Windows Is Falling Apart, And Microsoft Is Panicking

[Barron]

Forcing AI shit down your throat at every possible moment is ridiculous. I just want to browse the internet and play games when I can. Infact I am having issues with Windows 11 compared to Windows 10 with literally none.

Same goes with nearly all programs/phones etc "all powered by AI". Adobe especially, jesus you cant even load the programs without it saying "powered by AI"

The AI bubble is going to burst as none of the platforms are making any money of them. I seen another article showing that AI fails at nearly 90-95% of tasks done by humans : https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreahill/2025/08/21/why-95-of-ai-pilots-fail-and-what-business-leaders-should-do-instead/

Plus all these AI machines have jacked up the price of nearly every computer components out there. Buying up all the stock for the machines and screwing us regular consumers over by paying nearly 2x more than before.

[RobMc]

Someone mention 'screwing'?

 

I'm in

[TBB]

2 hours ago, RobMc said:

Someone mention 'screwing'?

 

I'm in

Just don't bend over  

[Qualicum]

On 2/15/2026 at 8:47 AM, Barron said:

Forcing AI shit down your throat at every possible moment is ridiculous. I just want to browse the internet and play games when I can. Infact I am having issues with Windows 11 compared to Windows 10 with literally none.

Same goes with nearly all programs/phones etc "all powered by AI". Adobe especially, jesus you cant even load the programs without it saying "powered by AI"

The AI bubble is going to burst as none of the platforms are making any money of them. I seen another article showing that AI fails at nearly 90-95% of tasks done by humans : https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreahill/2025/08/21/why-95-of-ai-pilots-fail-and-what-business-leaders-should-do-instead/

Plus all these AI machines have jacked up the price of nearly every computer components out there. Buying up all the stock for the machines and screwing us regular consumers over by paying nearly 2x more than before.

Linux is great, give it a try.

There are plenty of Adobe alternatives that force you to use AI.

The AI bubble isnt going to burst for a long while yet. Most costs are based on building up infrastructure, and outside of that, the big players are bringing in enough to sustain. As far as the Forbes article, its not saying that it fails at 90-95% of tasks... and most of the pain points in the MIT article it was based off are no longer as big an issue (learning from feedback and remembering context).

The component prices suck though.

[PickleRick]

On 2/16/2026 at 9:05 PM, Qualicum said:

Linux is great, give it a try.

Then you can finally say: "I use Arch btw"

[Barron]

On 2/16/2026 at 8:05 PM, Qualicum said:

Linux is great, give it a try.

There are plenty of Adobe alternatives that force you to use AI.

The AI bubble isnt going to burst for a long while yet. Most costs are based on building up infrastructure, and outside of that, the big players are bringing in enough to sustain. As far as the Forbes article, its not saying that it fails at 90-95% of tasks... and most of the pain points in the MIT article it was based off are no longer as big an issue (learning from feedback and remembering context).

The component prices suck though.

I've used Linux and know lots of the commands and such trust me. It just I play games which require battleeye which dev's wont back in fact most online anti cheat multiplayer games in general.

Heck I even bought a Steam Deck, very impressive I must say.

I CBA dual booting to be honest maybe on a spare SSD for single player games.

[Qualicum]

Battleeye (dayz) is what keeps my gaming PC on windows as well. I am getting closer to just saying fuck it and flipping the switch every day though... 

[Hoth]

Yes  Linux is a great platform. As mentioned most games\programs can be ran on it. I am a big fan of solid open source software as well. Many products running on my NAS.  There has been so much bloatware and data mining since Windows 10,11 it has been beyond frustrating to work with at times. In the IT field I have seen many buzz words come and go. AI has its uses but is still nowhere close to perfect. I am still waiting for it to rack and cable a switch or firewall for me. Not bad for going through logs etc. We shall see how far it develops. 

[J3st3r]

Well if they would actually test updates and crap before they release them to the Public, there would be ALOT fewer issues.

There version of testing updates is to send them out and then "fix" them with a Patch that screws something else up. lol

[Barron]

6 hours ago, J3st3r said:

Well if they would actually test updates and crap before they release them to the Public, there would be ALOT fewer issues.

There version of testing updates is to send them out and then "fix" them with a Patch that screws something else up. lol

Microsoft even admits 30% of their company code is written by AI. No wonder everything has gone to shit.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/microsoft-ceo-says-up-to-30-of-the-companys-code-was-written-by-ai/

Edited February 18 by Barron

[Sweatnbullets]

Anthropics newer AI release is going to be succesful, expect most white collar jobs to slowly go away, and coders, even Microsofts software will eventually succeed, even though we may dislike it.

 

[Sitting-Duc]

Obviously I'm biased - but much of this is straightforward marketing; you experiement with a bunch of product lines, see what sticks and then push forward with them and remove the ones that don't work or have no future. This isn't the first time Microsoft has discontinued or changes strategies.

"Everything has gone to shit" - or, we are pushing out a huge increase in product features at the same error ratio but that results in a higher 'number' of noticed issues overall.

Windows and consumer is a tiny portion of the AI related product lines I would think.

[Sitting-Duc]

9 hours ago, J3st3r said:

Well if they would actually test updates and crap before they release them to the Public, there would be ALOT fewer issues.

There version of testing updates is to send them out and then "fix" them with a Patch that screws something else up. lol

They test it by pushing it to the dogfood ring aka. employees lol

[RobMc]

I haven't a clue about what you're all talking about?? you guys not interested in normal things like sex, beer and football?? you're wasting your lives

[TBB]

2 minutes ago, RobMc said:

I haven't a clue about what you're all talking about?? you guys not interested in normal things like sex, beer and football?? you're wasting your lives

You're just jealous cause your not as big an >IDIOT< like the rest of us 

[Sitting-Duc]

3 hours ago, RobMc said:

I haven't a clue about what you're all talking about?? you guys not interested in normal things like sex, beer and football?? you're wasting your lives

If you think AI isn't going to affect your football (VAR), your beer (supply chain logistics), or your sex life (don't ask), you’re in for a very confusing decade.

[RobMc]

4 hours ago, Sitting-Duc said:

If you think AI isn't going to affect your football (VAR), your beer (supply chain logistics), or your sex life (don't ask), you’re in for a very confusing decade.

Love it, what if you'll be lucky to last another decade?? truthfully I don't watch football, rarely drink beer and as for the last part it's a distant memory. AI is flourishing though, most of the punters I meet in my village have been programmed in it, some can even spell now.

[RobMc]

Interestingly today has highlighted some worrying signs for our freedoms in the UK on sites such as this. I tried to log into Youtube kids for one of my grandchildren as I have done dozens of times and was stopped?? I tried everything then it occurred to me switch off the VPN and bingo. While typing my comments to Jointz I got a black screen and cut off, I also notice that my VPN (Proton) often changes to strange countries (Morocco????) when I sleep. By the way I have had a vpn for years and don't watch porn, which is the first thing people assume.

So what I can hear you all say??, well these forums are founded on free speech and I must say over the years I have admired their stance. Worryingly I suspect in the UK the first stages of this being stopped are arriving, the thought police are here, and Rob may be a target.

[Sitting-Duc]

9 hours ago, RobMc said:

Interestingly today has highlighted some worrying signs for our freedoms in the UK on sites such as this. I tried to log into Youtube kids for one of my grandchildren as I have done dozens of times and was stopped?? I tried everything then it occurred to me switch off the VPN and bingo. While typing my comments to Jointz I got a black screen and cut off, I also notice that my VPN (Proton) often changes to strange countries (Morocco????) when I sleep. By the way I have had a vpn for years and don't watch porn, which is the first thing people assume.

So what I can hear you all say??, well these forums are founded on free speech and I must say over the years I have admired their stance. Worryingly I suspect in the UK the first stages of this being stopped are arriving, the thought police are here, and Rob may be a target.

These forums are hosted in Canada and not on free speech per-say; it has always been moderated and your ability to message on them is gifted from the likes of Rugger and myself. There is no magic constitution on here; just what a few random people from different corners of the world decide together... but rest assured if you ever have issues connecting to them it's likely me wanting to take a break from reading your messages and fucking with you. 

VPNs are great, but you you are effectively shifting the trust from your ISP (private company) to the VPN provider (private company). You trust that the VPN provider does what they say and doesn't log your activity, hides your originating IP and keeps their software up-to-date and secure.

Any website host can/will/may block VPNs to *protect* themselves. We do it to varying levels on this site and our servers; yes VPNs can provide a privacy protection to their users and most of the time it's fine, it really doesn't matter that a VPN service is used. But at the point that someone using a VPN starts to use it as a 'shield' to protect themselves so they can do "wrong"; be that activities such as spam, hate speech, racism, gore, or hacking attempts - it's at that point a host starts to block all users of the VPN or just generally the usage of VPNs.

But that's a complete aside to the original topic of this thread... but I like the topic as it interests me 

[YACCster]

17 hours ago, Sitting-Duc said:

If you think AI isn't going to affect your football (VAR), your beer (supply chain logistics), or your sex life (don't ask), you’re in for a very confusing decade.

You really think he’s got a whole decade left?

[RobMc]

4 minutes ago, YACCster said:

You really think he’s got a whole decade left?

OMG, the truth hurts, but don't worry Yacc I'll tease until the end, R.I.P.

[RobMc]

2 hours ago, Sitting-Duc said:

to take a break from reading your messages and fucking with you. 

You actually read my rubbish?? I'm honoured Duc, now about the last bit of the sentence, give me time to bathe and freshen up?

[RobMc]

2 hours ago, Sitting-Duc said:

VPNs are great, but you you are effectively shifting the trust from your ISP (private company) to the VPN provider (private company). You trust that the VPN provider does what they say and doesn't log your activity, hides your originating IP and keeps their software up-to-date and secure.

Tis true, I don't mind if they or anyone else logs my activity as I do nothing wrong or illegal so no problems there. However is there any way of checking your IP is secure ?? I'd love to know more about VPN's and are they worth it, anyone?? I know damned well I could Google it and spend hours sifting through the answers to get no answer. Some of the people in these forums know far more than me, what is your experience of VPN's, good or bad??

[Barron]

On 2/18/2026 at 7:22 PM, Sitting-Duc said:

Obviously I'm biased - but much of this is straightforward marketing; you experiement with a bunch of product lines, see what sticks and then push forward with them and remove the ones that don't work or have no future. This isn't the first time Microsoft has discontinued or changes strategies.

"Everything has gone to shit" - or, we are pushing out a huge increase in product features at the same error ratio but that results in a higher 'number' of noticed issues overall.

Windows and consumer is a tiny portion of the AI related product lines I would think.

It would be more the Azure cloud that is making Microsoft the most profit but then again, which providers need to use them also?...AI.

Then again they tried Cortana on Windows 10 (no one used quite literally and was a 20x times worse AI than Siri), now they invested in OpenAI and are pushing through with Copilot which I am sure barely anyone uses as well.

I CBA trying to install Win 11 enterprise edition just to edit group policies and disable Copilot, they should just give use a simple feature to disable all of it like.