[kshri24]

Microsoft needs to go back to basics and keep the OS dead simple. No AI cruft. AI is good only for certain categories and specific ways of integration. It falls apart quickly if you do not know how to glue things together properly and just use it in anything and everything (for example: adding AI to Notepad was the stupidest thing Microsoft could do).

[direwolf20]

Why does Microsoft need to do these things to retain shareholder value?

[kshri24]

Contributing to AI fatigue among consumers is not the way to retain shareholder value. Tastefully integrated AI is what will bring enthusiasm among consumers, which will generate REAL revenues (not inflated valuations) and have a direct impact on the bottom line. It is ridiculous to destroy existing user base just to satisfy some vanity metrics on AI usage.