higher post-AI.

    They were already putting out bad patches causing widespread issues with regularity for well over a decade. They slowly transitioned from “customer experience is key” under Ballmer to “move fast and break things” under Nadella.

    I do love what Microsoft has been doing for Linux adoption though - more slop, please!

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      Yeah, there was a lot of these types of headlines with Win 10, especially in the beginning. It was a shitshow at first. It’s what pushed me to Linux at that time.

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        It was a shitshow at first

        Oh, it’s still a shitshow, they never fixed anything. It only got worse at everything.

        It’s just a lot less shitty than win11, so much that it looks clean when comparing.

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      Windows Vista is incomparably better than Windows 10. Windows 11 is something else entirely.

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        Vista with service packs was pretty good, but the damage to its reputation was already done.

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      Difference is that Windows 7 was out before XP support was dropped, so people could just skip over Vista. They don’t have that option with 11.

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        Even then, the main reason why XP also was very popular with many was the utter shitstain known as Windows ME. Some figured out how to set it up right and with what hardware, otherwise it was the worst Windows, even with XP’s own issues (concerns over obsolete-ing “perfectly fine” hardware, the UI was very divisive, stability problems, etc.).

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    So I think “AI” might possibly be misinterpreted here. When they’re talking about investing in India and AI, they AI stands for “Actual Indians.”

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    It’s just good business, cutting costs that only affects the quality of the product, but not the bottom line

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      It works until it doesnt.

      Im happy i dont have any windows at home or work, im sad that my bank and airlines probably do.

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    I work in a software house and I can tell that if you work in a software house don’t use AI! (or use it only when necessary).

    I swear to God: people produce crap quality software and full into their Dunning-Kruger effect they all think they’re some sort of geniuses.