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Microsoft goes native with Copilot. Again (theregister.com)
2 points by beardyw 5 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


What exactly is the benefit this further integration brings to users?

According to Microsoft, users can ask questions about their PC, such as "How do I set up a Bluetooth headset on this device?" and Copilot will respond with something tailored to their device rather than a generic web search.

If only our systems could be designed in a way that every choice user makes is obvious and easy to find. Or make the search menu actually work. Dealing with Microsoft products is like dealing with an adversary, who is really keen on making my life more difficult at every turn.

And sadly it seems that their focus is still on ending support for Windows 10, to which I now feel a sort of Stockholm Syndrome.


>"How do I set up a Bluetooth headset on this device?"

I would prefer "AI setup this for me"

I tried the Google AI on Android and is so limited that it can't even open the Setting screen to the exact section I needed , it should be able to do at least this if it is not a safe to let it change settings by itself.


You can get extended security updates for Windows 10 for another 3 years:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended...


> Being a properly native app rather than a website running in a container means Copilot has more access to the operating system, for better or for worse.




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