Windows laptops finally got interesting, but AI turned into the wrong selling point at the exact wrong moment.
Microsoft is using free software, Game Pass, and student laptop discounts to make Windows 11 PCs more appealing for college buyers, but the real value still depends on the hardware, eligibility rules, and whether you’ll use the extras.
The company has also previously introduced agents that are able to complete tasks, Cowork and Copilot Tasks.
Microsoft’s aggressive AI push sparked backlash and the “microslop” trend. Now, the company is quietly scaling things back, shifting toward more subtle, useful AI across Windows and its apps.
France is planning to replace Windows with Linux to reduce reliance on US technology and strengthen digital sovereignty.
Microsoft appears to be trying to clear up an awkward contradiction around its Copilot AI. After one of its own documents made the AI sound a lot less useful than the company’s marketing would suggest. Users recently noticed Microsoft’s Copilot terms o…
AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service.
Microsoft says Copilot is for “entertainment purposes only,” despite deep integration into Office and Windows, sparking criticism over mixed messaging.
The Dell Plus Copilot+ PC is down to $1,099.99 at Best Buy, a $500 saving off its $1,599.99 comp value. That’s a meaningful cut on a 16-inch 2-in-1 that pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 with 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM, a 2.5K Mini-LED touchscreen, and Microsoft’s …
Microsoft has paused the auto-install rollout of its Microsoft 365 Copilot app, after planning to add it to Windows PCs by default for users with Microsoft 365 apps.
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