I don't think the hurdle is so high for companies to sell Linux machines that look like Windows XP and users to just stomach changing OSs.

I think Valve smells blood in the water and that is why they are releasing their new Steam Machine (linux based).

Not to mention it's mostly inconsistent trash.

The only thing I used Windows for was games, and that moat has all but vanished in the last few years. I game AAA games on linux with no issue now. Zero need for Windows. I had Windows as a home OS for 20 years, and it was their alienation through anti-patterns that caused me to switch. Not features, not compatibility, not performance. The clear and braindead obvious anti-consumer actions they made year after year.

We have never asked for blind integration of AI into every aspect of our lives or work.

Let me think, when was the last time I wanted to generate a picture? Never. Maybe many users do not care about the seemingly only use case AI does not fail to fulfil?

Yes, sometimes the results are impressive. But so are the mistakes it makes. You can't just trust the stuff it produces. I don't see that my colleagues who use it all the time have any better productivity.