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Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

After buyers invested in Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft may find it difficult to encourage early adoption. The motivation now is not security-related, but rather mandating previously optional AI-based features [....] Consumers may also not welcome rumored subscription-based plans for the OS. Still, the report suggests that additional costs are related to an improved Windows 365 cloud-based service [....]

Windows is a mandatory AI driven "" os "" that's leasing its features from cloud platforms. Sounds like corporate setups for home computers