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Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me" (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 39 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Never mind any of that - does no-one do market research anymore? Did anyone bother to ask customers if they actually wanted any of this AI crap before billions of dollars was commited to it? Not to mention the damage to the environment.

What's funny is its not the first time Microsoft has found itself out of touch with customers.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Users of consumer Windows are not Microsoft's customers in any real sense. Microsoft's customers are huge enterprises who want this stuff and smaller companies who are trapped into using the MS ecosystem by needing to have interoperability with other people/businesses who use MS products.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 10 months ago

    It's kind of the last slice they have left for gaming. Windows remains the de facto platform for PC gaming. It's not as big as the segments you are describing, but it's critical to Xbox's near future plans. If they lose that advantage in gaming (Linux gaming is on the rise), Xbox becomes just another third-party publisher in the games space.

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