ColdWater,
@ColdWater@lemmy.ca avatar

Everyone talking it’s bad but I think it’s not, I mean you got another key for shortcut to anything you want after uninstall that crap it’s useless anyway

Anti_Face_Weapon,

Yeah. It’s stupid and crummy, but it’s a new key to bind. But then again, have you ever really used the context menu key? I have not.

ColdWater,
@ColdWater@lemmy.ca avatar

True, I rarely use it when my mouse decided to crap itself

Elderos,

Context menu key is kinda essential for navigating without a mouse. I don’t use it all that often but I am very glad it is there.

Subverb,

I’m happy as a clam with my 1984 loud as fuck IBM Model M keyboard in Windows.

Think you need a Windows key? CTRL-ESC. I use CTRL-ESC even on modern keyboards.

possiblylinux127,

That’s a pretty cool keyboard

Subverb,

I bought mine here but there are other places that restore them.

lemonuri,

Best keyboard ever, will also last forever.

I use capslock as superkey.

Subverb,

I actually use caps lock fairly regularly as a embedded systems programmer. With my large hands CTRL-ESC is pretty easy for me.

0x2d,

reminds me of the chromebook search key

umbrella,
@umbrella@lemmy.ml avatar

how the fuck can they just decide this

sarchar,

Probably through licensing agreements with PC retailers.

But you can also just decide not to buy them.

umbrella,
@umbrella@lemmy.ml avatar

can i decide to buy a keyboard without the windows key today?

Molten_Moron, (edited )

There’s always the IBM Model M or, if you prefer USB, there are remakes with it.

variants,

Wow it’s yuuge

sarchar,

Umm, it’s just a keycap. You can map the key to whatever you want.

umbrella,
@umbrella@lemmy.ml avatar

agreed, however it defeats the point that its going to be optional if they really decide to do it.

leopold,

sure, any Apple keyboard

ProgrammingSocks,

Microsoft is a monopoly. Stallman was right, as usual in software

umbrella,
@umbrella@lemmy.ml avatar

stallman is still right

Awoo,

Rebranded Cortana?

Destined to fail.

Michal,

Is it just Cortana? I was under impression they’re integrating ChatGPT-like llm into windows.

Awoo, (edited )

Chatgpt is just Cortana with better marketing. AI isn’t smart, it’s just algorithms producing a facsimile of language via pattern heatmaps. What was Cortana if not just an earlier version of the same thing?

““AI”” is all a techbro marketing bubble. Will burst and move on eventually.

Like holy shit we had the autofill feature in Photoshop ages and ages ago and that’s just doing what the “intelligent” image generators do. We didn’t call it AI back then. All marketing for what amounts to just some interesting algorithms.

space_comrade,

Chatgpt is just Cortana with better marketing. AI isn’t smart, it’s just algorithms producing a facsimile of language via pattern heatmaps. What was Cortana if not just an earlier version of the same thing?

Well no, not really IMO. Cortana as far as I know wasn’t based on LLMs as we know them today, it was a way older method of NLP. You’re right that on a high level it’s pretty similar but the underlying technology is qualitatively different IMO.

JuryNullification,

The next AI winter can’t come soon enough

flan,
@flan@hexbear.net avatar

i dont really understand the revenue model here. i also dont understand how there’s going to be enough computational power to do LLM shit for all windows users all the time? this sounds bad for the environment.

sekhat,

Running a pre trained model is much cheaper than training one. But I’d imagine in this case you’ll be sending it over to Microsoft Servers, so they can keep track of everything you ever search so they can better advertise to you.

kristina,

how could it possibly be that urgent that it needs a key dedicated to it

JuryNullification,

It’s probably like the Bixby button on my Samsung phone: all it does is complain I haven’t set it up yet when I accidentally push it while changing the volume.

CodingCarpenter,

You don’t just remap it to screen on and off?

JuryNullification,

It’s a work phone and I don’t really care about it, but thanks for letting me know that’s possible.

Lettuceeatlettuce,
@Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml avatar

Time to buy some more of those little Tux keyboard superkey stickers :)

risencode,

That’s funny, because getting an ad for Copilot inside my startmenu was actually what made me go back to Linux after 10 years.

This tracks.

Ibex0,

Can’t wait to accidentally press it while gaming, just like the Windows key!

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