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On Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:29:57 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:

> On 2026-07-10 3:23 a.m., RonB wrote:
>> On 2026-07-07, vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> wrote:
>>> https://www.phoronix.com/review/ryzen-ai-linux-os
>>>
>>> A distro from AMD focusing on "AI" development using their spandy-new
>>> processors.
>>>
>>> Available as an installation option, along with Windows.  Smart AI
>>> developers will go with the leader and choose Linux, natch.
>> 
>> Ugh. That's one distribution I'll never try.
> 
> Just about everyone has decided that they will go in the direction of
> AI. Bryan Lunduke posted a video from the offices of Microsoft,
> presumably demonstrating what the next, AI-focused, operating system
> would be like. Essentially, applications would be a thing of the past
> because everything would run withing Edge.
> <https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsofts-project-aion-ai-desktop>
> 
> It's a nightmare, but that's what Microsoft and the H1B Indians that
> replaced hard-working Americans working there are going to try to sell
> you next.

I finished Nadella's book 'Hit Refresh'. It was interesting if at times 
self-promotional. Note that it was published in 2017. In the final 
chapters he lays out his vision of the future, AI, mixed reality, and 
quantum computing all cloud based. 

Times change. His example of where AI was going was Cortana, that 
Microsoft took out behind the barn and shot about 5 years ago to be 
replaced by CoPilot. Same idea, I guess, although Cortana never approached 
Alexa's popularity. Amazon is still trying to monetize that one. Alexa was 
supposed to be primarily used to order stuff from Amazon, not turn the 
lights on and cue up your playlist. It has been a net loss so far.

For mixed reality he talked about HoloLens. I don't know if it's still 
available.  The smart glasses type devices may become more popular but 
they're not mixed reality. I'm not a gamer but I don't think headsets like 
the Quest series are the mixed reality he envisioned either.

As for quantum computing maybe some distant day.

He does address job displacement by AI at length and suggests humans can 
be retrained for meaningful, productive jobs augmented by AI. That's where 
my cynicism kicks in. Nadella and his wife come from upper middle class 
Indian families and his entire career has been in well educated circles. 
He hasn't had much experience with the chaiwala who is at the extent of 
his abilities to make tea.

Still he was what Microsoft needed. He looked around in 2008. Amazon was 
building out the AWS cloud infrastructure and MS had nothing. Google was 
cornering the search engine revenue; MS had nada. Windows Mobile wasn't 
going anywhere. The fiefdoms were entrenched and wanted to stay with 
business as usual even though it was going down fast.

He also tried to steer them away from the Ballmer approach. He mentions 
getting up at one conference and pulling out an iPhone. Gasps. Then he 
shows the applications loaded on the phone are all Microsoft. Can't beat 
them, join them. 

I don't have a crystal ball but I am aware many people will be dragged 
into the future kicking and screaming. 

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"Rex" vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-07-07 01:00 +0000
  Re: "Rex" Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> - 2026-07-09 01:15 +0000
  Re: "Rex" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-07-10 07:23 +0000
    Re: "Rex" "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-07-10 03:44 -0400
    Re: "Rex" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-07-10 07:29 -0400
      Re: "Rex" "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-07-10 07:33 -0400
      Re: "Rex" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-07-10 19:42 +0000
        Re: "Rex" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-07-10 21:54 -0400
          Re: "Rex" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-07-11 04:13 +0000
          Re: "Rex" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-07-11 19:03 +0000
      Re: "Rex" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-07-11 18:59 +0000
        Re: "Rex" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-07-12 00:19 +0000
          Re: "Rex" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-07-13 06:53 +0000
            Re: "Rex" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-07-13 17:29 +0000
              Re: "Rex" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-07-15 08:36 +0000
                Re: "Rex" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-07-15 13:38 +0000

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