"Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10, all but forcing users to either upgrade or pay more money to keep getting essential security updates for the OS they already own. No matter that its replacement, Windows 11, can't be run on nearly half a billion machines, meaning it'll create mountains of e-waste as those old, perfectly usable PCs get thrown out for new ones."
"This week, Microsoft is launching a suite of artificial intelligence features that basically turns existing Windows 11 systems into full-blown "AI PCs" which are controlled by Copilot, the company's AI assistant. This isn't us being uncharitable: it's literally how a Microsoft exec is describing the update."
""We think we're on the cusp of the next evolution, where AI happens not just in that chatbot and gets naturally integrated into the hundreds of millions of experiences that people use every day," Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, told The Verge in a briefing. "The vision that we have is: let's rewrite the entire operating system around AI, and build essentially what becomes truly the AI PC.""
Microsoft ended Windows 10 support, pressuring users to upgrade or pay for continued security updates. Windows 11 cannot run on nearly half a billion existing machines, creating potential mountains of e‑waste as older PCs are discarded. Microsoft is rolling out AI features to turn Windows 11 machines into "AI PCs" controlled by Copilot and is placing Copilot prominently in the taskbar to centralize AI. The shift aims to integrate AI across many user experiences, depends on users speaking to their devices, and represents a strategic redesign of the operating system around AI functionality.
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