Windows 12 Don`t think so!
After months of speculation about an impending Windows 12, the rumor mill has done a complete backflip and is now suggesting that a Windows 12 is unlikely.
The main factor behind the theory involves Microsoft’s desire to limit the fragmentation of the Windows user base. If Windows 12 were to become a reality, we’d see a portion of users jumping to the latest OS, a portion still on Windows 11, and a whole lot of users still running Windows 10 (stuck behind a barrier of ridiculous mandatory requirements).
No doubt the expense of maintaining support infrastructure for each OS would be quite high so, from Microsoft’s point of view, limiting the number of active operating systems does make fiscal sense.
To add fuel to the fire, a recent leak mentioning a Windows 11 24H2, lends credence to the theory that the next version of Windows will be delivered in the form of a feature update rather than a complete operating system upgrade.
This is, of course, all supposition and does not necessarily rule out a Windows 12. However, that supposition appears to be well-founded, and, as mentioned earlier, it makes perfect sense that Microsoft would be keen to limit the number of active OSs and associated support infrastructures.
BOTTOM LINE:
One thing is for certain, no matter what the name, the next Windows version will come with heavily integrated AI – perhaps “Windows AI” might be appropriate?
After months of speculation about an impending Windows 12, the rumor mill has done a complete backflip and is now suggesting that a Windows 12 is unlikely.
The main factor behind the theory involves Microsoft’s desire to limit the fragmentation of the Windows user base. If Windows 12 were to become a reality, we’d see a portion of users jumping to the latest OS, a portion still on Windows 11, and a whole lot of users still running Windows 10 (stuck behind a barrier of ridiculous mandatory requirements).
No doubt the expense of maintaining support infrastructure for each OS would be quite high so, from Microsoft’s point of view, limiting the number of active operating systems does make fiscal sense.
To add fuel to the fire, a recent leak mentioning a Windows 11 24H2, lends credence to the theory that the next version of Windows will be delivered in the form of a feature update rather than a complete operating system upgrade.
This is, of course, all supposition and does not necessarily rule out a Windows 12. However, that supposition appears to be well-founded, and, as mentioned earlier, it makes perfect sense that Microsoft would be keen to limit the number of active OSs and associated support infrastructures.
BOTTOM LINE:
One thing is for certain, no matter what the name, the next Windows version will come with heavily integrated AI – perhaps “Windows AI” might be appropriate?
