SorteKaninMicrosoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash
CerebralHawksSo, they’re going to stop pushing AI slop…?
No?
Then they’re not serving you. They’re serving someone else and you’re either the product, or the byproduct. Get a Mac, or switch to Linux, if you’re still running Windows in 2026.
I mean obviously, “buy a whole new machine” is kind of a tall order, but some of us were willing to vote with our wallets. Linux is free and requires virtually no commitment. It’s pretty trivial to go back to Windows if you really want to do — even from within Linux.
FreddiesLanternI wouldn’t go for a Mac, firstly because I don’t like Macs (never have) but also more importantly, if tradition has shown us anything by now is that Apple likes to wait things out and give it their own spin afterwards.
Oh no, I mean you’re right about Apple sitting and waiting (like they did with the iPod 25 years ago, like they’re doing with foldable phones now), but Apple has always pushed AI. They just push AI like they push gaming, just enough to say they do to make the investors happy. Siri has always sucked for what people want it to do. Apple Intelligence is a straight-up non-starter. Now the investors are pushing them to release some AI, so they’re partnering with Google (Gemini). And that was supposed to be in 26.4 but now it’s being pushed back yet again. Essentially, Cupertino is digging its heels with AI. They need to be dragged kicking and screaming by the investors.
Totally fair if you don’t like the platform. There have been some straight up trash Macs Apple has never apologised for, it’s always “meh, just buy the next one.” I struck gold buying in the M2 generation (M2 Pro desktop, M2 base laptop). Everything’s trying to support the M1, and I have like a 12% advantage over that, and the power in the M4 and M5 generations is attracting both customers and developers. And all the M-chips are super power efficient, which is great for the laptops. I don’t think there are any bad M-series Macs, except the ones with 8GB RAM. And even then…
But yeah, if you already have working hardware, Linux is the better option. Even if you don’t, there are cheap PCs that can be had for less than the base Mac mini ($500). And then you can go back to Windows if you aren’t ready to jump into the deep end of saying “fuck Microslop.” Same is true of Intel Macs, but the M-series, I don’t think they can run Windows. They could run Windows for ARM if drivers are available but I’m not sure what the status of that is, or if there would even be a benefit (namely running legacy Windows code, for x86 and x86-64 — if you can’t do that, a Linux distro with Proton would be a better option to dual boot into or to replace macOS with if you wanna go that way, but again, you can get to Linux for less).
That’s what’s interesting about Microsoft, their customer is usually not the user. It’s the hardware vendor. It is the company you work for. They get money for enabling those people to get what they want with only the obligatory effort to make the users accept it. Frequently those customers want to act against the interests of the users, and Microsoft is there for it.
True; we use Windows at work, and I honestly wouldn’t recommend they switch to Linux (or Macs, for that matter, though that would be entertaining). I also wouldn’t want to be IT if they do switch operating systems. I do feel that both are better, but I’ve also been using Windows since 3.1 (early 90s), Linux off and on since the late 90s, and macOS since Ventura (2020? 2021? Something like that). So I’m good with whatever. I’ve talked to people (mostly, Boomers) who tell me they’re sick of Microslop’s shit, and I’ve told them “just get a Mac,” but using a whole other computer is scary. I bring up Linux and how it being hard to use is mostly an online myth and it’ll run on their computer alongside Windows while they learn… they’re not willing to jump. Imagine if they were forced to at work. It would not be okay for weeks, if not months.
Telling people who are sick of mircoslop to get a mac is like telling people who are sick of getting punched in the face to get punched in the throat instead.