64bitheroMar 5

Xbox as a platform is officially dead

https://lemmy.world/post/43895167

Show threadSnot FlickermanMar 5

EDIT: As @[email protected] has pointed out, that Windows 12 article has been debunked, not just by outside sources, but by PCWorld itself at this point. The article itself has a large disclaimer on it now, and they have a breakdown on how the story got published in the first place:

pcworld.com/…/we-messed-up-with-the-windows-12-ar…

Original Comment:

This actually tracks completely with the news about an incoming Windows 12 announcement and in particular the claim about Windows 12 being modular. The description has claimed that it will make certain aspects of Windows able to be added or removed at will. Meaning options like a “minimal” desktop installation that has very few options, no PowerShell, no Terminal, no access to a majority of common Windows features, and very little control of the OS other than changing the desktop background.

In other words, this new “Project Helix” or whatever will be a stripped-down version of Windows 12 with everything non-gaming-related removed, including access to half the system settings I’m sure.

We messed up with the Windows 12 article. What we got wrong and how it happened

We published a Windows 12 article that did not meet PCWorld's editorial standards. We're sorry. Here's how we'll get better.

PCWorld
Show threadNOT_RICKMar 5
Windows central is reporting that the windows 12 rumor is bs. I think they went so far as to call it an AI slop fabricated story.
Show threadSnot FlickermanMar 5

AI slop

They definitely didn’t use that terminology though, with how hard they’re pushing back against the “Microslop” term. Thanks for the update, however.

Show threadNOT_RICK
Windows Central? They’re not affiliated with MS, unless they also don’t like the nickname.
Mar 5 at 9:24pmWeb
Show threadSnot FlickermanMar 5

pcworld.com/…/we-messed-up-with-the-windows-12-ar…

More importantly, it looks like PCWorld is retracting the article and has issued a post mortem on how it got published.

We messed up with the Windows 12 article. What we got wrong and how it happened

We published a Windows 12 article that did not meet PCWorld's editorial standards. We're sorry. Here's how we'll get better.

PCWorld
Show threadNOT_RICKMar 5
This is reminding me of how Ars Technica recently metaphorically stepped in it in regards to AI BS in a story less than a month ago. What an information nightmare we’re wading into
Show threadchunesMar 6
Ugh, that reads like it was written by an llm. Please tell me that human beings don’t actually write like this now.