Surely they'll make the file explorer faster now that they're "upgrading" it.
this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2026
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All they had to do is built an actually good search into explorer, they didn't do that for 20 years and now they force this trash on us... Good thing I ditched Windows last year and soon will sell all my Microsoft shares, that company has no future or vision it's disgusting
MS is likely spent all thier R&D on AI, and building datacenters, they want to somehow justfiy recoup the losses from the "profitless LLM"
Linux has been very nice to me. I will look back fuck shitdows.
Windows, the first ever sloperating system.
I like somethings sloppy, but definitely not my OSes
I cannot understand why a user would ever want this
How many times can they shoot their own foot? They must aim like Star Troopers…
Windows obsession with destroying their own file explorer is bizarre.
Looks cool. But holy crap. Windows search is so bad that you need everything.exe. now it's gotten to the point where we need a third party explorer to do the most basic tasks without being bombarded with ads or AI crap.
I just really... REALLY wish citrix and epic worked on Linux. I would switch in a heart beat if this gets pushed into the wild.
everything saved my work life
and I'm not even on windows 11 yet
The thing is that if MS concentrated on providing a bulletproof experience, a sane licensing mode, with a low, cheap, entry bar, they would just keep being the top dog forever.
Now they are just giving market share to Linux and MacOS for free.
The current version of macOS, Tahoe, is also atrocious. It's completely unusable on a desktop, it feels like they want to make it work like an iPad.
For the better or worse, the only good OS is now Linux.
Well, the only piece of Apple tech I currently own is an iPad. I bought the thing through a pretty nice offer from my telco, and for a pretty specific use case, running the Affinity suite on the move without lugging my beefy laptop around.
When I saw how they went full idiot with their glass shit for the UI (hellooo, Windows Aero), I stopped allowing updates. The fact that to reduce transparency and effects to make the thing half usable you have to go into accessibility settings says it all.
it really is wild that they're pushing away so many people, who otherwise would just sit with them forever, just because profits must always increase
like all they have to do is stop making things worse and people will stay with them and continue joining them. that's literally all they have to do. and they can't do it.
Most public companies and governments focus entirely on short term wins with zero consideration for the future.
Microslop is no different.
This is just pure idiocy and desperation at this point.
I'm surprised at this. If I was given the job to fuck up windows, I wouldn't be able to get such ludicrous ideas
Install Linux Problem Solved.
Ah, that would explain why they started to allow uninstalling the separate app.
For those stuck on Windows, try double commander instead of explorer. It's cross-platform so you could use it on Linux too.
I've been on Directory Opus for many years, it's absolutely excellent and I struggle when on Linux without the same toolbox.
This is just amazing. XD
Well just earlier today, I installed Pop OS on an external drive. I'll be using that to see if I can use it as a daily driver. If I can, microsoft can eat the entirety of my arse.
Genuine question. How does all of this useless nonsense make them money? Is it all just from loans? Are they just saying "look at all the AI we're doing" and the investors are just desperate to give them more money?
I just cannot fathom how they profit from all of this. They're spending so much time doing this. For what? What is the business motive for doing this, if not to get bigger loans from their investors?
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I just got a colonoscopy and the doc said she found some copilot in there
Microslop going full "the beatings will continue until morale improves" with their ensloppification of everything they touch, I see.
MS abandons its other departments development for SLOP 100%. they are on a path to self-destruction.
Holy shit, just fucking stop
stop smoking? how is this relevant ?? ;)
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At this pace Microsoft will change Windows' name to Copilot. That's my prediction.
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Nadella has gives exactly 0 fucks about Microsoft's products, legacy, its employees and the company itself, let alone the customers. His only concern is how can he squeeze more money from the white Dalits while enslaving Shudras and stealing their labour so he can further enrich himself. Anyone thinking otherwise is delusional.
Explorer already crashes enough without this.
Why don't they work on Explorer's awful performance and constant hanging before working in another chatbot?
You know, useful software development work?
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