Put away your cynicism: Copilot+ PCs may actually be good

Tim Danton

You know a company is excited about a launch when it tries to position it among the great tech events of history. So, when Microsoft kicked off a 15-minute presentation with an image of a 1981 IBM PC, my hyperbole antennae started quivering. “In the 80s, we had the IBM PC, which influenced PCs for years to come,” announced Sam Hull, senior category manager for Windows Consumer in the UK. “In the 90s we had Windows 95… and Windows launched features at this point that consumers still expect from our ecosystem today, from our OS today.” The third great event was modestly ascribed to Microsoft’s rival, with Sam giving a nod to the iPhone. Then last year, we were told, Copilot in Windows changed the way that consumers interact with devices –…

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