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[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So it disappears without Windows?

[–] erwan@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess we'll have to find a use for that new key on Linux, and Linux laptop vendors will end up with some alternative symbol for it...

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[–] Ibex0@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Can't wait to accidentally press it while gaming, just like the Windows key!

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

As long as it’s treated like a media key and not an intrusion of the standard, then I couldn’t care less. It’s a stupid idea, but Microsoft is so often full of those.

Edit> And after reading the article…of course MS is intruding on the standard just like they did with the windows key, but at least that one was turned into “meta” or “super”. I guess this will guarantee I won’t buy another MS keyboard.

[–] pixelscript@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

It's Microsoft, intrusion of standards is their entire M.O.

It's the "extend" in "embrace, extend, extinguish".

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[–] flan@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

i dont really understand the revenue model here. i also dont understand how there's going to be enough computational power to do LLM shit for all windows users all the time? this sounds bad for the environment.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

It's already bad enough that windows 11 has a bing AI button on the top left AND top right corners of the start menu. Like wtf

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

Another key for me to pop off my keyboard. Great.

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago
[–] PoliticalCustard@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It is literally just windows-C to open copilot. Good grief. 🤣

[–] Awhiskeydrunker@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And being marketed as "our first upgrade to PC keyboards in 30 years". I want to be in the marketing teams conference room when this got pitched.

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[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

They did this same thing with Mocrosoft Teams. Microsoft execs are some of the dumbest laziest people.

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

i run linux on a surface and it's great. when it breaks beyond repair though, i won't get another because of bullshit like this

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[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 8 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Just make it remapable (is that a word?) and I don't really care

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