Comment by runjake
Comment by runjake 3 days ago
Apple could, but this is more or less their tagline[1], as well.
Granted, I think Apple has slightly better execution, but that's pretty subjective, I suppose.
Comment by runjake 3 days ago
Apple could, but this is more or less their tagline[1], as well.
Granted, I think Apple has slightly better execution, but that's pretty subjective, I suppose.
In case English isn't your primary language, "more or less" means "approximately", not "exactly". Sorry about that.
Microsoft's tagline is "Windows is evolving into an agentic OS, connecting devices, cloud, and AI to unlock intelligent productivity and secure work anywhere"
If you visit https://www.apple.com/os/macos/ , Apple touts Apple Intelligence (AI), connecting devices, cloud to increase productivity and, this time a direct quote, "accelerate your workflows". This is more or less the same tagline as Microsoft is pitching.
Somewhat humorously, Apple doesn't seem to mention their agent, Siri on the page at all, but it's being reported a revamped Siri is coming in 2026.
English is my first language. I didn't see anything on the page I thought was equivalent to the MS copy. Looking specifically at the 'accelerate your workflows' part it's immediately explained as a way to use AI via the Shortcuts automation app. I think the problem with the MS copy is they're not tying it to real world examples.
And I bet Apple doesn't conveniently change settings in favor of data collection on a regular basis. I switched back to Linux after a few decades on Windows for work. Been back on Linux for a few months now, and haven't had any problems. My computer doesn't randomly restart (most updates don't require restart at all). No one is trying to push telemetry, half-assed AI, or OS ads on me either. So much better now on Linux.
> I bet Apple doesn't conveniently change settings in favor of data collection on a regular basis
Not to the level of Microsoft, but initially Apple Intelligence would default to on and you'd have to disable it (thankfully it needs to download gigabytes worth of ML models, which gives you a few minutes after initial OS install to toggle it off before it activates). For a while after every OS update you'd also have an onboarding screen that would try to pitch it to you with an option to "skip" in the fine print (I don't want to "skip", I want a "fuck off forever" option personally).
My personal solution for my Macbook, which hasn't failed yet, is to simply wait a year or two to apply OS updates. In this case, I'm extending that to "never". I'll take my chances with the script kiddies, who have way fewer resources to infect my machine with malware than my OS vendor apparently does.
I'm sure a lot of people are waiting for peak AI fatigue to jump in with a simple OS that is actually user-friendly and doesn't try to cram an "agentic AI" into your computer with you.
You might want to quote the tagline in the comment. When I visit that link I see "Fresh faced. Timelessly Mac.".