… The software giant told partners it will cut prices “to make Cloud PCs more cost-effective for small and medium businesses.” Microsoft has framed the price cuts as an “update” to the service that will change its performance in two ways: Cloud PCs stay powered on for one hour after sign-out/disconne… …
… MORE CONTEXT NASA working on 'Big Bang' upgrade to keep the Voyagers alive for longer Claude Desktop changes app access settings for browsers you don't even have installed yet Schmoozebots: study finds flattery will get AI everywhere AI is reshaping Britain's datacenter map away from London Now, as… …
… This was an era where Apple was losing the price/performance race just like Detroit was losing the automotive battle to Japan. Apple had painted itself into a corner with PowerPC as x86 progress was funded by an enormously larger market. The ad campaign marked the beginning of the march back. …
… We are reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points His next item is “Integrating AI where it’s most meaningful, with craft and focus,” and reads a lot like an admission that Microsoft has got it wrong with AI in Windows. “You will see us be more intentional about how and where Copilot integrates acro… …
… While this sounds like a time-saver, we note that it also converts a standard developer task into something that now costs AI tokens each time it is used, meaning it is only a benefit if the AI fix is quicker to find and equally or more effective than what the human developer would have done withou… …
… It will be interesting to see if this "data-driven view" will be flexible enough to reverse the AI push if the performance indicators show no clear benefits. …