What you describe here is how America does education.

This is NOT how "many Western countries" operate.

I agree with the sentiment, and hate the idea of putting my data and functions in somebody else's hands. Let us pause for a moment and remember *** Cloudflare ***

But why does it have to be Somebody Else's Server? This is what the Raspberry Pi Pico was born for...

Teams works in Linux with either Firefox or Chromium.

..if I have to check absolutely everything it says.

That requirement just doubles the work, instead of cutting down the work.

So, no mention of testing the idea, no mention of new software, no mention of what exactly this AI will do, no mention of what human functions this AI will replace, no mention of results from a trial --- just a blind leap of faith. The company is clearly being run by snake-oil salesmen.

Let's start writing the next head line --- perhaps "Fiverr commits suicide by AI".

Of course we must apply their own Ts & Cs ...

They may have believed the sales pitch, that they own the United States ... but of course we can take it back whenever we choose, without warning or recompense.

...just like they do with stuff we have bought from them ...

... They would be discussing Organ Transplants and Immorality

TaxCalc (formerly Intuit, now Acorah) has had a Linux edition for years. My wife and I have used it for 3-4 years now.

I departed WinBloat more than 10 years ago, and persuaded her to leave for the computer-before-last (7 years?). Neither compatibility nor reliability have ever been a problem (I spend now less than 10% of the time I used to spend on support).

And our data is ours - nobody else gets to see it.

It is never OK to use the AI output directly without checking it thoroughly. There are factual errors far too often.

I asked for a paragraph about my home village. The AI told me very enthusiastically about my parish church, St Andrews.

In truth, that church has been there for 800 years and has NEVER been named St Andrews.

Writing it myself is quicker and more likely to be what I want.

We Europeans have been telling you for decades that your banks are 30 years behind the times.

And you did your usual thing ...NOTHING.

...before something big and knobbly falls on the northern hemisphere, without us seeing it in advance....

[Yes, I know we won't be able to do anything useful in such an event ... but I really would like time to kiss my ass goodbye...]

Adafruit already has a good customer base in Europe, and a good reputation. And y'all would be welcome to the sane part of the world.

Microsoft have been trying to move their revenue stream to a subscription model for decades. I myself have witnessed at least three previous attempts over the last 30 years.

That's some impressive customer resistance there.

And some equally impressive "bashing their heads against a brick wall" from Microsoft.

Sorry. You are too late.

The USA has given up on punishing lies, liars, perjurers, tax cheats, bribers, bribe recipients, and foreign agents.

I don't want to run OS/2 just for fun (shudder, I remember what it was like trying to use it).

So why are user applications not mentioned anywhere in TFA nor in this discussion?

More: I went via the Wiki to the Store, where there are only three "Office & Productivity" apps, none of which anyone has ever heard of before.

And you want me to pay for this?