Microsoft dev: Windows 11 needs an XP SP2 moment without AI

Dave Plummer, who created Task Manager and helped launch the famous Pinball game on Windows, he says that it's time for Microsoft to create a special edition of Windows 11 without new features, and artificial intelligence. Microsoft should have another Windows XP SP2-type moment, according to Plummer, but the company probably never will.

“No more AI, no more new features, just fixes,” Plummer says. “When I was working on Windows XP, the Blaster worm hit. That was a pretty big problem, and we put all the work on new features aside. For the next few months, all we did was improve security.”

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Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) wasn't just a major update to Windows XP, it was almost a re-release of the operating system with dozens of security-focused features. It came after worms like Blaster and Sasser showed how vulnerable always-on Windows computers really were, especially at home, where corporate firewalls weren't around.

SP2 fundamentally changed the default security model of XP. This update was all about fixing major security issues and bug fixes without adding many new features of little or no value. That's what Windows 11 needs.

“I argue that it’s time for Microsoft to have another XPS2 moment. No more AI, no more features, just fixes,” says Dave Plummer.

Plummer is right, but who listens to him?

The company can add AI, but it will need to have a stable operating system.

Apple and Google, as Microsoft's competitors, are adding AI features to their products. The difference is that we don't see any reports of major stability issues in macOS or ChromeOS. It's possible to have AI and stability, and most users wouldn't have a problem if AI features were disabled by default.

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