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Ah yes, Cortana and Copilot both suck, but surely third time's the charm. And when Scout is, inevitably, unpopular as well? We'll see what they call number four.
You forgot clippy, but everyone forgets about clippy unless it's in this exact context. Or it's Norfolk wizard game.
Is there any fundamental difference between Copilot and Scout, or is it just a straight up rebranding?
My impression is that scout is specifically going to be an agentic ai. Agentic ai platforms are supposedly a little more competent than chatbots, but still subject to the same llm chicanery and enormous energy usage.
It's hard to compare against copilot because MS has called a ton of distinct things copilot (see the diagram below).
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Oh they're making me addicted alright. I can't stop installing Linux on things. Its like a new vice for my devices
We're going to MAKE people ADDICTED by ~~making a REALLY Good Product!~~ ~~SOLVING annoying Problems!~~ ~~TREATING Customers respectfully!~~ FORCING ourselves Onto people like Donald Trump on Little Girls!
microslop can fuck off.
I think you mean to say: "microslop can slop off"
My non Linux savvy spouse is currently dual booting Linux Mint because Windows has become so frustrating to use.
Mint isn't perfect. We've run into a few bugs and shortcomings. But there's a big difference between dealing with genuine issues in an OS and using one that feels actively hostile and designed to exploit the user.
If both experiences can be frustrating, why choose the one that's frustrating by design (unless you absolutely have to) ?
I've used Linux for a decade now and windows is so much more buggy and shortcoming. Including new bugs.
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Have they tried making it better, I feel like I'm more likely to become addicted to it if it was good.
Instead they made me addicted to Linux.
Yeah every time I get on my laptop it's a little more unrecognisable and unusable to me. Will be getting in Linux as soon as I get a chance.
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I can't fault them for this business plan. It has worked for the opioid business professionals time and time again, for centuries!
I will never EVER give an AI agency over any of my personal accounts.
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do you really wanna be admitting that addiction is your goal?
A $6 Million Jury Verdict Ruled Social Media Is Addictive.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anishasircar/2026/03/30/a-6-million-jury-verdict-ruled-social-media-is-addictive-now-what/
That kind of fine is a pittance.
true. but this one wasn't a class action, either.. just one plaintiff.
If they want people addicted to an AI, it's going to have to be a lot better than fucking Copilot.
As slop generators go, it's about the sloppiest.
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Yeah, we know
Today i tried to unbind the windows key from a computer because it was getting annoying. Tutorials pointed to the registry. I found nothing but ended up understanding why some keyboards directly have locks on that stupid key
Explains why they want you to think it's also a person.
Hold on let me put on my surprised look
BREAKING - Companies want customers to get addicted to their products!!!1
No shit, Sherlock.
And people would actually happily get addicted to an AI assistant which is reliable, safe, capable, kind, and fast.
They really should try making a great product. Then they don't need any tricks. People love great products.
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Did they try making it good?
That's the beauty of it (from their viewpoint), they don't have to make it good, just unavoidable.
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Hahahaha suck it, Microslop. I look forward to your Chapter 11 filing.
Ha ha ha, no Microslop !
Scout will only be available for MS 365 customers.
Phew!
Duh. I wouldn't have called it "addiction", but dependency was clearly the goal, otherwise they wouldn't take away classical search.
I thought that was obvious from the start.
If it's agentic it's going to burn through tokens even faster, so what's their business model?
Create a captive audience through monopoly or near monopoly on a given market, then charge them more for a worse version of the product, reducing costs and maximizing profits, it's always been the goal with corporate capitalism, look at the whole Copilot and GitHub situation right now.
Out of touch execs still chasing metrics instead of focusing on quality. Their desperation betrays the awareness that an end is near.
Sadly, the strategy tends to work. Just like slop and clickbait by any sane world should not be rewarded, it rakes it in for the people who do it.
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