Microsoft’s claim that Arm-based Copilot+ PCs are “fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs” is debunked on X – and the community’s verdict isn’t wrong

• Microsoft made some unwise claims about Snapdragon-toting Copilot+ PCs
• X fact-checkers made short work of the assertion that they’re the ‘fastest’ PCs
• They also disagreed with the ‘intelligent’ claim, though that’s not as clear-cut

'Be careful what you post on social media' might be a lesson Microsoft is just now learning: a swift nugget of PR that was published on X (formerly Twitter) may, in hindsight, be viewed with some regret.

Windows Latest noticed the post, which was posted by the official Windows account on X, claiming simply that Snapdragon-powered (Arm) Copilot+ laptops are the “fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs” out there.

The fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs everNovember 7, 2024

As you can see, X readers have ‘added context’ – essentially a community-based sort of loose fact-check that pops up here and there, pointing out alternative views, or information that a post has missed out – and did ...