Apparently the newest term for Windows 11 is "Microslop." I found this on the windowscentral.com rCo which I'm guessing is a pro Windows website.
They've published a long article titled: "2025 has been a disaster for Windows 11 as frustrating bugs and intrusive features continue to erode
trust in MicrosoftrCOs flagship OS rCo something desperately needs to change".
(A long-winded title also.)
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/2025-has-been-an-awful-year-for-windows-11-with-infuriating-bugs-and-constant-unwanted-features
Too many bugs. Too many changes. Too little control. Windows 11's
reputation might be at its lowest it's ever been as 2025 comes to a
close...
Support for Windows 10 ended in October, and this year was the perfect
time to strengthen Windows 11 as a viable replacement for millions of
users. Instead, Microsoft spent most of it shoving the OS full of
half-baked AI features, all while letting the quality bar slip and
shipping new bugs and issues on an almost monthly cadence.
Everything Microsoft has done when it comes to Windows this year has
eroded the platform's reputation in ways that I haven't seen since
Windows 8. Today, it feels like people hate Windows 11 with a passion,
much more so than they did when 2025 first started...
Of course, the issue that made headlines the most this year is AI, as
Microsoft falls over itself trying to make Windows 11 a frontier platform
for artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, this effort feels like it has
been prioritized above everything else, including quality of life and
overall platform stability.
Copilot has forced its way into almost every surface and intention on the
platform. Heck, even Notepad now has a Copilot button, which is something
literally nobody has ever asked for. Microsoft's AI intentions feel
obsessive and forced, almost as if the company is just throwing
everything at the wall to see what sticks.
Under the hood, Microsoft has been moving to make Windows 11 agentic. It
unveiled the agentic workspace, along with a set of APIs that will allow
AI developers to build tools that can automate workflows on your behalf.
Sounds great on paper, until you read the fine print and discover that it
comes with serious security implications and warnings...
At the end of the article there is a yes or no poll...
Do you think Windows 11 has declined in quality in 2025?
94% say "yes."
Also in the article they talk about Android laptops, which could take
Windows low-end market and an "affordable" MacBook, priced in the $600 to $700 range that could take the middle market. Leaving Microslop and their bloated AI crap with a chunk of the high-end market.
Another article on the same site, Nadella is whining about the term "slop" for Microsoft's AI in everything.
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microslop-trends-on-social-media-backlash-to-microsofts-on-going-ai-obsession-continues
People are claiming that he used AI to write his defense of AI. The article...
"Microslop" trends on social media rCo backlash to Microsoft's on-going AI obsession continues
A couple of days ago, Nadella penned a short note on his hopes for
artificial intelligence going into 2026. As you know, Microsoft is very
much "all in" on AI, with Azure providing a significant chunk of the
backbone for OpenAI's ChatGPT. Microsoft has been baking its
ChatGPT-powered Copilot app into virtually every product it has, whether
you like it or not. The brute force by which Microsoft is introducing
these products has led to an unrelenting backlash on social media, and
Nadella's latest comments reignited the commentary in a big way.
In the piece, Nadella said that he hoped society would "move on" from
questions of "slop" for AI rCo emphasizing that for the technology to gain
acceptance, it needs to move beyond spectacle.
Dream big Nadella.
The poll at the end of this article asks this question...
Is Microsoft heading in the right direction as we move into 2026?
84% said no. 12% said I'm not sure. And a whopping 4% said yes.
Microslop has problems. A LOT of people don't want anything to do with AI,
or at least they don't want it clumsily forced on them in every application in their computers.
Should be a good year for Linux and other alternatives to Windows 11.
On 2026-01-05 16:28, RonB wrote:
Apparently the newest term for Windows 11 is "Microslop." I found this on the
windowscentral.com rCo which I'm guessing is a pro Windows website.
They've published a long article titled: "2025 has been a disaster for
Windows 11 as frustrating bugs and intrusive features continue to erode
trust in MicrosoftrCOs flagship OS rCo something desperately needs to change".
(A long-winded title also.)
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/2025-has-been-an-awful-year-for-windows-11-with-infuriating-bugs-and-constant-unwanted-features
Too many bugs. Too many changes. Too little control. Windows 11's
reputation might be at its lowest it's ever been as 2025 comes to a
close...
Support for Windows 10 ended in October, and this year was the perfect >> time to strengthen Windows 11 as a viable replacement for millions of
users. Instead, Microsoft spent most of it shoving the OS full of
half-baked AI features, all while letting the quality bar slip and
shipping new bugs and issues on an almost monthly cadence.
Everything Microsoft has done when it comes to Windows this year has
eroded the platform's reputation in ways that I haven't seen since
Windows 8. Today, it feels like people hate Windows 11 with a passion, >> much more so than they did when 2025 first started...
Of course, the issue that made headlines the most this year is AI, as
Microsoft falls over itself trying to make Windows 11 a frontier platform
for artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, this effort feels like it has
been prioritized above everything else, including quality of life and
overall platform stability.
Copilot has forced its way into almost every surface and intention on the
platform. Heck, even Notepad now has a Copilot button, which is something
literally nobody has ever asked for. Microsoft's AI intentions feel
obsessive and forced, almost as if the company is just throwing
everything at the wall to see what sticks.
Under the hood, Microsoft has been moving to make Windows 11 agentic. It >> unveiled the agentic workspace, along with a set of APIs that will allow >> AI developers to build tools that can automate workflows on your behalf. >> Sounds great on paper, until you read the fine print and discover that it
comes with serious security implications and warnings...
At the end of the article there is a yes or no poll...
Do you think Windows 11 has declined in quality in 2025?
94% say "yes."
Also in the article they talk about Android laptops, which could take
Windows low-end market and an "affordable" MacBook, priced in the $600 to
$700 range that could take the middle market. Leaving Microslop and their
bloated AI crap with a chunk of the high-end market.
Another article on the same site, Nadella is whining about the term "slop" >> for Microsoft's AI in everything.
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microslop-trends-on-social-media-backlash-to-microsofts-on-going-ai-obsession-continues
People are claiming that he used AI to write his defense of AI. The
article...
"Microslop" trends on social media rCo backlash to Microsoft's on-going AI >> obsession continues
A couple of days ago, Nadella penned a short note on his hopes for
artificial intelligence going into 2026. As you know, Microsoft is very >> much "all in" on AI, with Azure providing a significant chunk of the
backbone for OpenAI's ChatGPT. Microsoft has been baking its
ChatGPT-powered Copilot app into virtually every product it has, whether >> you like it or not. The brute force by which Microsoft is introducing
these products has led to an unrelenting backlash on social media, and >> Nadella's latest comments reignited the commentary in a big way.
In the piece, Nadella said that he hoped society would "move on" from
questions of "slop" for AI rCo emphasizing that for the technology to gain
acceptance, it needs to move beyond spectacle.
Dream big Nadella.
The poll at the end of this article asks this question...
Is Microsoft heading in the right direction as we move into 2026?
84% said no. 12% said I'm not sure. And a whopping 4% said yes.
Microslop has problems. A LOT of people don't want anything to do with AI, >> or at least they don't want it clumsily forced on them in every application >> in their computers.
Should be a good year for Linux and other alternatives to Windows 11.
All I can say is that ever since fTPM was introduced to computer users
in the desire to make hardware compatible with Windows 11, needless stuttering has also been introduced. If they had put all their energy
into fixing that issue rather than introducing features nobody wanted, a
lot of people wouldn't be happily migrating to Linux right now.
As for the word "slop," it was used to describe the AI features
themselves. I don't recall which Microsoft executive took offense to it,
but he asked people to stop referring to AI as being such a thing. Evidently, people don't give a hoot what a Microsoft executive wants and
are doubling down.
On 2026-01-05, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-01-05 16:28, RonB wrote:
Apparently the newest term for Windows 11 is "Microslop." I found this on the
windowscentral.com rCo which I'm guessing is a pro Windows website.
They've published a long article titled: "2025 has been a disaster for
Windows 11 as frustrating bugs and intrusive features continue to erode
trust in MicrosoftrCOs flagship OS rCo something desperately needs to change".
(A long-winded title also.)
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/2025-has-been-an-awful-year-for-windows-11-with-infuriating-bugs-and-constant-unwanted-features
Too many bugs. Too many changes. Too little control. Windows 11's
reputation might be at its lowest it's ever been as 2025 comes to a >>> close...
Support for Windows 10 ended in October, and this year was the perfect >>> time to strengthen Windows 11 as a viable replacement for millions of >>> users. Instead, Microsoft spent most of it shoving the OS full of
half-baked AI features, all while letting the quality bar slip and
shipping new bugs and issues on an almost monthly cadence.
Everything Microsoft has done when it comes to Windows this year has >>> eroded the platform's reputation in ways that I haven't seen since
Windows 8. Today, it feels like people hate Windows 11 with a passion, >>> much more so than they did when 2025 first started...
Of course, the issue that made headlines the most this year is AI, as >>> Microsoft falls over itself trying to make Windows 11 a frontier platform
for artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, this effort feels like it has
been prioritized above everything else, including quality of life and >>> overall platform stability.
Copilot has forced its way into almost every surface and intention on the
platform. Heck, even Notepad now has a Copilot button, which is something
literally nobody has ever asked for. Microsoft's AI intentions feel >>> obsessive and forced, almost as if the company is just throwing
everything at the wall to see what sticks.
Under the hood, Microsoft has been moving to make Windows 11 agentic. It
unveiled the agentic workspace, along with a set of APIs that will allow
AI developers to build tools that can automate workflows on your behalf.
Sounds great on paper, until you read the fine print and discover that it
comes with serious security implications and warnings...
At the end of the article there is a yes or no poll...
Do you think Windows 11 has declined in quality in 2025?
94% say "yes."
Also in the article they talk about Android laptops, which could take
Windows low-end market and an "affordable" MacBook, priced in the $600 to >>> $700 range that could take the middle market. Leaving Microslop and their >>> bloated AI crap with a chunk of the high-end market.
Another article on the same site, Nadella is whining about the term "slop" >>> for Microsoft's AI in everything.
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microslop-trends-on-social-media-backlash-to-microsofts-on-going-ai-obsession-continues
People are claiming that he used AI to write his defense of AI. The
article...
"Microslop" trends on social media rCo backlash to Microsoft's on-going AI >>> obsession continues
A couple of days ago, Nadella penned a short note on his hopes for
artificial intelligence going into 2026. As you know, Microsoft is very
much "all in" on AI, with Azure providing a significant chunk of the >>> backbone for OpenAI's ChatGPT. Microsoft has been baking its
ChatGPT-powered Copilot app into virtually every product it has, whether
you like it or not. The brute force by which Microsoft is introducing >>> these products has led to an unrelenting backlash on social media, and >>> Nadella's latest comments reignited the commentary in a big way.
In the piece, Nadella said that he hoped society would "move on" from >>> questions of "slop" for AI rCo emphasizing that for the technology to gain
acceptance, it needs to move beyond spectacle.
Dream big Nadella.
The poll at the end of this article asks this question...
Is Microsoft heading in the right direction as we move into 2026?
84% said no. 12% said I'm not sure. And a whopping 4% said yes.
Microslop has problems. A LOT of people don't want anything to do with AI, >>> or at least they don't want it clumsily forced on them in every application >>> in their computers.
Should be a good year for Linux and other alternatives to Windows 11.
All I can say is that ever since fTPM was introduced to computer users
in the desire to make hardware compatible with Windows 11, needless
stuttering has also been introduced. If they had put all their energy
into fixing that issue rather than introducing features nobody wanted, a
lot of people wouldn't be happily migrating to Linux right now.
As for the word "slop," it was used to describe the AI features
themselves. I don't recall which Microsoft executive took offense to it,
but he asked people to stop referring to AI as being such a thing.
Evidently, people don't give a hoot what a Microsoft executive wants and
are doubling down.
I think it only encouraged them. I've adopted it myself, because AI and they way they force it on you in Windows makes the OS worthless slop. A lot of people are definitely fed up with it rCo even though most of them are probably
still using Windows.
Apparently, there is an application called *Shut Up Windows* that supposedly gets rid of all the AI crap. If I used Windows I would definitely look into it.
On 2026-01-05 23:04, RonB wrote:
On 2026-01-05, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-01-05 16:28, RonB wrote:
Apparently the newest term for Windows 11 is "Microslop." I found this on the
windowscentral.com rCo which I'm guessing is a pro Windows website.
They've published a long article titled: "2025 has been a disaster for >>>> Windows 11 as frustrating bugs and intrusive features continue to erode >>>> trust in MicrosoftrCOs flagship OS rCo something desperately needs to change".
(A long-winded title also.)
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/2025-has-been-an-awful-year-for-windows-11-with-infuriating-bugs-and-constant-unwanted-features
Too many bugs. Too many changes. Too little control. Windows 11's >>>> reputation might be at its lowest it's ever been as 2025 comes to a >>>> close...
Support for Windows 10 ended in October, and this year was the perfect
time to strengthen Windows 11 as a viable replacement for millions of >>>> users. Instead, Microsoft spent most of it shoving the OS full of >>>> half-baked AI features, all while letting the quality bar slip and >>>> shipping new bugs and issues on an almost monthly cadence.
Everything Microsoft has done when it comes to Windows this year has >>>> eroded the platform's reputation in ways that I haven't seen since >>>> Windows 8. Today, it feels like people hate Windows 11 with a passion,
much more so than they did when 2025 first started...
Of course, the issue that made headlines the most this year is AI, as >>>> Microsoft falls over itself trying to make Windows 11 a frontier platform
for artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, this effort feels like it has
been prioritized above everything else, including quality of life and >>>> overall platform stability.
Copilot has forced its way into almost every surface and intention on the
platform. Heck, even Notepad now has a Copilot button, which is something
literally nobody has ever asked for. Microsoft's AI intentions feel >>>> obsessive and forced, almost as if the company is just throwing
everything at the wall to see what sticks.
Under the hood, Microsoft has been moving to make Windows 11 agentic. It
unveiled the agentic workspace, along with a set of APIs that will allow
AI developers to build tools that can automate workflows on your behalf.
Sounds great on paper, until you read the fine print and discover that it
comes with serious security implications and warnings...
At the end of the article there is a yes or no poll...
Do you think Windows 11 has declined in quality in 2025?
94% say "yes."
Also in the article they talk about Android laptops, which could take
Windows low-end market and an "affordable" MacBook, priced in the $600 to >>>> $700 range that could take the middle market. Leaving Microslop and their >>>> bloated AI crap with a chunk of the high-end market.
Another article on the same site, Nadella is whining about the term "slop" >>>> for Microsoft's AI in everything.
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microslop-trends-on-social-media-backlash-to-microsofts-on-going-ai-obsession-continues
People are claiming that he used AI to write his defense of AI. The
article...
"Microslop" trends on social media rCo backlash to Microsoft's on-going AI >>>> obsession continues
A couple of days ago, Nadella penned a short note on his hopes for >>>> artificial intelligence going into 2026. As you know, Microsoft is very
much "all in" on AI, with Azure providing a significant chunk of the >>>> backbone for OpenAI's ChatGPT. Microsoft has been baking its
ChatGPT-powered Copilot app into virtually every product it has, whether
you like it or not. The brute force by which Microsoft is introducing >>>> these products has led to an unrelenting backlash on social media, and
Nadella's latest comments reignited the commentary in a big way.
In the piece, Nadella said that he hoped society would "move on" from >>>> questions of "slop" for AI rCo emphasizing that for the technology to gain
acceptance, it needs to move beyond spectacle.
Dream big Nadella.
The poll at the end of this article asks this question...
Is Microsoft heading in the right direction as we move into 2026? >>>>
84% said no. 12% said I'm not sure. And a whopping 4% said yes.
Microslop has problems. A LOT of people don't want anything to do with AI, >>>> or at least they don't want it clumsily forced on them in every application
in their computers.
Should be a good year for Linux and other alternatives to Windows 11.
All I can say is that ever since fTPM was introduced to computer users
in the desire to make hardware compatible with Windows 11, needless
stuttering has also been introduced. If they had put all their energy
into fixing that issue rather than introducing features nobody wanted, a >>> lot of people wouldn't be happily migrating to Linux right now.
As for the word "slop," it was used to describe the AI features
themselves. I don't recall which Microsoft executive took offense to it, >>> but he asked people to stop referring to AI as being such a thing.
Evidently, people don't give a hoot what a Microsoft executive wants and >>> are doubling down.
I think it only encouraged them. I've adopted it myself, because AI and they >> way they force it on you in Windows makes the OS worthless slop. A lot of
people are definitely fed up with it rCo even though most of them are probably
still using Windows.
Apparently, there is an application called *Shut Up Windows* that supposedly >> gets rid of all the AI crap. If I used Windows I would definitely look into >> it.
To be honest, it annoys me that I have to use rufus to create an ISO
that doesn't bother me or that I would have to use a third-party tool to repair Windows in some way. The mere fact that the default behaviour
works against me is part of why the decision to migrate once again to
Linux this time around wasn't too difficult. In fact, I remind myself of
what the default settings are whenever I feel an urge to go back. At
this point, it's truly like being a beaten housewife and returning to
the drunk who is sometimes sweet with you.
On Jan 6, 2026 at 9:47:30 AM EST, "CrudeSausage" <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-01-05 23:04, RonB wrote:
On 2026-01-05, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-01-05 16:28, RonB wrote:
Apparently the newest term for Windows 11 is "Microslop." I found this on theAll I can say is that ever since fTPM was introduced to computer users >>>> in the desire to make hardware compatible with Windows 11, needless
windowscentral.com rCo which I'm guessing is a pro Windows website.
They've published a long article titled: "2025 has been a disaster for >>>>> Windows 11 as frustrating bugs and intrusive features continue to erode >>>>> trust in MicrosoftrCOs flagship OS rCo something desperately needs to change".
(A long-winded title also.)
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/2025-has-been-an-awful-year-for-windows-11-with-infuriating-bugs-and-constant-unwanted-features
Too many bugs. Too many changes. Too little control. Windows 11's >>>>> reputation might be at its lowest it's ever been as 2025 comes to a >>>>> close...
Support for Windows 10 ended in October, and this year was the perfect
time to strengthen Windows 11 as a viable replacement for millions of
users. Instead, Microsoft spent most of it shoving the OS full of >>>>> half-baked AI features, all while letting the quality bar slip and >>>>> shipping new bugs and issues on an almost monthly cadence.
Everything Microsoft has done when it comes to Windows this year has
eroded the platform's reputation in ways that I haven't seen since >>>>> Windows 8. Today, it feels like people hate Windows 11 with a passion,
much more so than they did when 2025 first started...
Of course, the issue that made headlines the most this year is AI, as
Microsoft falls over itself trying to make Windows 11 a frontier platform
for artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, this effort feels like it has
been prioritized above everything else, including quality of life and
overall platform stability.
Copilot has forced its way into almost every surface and intention on the
platform. Heck, even Notepad now has a Copilot button, which is something
literally nobody has ever asked for. Microsoft's AI intentions feel >>>>> obsessive and forced, almost as if the company is just throwing >>>>> everything at the wall to see what sticks.
Under the hood, Microsoft has been moving to make Windows 11 agentic. It
unveiled the agentic workspace, along with a set of APIs that will allow
AI developers to build tools that can automate workflows on your behalf.
Sounds great on paper, until you read the fine print and discover that it
comes with serious security implications and warnings...
At the end of the article there is a yes or no poll...
Do you think Windows 11 has declined in quality in 2025?
94% say "yes."
Also in the article they talk about Android laptops, which could take >>>>> Windows low-end market and an "affordable" MacBook, priced in the $600 to >>>>> $700 range that could take the middle market. Leaving Microslop and their >>>>> bloated AI crap with a chunk of the high-end market.
Another article on the same site, Nadella is whining about the term "slop"
for Microsoft's AI in everything.
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microslop-trends-on-social-media-backlash-to-microsofts-on-going-ai-obsession-continues
People are claiming that he used AI to write his defense of AI. The
article...
"Microslop" trends on social media rCo backlash to Microsoft's on-going AI
obsession continues
A couple of days ago, Nadella penned a short note on his hopes for >>>>> artificial intelligence going into 2026. As you know, Microsoft is very
much "all in" on AI, with Azure providing a significant chunk of the
backbone for OpenAI's ChatGPT. Microsoft has been baking its
ChatGPT-powered Copilot app into virtually every product it has, whether
you like it or not. The brute force by which Microsoft is introducing
these products has led to an unrelenting backlash on social media, and
Nadella's latest comments reignited the commentary in a big way. >>>>>
In the piece, Nadella said that he hoped society would "move on" from
questions of "slop" for AI rCo emphasizing that for the technology to gain
acceptance, it needs to move beyond spectacle.
Dream big Nadella.
The poll at the end of this article asks this question...
Is Microsoft heading in the right direction as we move into 2026? >>>>>
84% said no. 12% said I'm not sure. And a whopping 4% said yes.
Microslop has problems. A LOT of people don't want anything to do with AI,
or at least they don't want it clumsily forced on them in every application
in their computers.
Should be a good year for Linux and other alternatives to Windows 11. >>>>
stuttering has also been introduced. If they had put all their energy
into fixing that issue rather than introducing features nobody wanted, a >>>> lot of people wouldn't be happily migrating to Linux right now.
As for the word "slop," it was used to describe the AI features
themselves. I don't recall which Microsoft executive took offense to it, >>>> but he asked people to stop referring to AI as being such a thing.
Evidently, people don't give a hoot what a Microsoft executive wants and >>>> are doubling down.
I think it only encouraged them. I've adopted it myself, because AI and they
way they force it on you in Windows makes the OS worthless slop. A lot of >>> people are definitely fed up with it rCo even though most of them are probably
still using Windows.
Apparently, there is an application called *Shut Up Windows* that supposedly
gets rid of all the AI crap. If I used Windows I would definitely look into >>> it.
To be honest, it annoys me that I have to use rufus to create an ISO
that doesn't bother me or that I would have to use a third-party tool to
repair Windows in some way. The mere fact that the default behaviour
works against me is part of why the decision to migrate once again to
Linux this time around wasn't too difficult. In fact, I remind myself of
what the default settings are whenever I feel an urge to go back. At
this point, it's truly like being a beaten housewife and returning to
the drunk who is sometimes sweet with you.
Wow. Very good analogy there. Sad but true.
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