Microsoft 2.5: EVP Pavan Davuluri wants to remake Windows for both human and agent users
Pavan Davuluri, who runs Windows and Surface at Microsoft, is rebuilding the operating system so AI agents can run on it alongside people. In the latest installment of GeekWire's Microsoft 2.5 series, he talks with Mary Jo Foley about the customer backlash that followed his "agentic OS" post last November and his commitment to improving Windows quality and reliability.
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