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Ok hear me out.. what about it just... gets another button next to start, and maybe Ctrl+Win can activate it instead of the windows key?

I use copilot a ton to write me quick powershell scripts, to assist in sourcing information, etc. I don't like having to open edge browser then ipen the sidebar, then resize the sidebar, then select precise chatting mode, its a hassle, especially since I do not use edge as my primary browser (Libre Wolf).

I've got very mixed feelings about it. I DO want a fast button in my taskbar somewhere, ideally, but I want that to start a web session (with no local permissions) not a local session of any sort really.. I very much dislike the idea of Copilot constantly looking at my screen to figure out how it can help me (aka, sending incredibly specific metrics back to Microsoft). They already spend way too many resources on scraping my info up, and thebquestions I ask Copilot are already hyper specific and likely give away dense metrics about me that I can't imagine. But... fml it's SO handy.

The biggest pain point of windows 8 (on release) was the missing start button, why would they think a bingilator would work instead?

Don't worry I am sure they will fix all this madness for Windows 9.

From "Windows 10 will be the last windows" to this.

Okay. If 12 is coming out why would anyone go with 11?

Only if they promise to remove the most pointless keyboard button in the world as well.

I may replace Windows as my daily driver with Linux.

This is the worst timeline.

Nope

W8 vibes.

Up next, windows 13 is cloud-based only, thus requiring constant internet connection

All I care about with the start button is the search function. If this didn't fuck with that, sure.

Define "may"? This is like writing, car manufacturers may replace tires with triangles.

The Copilot is like the Start button,” Nadella explains. “It becomes the orchestrator of all your app experiences. So for example, I just go there and express my intent and it either navigates me to an application or it brings the application to the Copilot, so it helps me learn, query and create — and completely changes, I think, the user habits.”

So it’s like search on iOS. Not always what I want but if it makes windows search useful then maybe it won’t be so bad.

I still remeber installing a third-party start menu on Windows 8 because fuck the Metro.