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Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades
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this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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So I've got a wacky conspiracy theory about this and all the hardware shortages, ai datacenters, etc. The tech companies are trying to position themselves for "cloud only computing devices" being the only affordable option for most people. The you'll own nothing and like it model.
This is their wet dream, but I'll never participate.
Edit: I don't participate now. I pay for no subscriptions, no streaming services, and I use no cloud services. Oh, and I'm now completely Microsoft-free since October last year.
One of us, one of us!
Hardly, the writing's on the wall.
Ive seen this said a lot here lately, but like, cloud computing still requires computer hardware, so shouldnt an increase in hardware prices make that more expensive as well?
They aren't gonna make it free, your still gonna have to pay and likely more in monthly service/rental fees and hardware. If my theory is correct, they want you to settle for less while they control the hardware, host all the services, manipulate all the data and surveil everyone's movement and conversations. All this made easier with a central hub cloud computing the plebes are forced into due to manufactured scarcity.
Chromebooks are/were a thing and Micro$lop has windows on arm devices.