wow… OS Subcription-Based with AI?
you’ll own nothing, and you’ll be happy
I’m glad I already moved to Linux for 2 years
These AI features won’t come cheaply, with Windows 12 set to debut a new hardware requirement just as its predecessor did with the TPM 2.0 requirement. This time around, a dedicated NPU would be required, a specialized processor designed to handle AI tasks.
This is so dumb if true. First they force HW upgrades because of TPM 2.0 and now, on the very next product they force yet another one for many due to NPU?
You can see they have long term vision…
I understood quickly increasing hardware requirements when 95 replaced 3.1, 98 replaced 95, 2000/XP replaced 98, or 7 replaced XP, because those new versions brought noticeable usability and quality updates, as well as lots of new media- and game-related features. I’m still unsure in what visible ways 11 is an improvement over 7, and 12 seems to not offer anything interesting compared to 11? Basically a statement of, “we can no longer code efficient software and pull new requirements out of thin air”.
These are likely artificial. I remember someone was able to go around the TPM 2.0 requirement and run Win11 without one (though no idea where I heard this or who the guy was).
And for Win12 it would clearly be a requirement just to puah AI more. My understanding is there is no real use for NPU other than for AI processing
It’s not hard at all to bypass TPM or SecureBoot it’s just two flags in the installer config you can disable. When making a flash drive you can use rufus to do it for you even.
Bad idea to continue using Windows anyways but I did this for my my parents old laptops since they are unwilling to change…yet. Guiding my mother through ShutUp11 gave her pause. Maybe W12 will push her over the edge.
I would say, “to go out of business?” However, Windows is not even their main revenue driver anymore.
Great so now I need both a new motherboard and a new CPU also it can install the operating system and I can then not use the AI features because I don’t want them. Especially stupid because I can already use AI if I wanted without having to get an NPU by going on Microsoft’s own AI website.
I can’t see corporations going for this.
Perhaps you haven’t noticed the C-suites practically salivating over those two little letters. It’ll make their companies look AI forward so they can get more investment.
What a joke.
Holy crap, they broke the pattern and doubled down on a shit idea that makes an OS underperform instead of listening to the consumer backlash. Windows is dead.
tripling down, when you double down again after doubling down.
I dare them to pull it through and not back down. It will finally be the year of the Linux desktop known to us in hindsight.
Why is this sub spreading AI slop?
The entire article is based on rumors, clickbait and hallucinations.
“Fully modular” reads to me as “1 step away from returning to the terminal-mainframe” business model.
April Fools?
Is it April 1 already?
What I’ve always dreamed about. Anyone seen my Windows 10 PC that I bought at Value Village last year?
I’m genuinely looking forward to it. It’s going to be hilarious.
For all the people on here quick to mock others for being gullible enough to fall for AI-generated slop, this is embarrassing.
I’m curious on what they mean by “fully modular”. Coming from Linux I think I have a different definition of “fully modular” than they do.
Moved everything to Linux last year, so far I have no reason to consider going back. Unfortunately I’ll still likely end up using this slop at work.
God fucking dammit. I just know I’ll have to use that shit at work too.
Fun thing:
My laptop (from 2020) somehow skipped last year’s update and only recently decided to update to the most recent Windows 11 release. And my first thought was “oh shit, is it going to install that Recall nonsense?” …good news: not only is Recall not installed by default but the laptop is officially too shitty to run Recall. (…it’s perfectly adequate for running everything else though!)
Which got me thinking:
Remember how mad everyone was when Windows 11 came out, requiring TPM 2.0, and how people were asked to buy new hardware?
Gee golly gosh, I hope Microsoft isn’t seriously going to say “yeah, you’re going to need to buy a new computer - so you can utilise all these awesome new AI features, you see.” Because people just love buying new hardware. Again. In this economy.
