Bill Gates is reportedly furious as the world’s largest PC manufacturer, Lenovo, makes a historic break from Windows, replacing it with Linux as the default operating system on millions of laptops. This move shatters a 30-year industry norm, turning Windows from the automatic standard into a paid upgrade for the first time in modern PC history. And the most shocking part: Lenovo is doing this because Linux makes more money, creates fewer problems, and exposes just how costly Windows has become for the companies that build the world’s computers.

    • very_well_lost@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      15 days ago

      No it isn’t. This is an unsubstantiated rumor and watching 18 minutes of sensationalized AI slop isn’t going to make it true or teach you anything you couldn’t learn from a 10 second Internet search.

    • marighost@piefed.socialEnglish
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      15 days ago

      If the creator of the video is willing to use AI for narration, what other shortcuts are they willing to take?

  • aim_at_me@lemmy.nzEnglish
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    15 days ago

    Bill gates couldn’t give a shit lol. He’s basically divested away from Microsoft in every meaningful way. He’s no more related than blackrock is at this point.

  • Mereo@piefed.caEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I didn’t find any news related to the Youtube video and I don’t want to watch an AI narrated video for 18 minutes. TLDR?

  • rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I haven’t watched the video because of allegations in this thread of it being AI slop. Because of that, I decided to check the Lenovo website itself. This screenshot was the first and only computer I checked, but it seems to be real