Microsoft gets 400 million AI subscribers in ‘overnight’ switch
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User reactions were mixed when responding to the change in a viral X post by Ask Perplexity. The account has over 385,000 followers, and the post was seen more than 2 million times.
“400 million users just became ‘AI users’ overnight,” the account wrote.
“They laughed at me when I said I was gonna use bootleg Windows 8 forever,” one woman replied, seemingly looking to avoid the AI integration.
A self-proclaimed IT professional said, “It seems like every day I see more and more negative changes for Microsoft.”
However, many others applauded the move. For example, Katya Fuentes, who lists herself as working for an AI company, said Microsoft’s shift was “all upside.”
“Genius move. Rebrand Office, instantly ‘acquire’ 400M AI users,” she claimed.
At least one response offered an alternative to Microsoft’s mandatory AI infusion. LibreOffice, a document and spreadsheet competitor, added: “If anyone wants, you know, an actual office suite, we’re here.”
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