AI is the big star of the moment, right? But it seems like Microsoft is struggling to win people over. Despite Copilot’s features in Windows 11, users are far from convinced.
Microsoft is all in on AI, pushing it even into the taskbar of Windows. Honestly, this is a bit of an extreme strategy, especially since they’ve already acknowledged that Copilot poses security risks for users. Nevertheless, they persist in their mission. Each time Microsoft tries to market its AI tools, they face a barrage of negative feedback. Even Mustafa Suleyman, the head of AI at Microsoft, is baffled by the backlash.
Microsoft Stubbornly Pushes AI Everywhere
Redmond continues to inject AI into Windows 11, without questioning its approach. From taskbar agents to claiming it has the first AI browser for the enterprise (Microsoft Edge, according to Suleyman), their aim is Copilot at all costs.
Proud that @MicrosoftEdge is the first AI browser in the enterprise.
– agentic actions
– daily briefing
– YouTube summarization
– multi-tab analysis
– search your history with natural language
Bringing together the best of AI and enterprise-grade security.https://t.co/Fj46w7KOPk pic.twitter.com/wQSH6lrFU7— Mustafa Suleyman (@mustafasuleyman) November 18, 2025
However, the tech community strongly disagrees. When promoting Edge’s secure browsing feature, the response is often the same: “No one asked for that.” The rejection is so significant that Suleyman felt compelled to respond on X.
He seems skeptical about this wave of cynicism. He expressed being “stunned” that people aren’t impressed by an “ultra-sophisticated AI” capable of generating images and videos. He, who has “grown up playing Snake on a Nokia,” highlights the vast gap between their vision and public perception.
We Appreciate AI, But We Want Peace
It’s possible to find AI amazing without wanting it to infiltrate every aspect of our lives, and that’s something Microsoft leaders seem to overlook. A particularly relevant user, vx-underground, captured it perfectly in a highly-liked post.
He emphasizes that everyone loves AI, but the real issue is that Microsoft is providing “a solution to a ‘problem’ that doesn’t exist.” We don’t want AI integrated into our apps, taskbar, or browser, period.
Mustafa, I know you’re a person on the other side of this computer (unless you live inside my computer, … do you?), so I am biting my tongue and not saying really mean things to you.
No one is ‘unimpressed’ by AI. Yes, it is profoundly impressive. The problem is you’re…— vx-underground (@vxunderground) November 20, 2025
But why this rejection? It’s simple and logical. AI is resource-intensive, bringing additional security and privacy issues, complicating everything unnecessarily. vx-underground even accuses the leaders of living in a “distorted AI bubble” and just wanting to “collect EVEN MORE data.” That feels a bit harsh, but it’s the impression given.
Therefore, Microsoft should make these AI features optional instead of forcing them on users. While they come to this understanding, our only recourse is to manually disable what we can in Windows 11.
