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jp7189 Holy name reuse batman. I got a chuckle when they launched their Claude Cowork competitor and named it Copilot Cowork. Like, seriously?! Reply
usertests jp7189 said: I got a chuckle when they launched their Claude Cowork competitor and named it Copilot Cowork. Like, seriously?! Copilot+ Cow-Orker Reply
ekio This company became such a blob of garbage. Before I was disgusted by their low quality software, now i am legit angry at this company for abusing the normies with their <Mod Edit>. They force throat the most disgusting services and shady practices to an extent where i think a class action is justified. Reply
blitzkrieg316 Admin said: An AI aficionado has put together a chart of all the Copilot products they could find. At the latest count there are 80. At least 80 different Microsoft Copilot products have been mapped out by expert, but there may be more than 100 — Microsoft doesn't have a singular… : Read more Everything they do requires 5+ email authentications. Try linking your Minecraft account so your kids can use it… Apparently it's possible but I have yet to successfully find the links all the AI and search engines say exist… Reply
alrighty_then If you're old enough to remember Clippy, then CoPilot is what Clippy always *wanted* to be. Everything, everywhere, offering to help and watching what you do. Average user may benefit a lot as eventually Windows will be agentic to the point that much is accomplished by talking to it. For the average task it will do well – I expect – and many less-savvy computer users will think it's long overdue magic. Probably their first taste of AI too. Reply
ezst036 ekio said: This company became such a blob of garbage. Before I was disgusted by their low quality software, now i am legit angry at this company for abusing the normies with their <Mod Edit>. They force throat the most disgusting services and shady practices to an extent where i think a class action is justified. Linux would be the ultimate class action you are seeking. We got a lot of lazy people to contend with though, they just want someone else to do their work for them instead of them getting up and doing it themselves. The problem is, a mosquito is a mosquito. You can't lawsuit-it-out-of-biting you and drinking your blood. A tiger is a tiger. A scorpion is a scorpion. Microsoft is going to do what Microsoft does in just the same way any animal is going to do what that animal does. You can't lawsuit-it-to-stop. You need to get away from the tiger before it bites you. It's a tiger. Tigers do what tigers do. Scorpions will sting you. These are just the simple facts of life. You can't lawsuit a scorpion to not stinging. Just get away. Reply
Sluggotg alrighty_then said: If you're old enough to remember Clippy, then CoPilot is what Clippy always *wanted* to be. Everything, everywhere, offering to help and watching what you do. Average user may benefit a lot as eventually Windows will be agentic to the point that much is accomplished by talking to it. For the average task it will do well – I expect – and many less-savvy computer users will think it's long overdue magic. Probably their first taste of AI too. I absolutely hated Clippit, (I called it Clippy too). It was lame, useless and very annoying. Copilot is just another marketing tool by Microsoft used to separate us from our cash. I don't want or need Copilot. If it is so great, why isn't Microsoft selling it separately? Instead they shove it down our throats and want us to thank them for it. I need to stop being lazy and start installing Linux on several of my machines. P.S. Have you ever seen the old spoof video of a guy sitting at his computer doing work and a giant, (like 6ft tall), Clippy is saying, "It looks like you're writing a letter", over and over. The guy loses it and mangles Clippy. Certainly a funny video. Reply
thisisaname usertests said: Copilot+ Cow-Orker Cows all the way down? Reply
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/at-least-80-different-microsoft-copilot-products-have-been-mapped-out-by-expert-but-there-may-be-more-than-100-microsoft-doesnt-have-a-singular-list-available-so-ai-consultant-mapped-out-the-myriad-products#main
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