[PedroBatista]

Microsoft doing Microsoft things, even with all those fresh coats of "open source" paint they bathe themselves in the last decade they really can't change their DNA.

Expect the amount of f*ckery to increase as the AI realities set in but the number has to go up either way.

It reminds me of the good old days of Visual Studio + .NET + SQL Server where they played these games too.

[reactordev]

This made me laugh a bit as I remembered people saying “Oh we have Nadella now, things have changed”. Have they? Have they really?

Windows Recall.

VS Code forcing Copilot.

Windows forcing Copilot.

Office forcing Copilot.

Azure forcing Copilot.

GitHub forcing Copilot.

Outlook forcing Copilot.

Edge forcing Copilot.

You folks are insane.

[mindcrash]

"Just" some Copilot integration (in the form of chat or smart suggestions) is just the start.

The next major Windows 11 update coming in 2026 will have full agentic AI with full control over your (your?) PC. And it will hard require a pretty recent processor with Neural Processor Unit to make it work (so a lot more e-waste is coming).

I fear for the future.

[mbirth]

You forgot that even poor old notepad.exe also got the Copilot treatment.

[tashoecraft]

I've heard Github makes more money from copilot than everything else combined. You can think what you want about the strategy, but it's hard to ignore that.

[conartist6]

There is not Copilot, only Zuul.

[pjmlp]

They have for a while, basically it was similar honeymoon phase like when Apple needed every developer help they could get back in 2000.

Unfortunately both of them are back to their old selfs.

However lets not forget that those big corporations, are the same ones that keep the lights on across many FOSS projects that get talked daily on HN.

[runjake]

I’m not sure why people are surprised. If you watch Nadella interviews, he tells you what he thinks and where he wants to take the company.

He touts AI, services, agentic copilot, and all the other stuff customers are railing against.

Some Windows manager got crucified on X recently for an enthusiastic tweet about turning Windows into an agentic OS. People called for this persons firing. But, this was straight out of Nadella’s playbook.

[misswaterfairy]

The bit that really annoyed me: you can't even remove the Copilot button from the Office ribbon any more. Microsoft simply have hidden the option in the Ribbon customisation settings.

Even though I don't use it, and have disabled as much Copilot functionality as Microsoft will let me.

I can't wait for this AI bubble to burst.

[alias_neo]

This piece of news follows that of Copilot being added in an "update" to LG TVs with no option to disable or opt out.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46268844

[heavyset_go]

It's a crime what LG did to webOS. Somehow they turned something great into one of the worst smart TV experiences on the market.

[clever-leap]

Simple, do not purchase LG TV.

[deergomoo]

It’s funny, I never connected my G5 to the network or accepted any of the optional T&Cs, so there’s now numerous places in the UI that say “accept terms to see personalised content”.

Uhhh no? I’m good thanks

[pjmlp]

Yes, unfortunately I must acknowledge that Satya honeymoon is over.

Than the .NET team acts surprised that despite going open source and cross platform, the non Microsoft shops still aren't rushing up to adopt it.

They have to thank upper management for shxxxx on their great accomplishments among the community.