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   Netscape Navigator (netscapenavigator@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 20:37:45 JST Netscape Navigator

   Windows 12 is due to come out this year.

   1) Your computer does not meet the system requirements. Again.

   Why?

   Your PC will need a dedicated NPU — a specialized processor designed to handle AI tasks. So, if you recently bought a new PC just to use Windows 11, Microsoft wants you to go shopping again.

   2) It will finally, unfortunately, introduce a subscription model.

   That's right — you read that correctly. They want you to pay and keep paying to use the computer you just bought. Technically, you won’t own your computer while Windows is installed.

   NOW is the time to try Linux. Stop waiting. Don’t make excuses. Don’t even complain — we all knew this day was coming. Either try Linux, or admit you’re Microsoft’s little bitch.

   Source? Yes, this is real.

   https://tech4gamers.com/windows-12-reportedly-relasing-2026-modular-ai-focused-os/

   #Windows12 #Windows #Microsoft #Linux #Windows11 #Windows10

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 20:37:44 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

     in reply to

     @NetscapeNavigator

     I don't have a dog in this race (longtime Linux user, and I've given up being a tech journo) but this report felt off to me.

     WindowsCentral did a bit of extra source chasing and reckons it's overblown to say the least

     https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/no-an-ai-focused-windows-12-is-not-coming-this-year-false-report-gets-the-facts-completely-wrong

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 23:59:25 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

     in reply to

     • fedithom

     @fedithom @NetscapeNavigator I mean, I'd not use it or advise anyone else to.

     I'm just not confident in the facts cited in the piece OP linked. Not because I think MS is too good to pull that kind of stuff, though

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     fedithom (fedithom@social.saarland)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2026 23:59:27 JST fedithom

     in reply to

     • 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

     @HauntedOwlbear

     Ah, well, then ... Windows is sure great, then.

     *reads*
     Wait. "... bringing back the movable taskbar" is on the 2026 roadmap for Win11??!! Right. Seems to be going great at Microslop.

     @NetscapeNavigator