Do you really want Copilot as AI PCs?

Computerworld.com reported that “Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say “In pushing ‘AI PCs,’ the company has done little more than leave Windows users and PC buyers confused.”  The December 3, 2025 article entitled “Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4099297/microsofts-copilot-pc-hype-needs-to-end-analysts-say.html) included these comments:

Copilot+ Windows 11 PCs were first introduced in 2024. The PCs can run AI applications on device without an Internet connection and include unique AI hardware such as neural processing units (NPUs).

But Copilot+ has created nothing but headaches and confusion among consumers, enterprises, and programmers, said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. “Microsoft never gets anything right the first time,” he said.

The industry didn’t ask for jazzed-up AI PCs, as many of today’s Windows computers can already handle some level of AI — and more complex tasks could be done in the cloud, McGregor said.

The Copilot+ and AI PC concept put arbitrary technical barriers to AI, which also baffled  buyers, McGregor said. (Microsoft requires PC makers to meet minimum AI performance standards from AI chips not typically found in regular PCs.)

Users who bought into the hype around AI PCs thinking, “I get all these cool AI features on any standard Windows PC,” found instead they got expensive paperweights with few applications, McGregor said.

What do you think?