Copilot Metaphor Broken
Is the computer OS “MS-Windows” broken?
Of course it is. If you consider “not perfect” as “broken”.
The biggest crack at the moment is the forced implementation of Copilot on the user. My “perfect” may be different than what some computer algorithm decided is correct or “better”.
The real fault is that Copilot was not made an “opt-in” choice.
My personal opinion is that an operating system is the interface between computer hardware and whatever software the user decides to install. The OS is the common interface so that software does not need to be written explicitly for the hardware. Every “software application” is then the choice of the user.
But all OS software has gone far beyond that definition. It has “taken control” far beyond the original purpose of an operating system and has become a complete suite of its’ own user experience applications.
Copilot is now taking control of the users’ thinking and creative skills or lack of these skills. But my opinion is it must remain the choice of the users and not some “Big Brother” – “Wizard of OZ”, little big-shot hiding behind the curtain calling all the shots.
So yes, Windows OS is now “More Broken” than ever.
I have been able to dig deeply into Win11 and find most “off” switches for Copilot. It is not easy. Most are very well hidden and buried. There should be a “Main Off” switch. It’s the devious implementation and hiding that have many users pissed off.
Yep, there are other OS options other than Windows. The dissatisfied are rediscovering Linux OS (open source) as an option.
macOS is an option but has the restriction of what hardware it will support.
I personally have all three major OS, each running in it’s own hardware. So I know of what I write. None of then are “perfect” but only one (so far) is trying to FORCE me to fly with a Copilot.
BTW, I did once (for a least a decade or two) hold a private pilot’s license in the USA. I could fly “solo” before I qualified (no passengers) once my “instructor/copilot” said I was ready. I never needed a co-pilot after qualifying and receiving a FAA license. But I could bring back my “Instructor/copilot” at my option for further training when required. But it was ALWAYS my choice.
Some types of commercial and large aircraft may need a co-pilot and additional crew for safe and efficient operation. But a co-pilot is not necessary for every kind of aircraft (or computer) flying.