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Electron apps are ruining the Windows 11 experience, and even the JavaScript creator has warned against ‘rushed web UX over native,’ but it doesn’t look like that will change Microsoft’s plans. In a post on X and other places, Microsoft reaffirmed its commitment to AI in Windows 11 and encouraged Electron developers to consider using AI in their apps.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

this solidifies two of my predictions from 15-20 years ago.

  1. Microsoft is moving to an "internet required" OS, likely meaning cloud based OS
  2. all apps will become web apps

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my final prediction from then was subscription based access to your operating system, apps, and data. you own nothing. your data is constantly consumed and used to train their products. you will never be able to extract your data and will be forever locked-in to their product. this also means that you will have to pay extra for app use. need to use Photoshop? that's an extra fee. need to use 3D rendering software? thats the ultra package with GPU fees per hour.

most of this is actually happening under the covers, but nothing is locking us in.

I would say we have about 5-7 years before the above happens and there's no way back.