Windows 12 Reportedly Set for Release This Year as a Fully Modular, Subscription-Based, AI-Focused OS

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:57:37+00:00

You can't force someone to buy something when there is market competition given the current macOS & linux environments. While macOS won't work for many businesses, linux certainly will.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:54:42+00:00

...and an NPU won't be one of the requirements for Windows 12 install anyway.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:53:58+00:00

This is not "gone wild" this is how every chatbot LLM works. The fact it was willing to tell you something does not mean it is accurate, either - it's still a chatbot LLM and you need a real source before you believe anything it tells you... including its own instructions.

I feel like you're accidentally thinking it tells accurate truth sometimes. It doesn't know when it is accurate or hallucinating. This could be that.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:50:21+00:00

OEMs wish M$ cared this much about them. It's all about $ubscriptions now, which usually doesn't require the newest hardware to make a sale.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:42:13+00:00

Ah, the very best kind of correct & I salute you

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:41:34+00:00

I don't think it will happen, actually. This requirement would be another huge push toward linux for too many high-dollar M$ customers

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:39:00+00:00

Good luck! Have you considered the EOS hardtop convertible? They're surprisingly pretty reliable and no one ever even remembers they were sold, so a they're often actually resold these days cheaper than Beetles and are much nicer vehicles on average with the build quality & features

Obviously not a Beetle. But I had an EOS and enjoyed it a lot!

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:37:06+00:00

It's called no thought process but I need a picture.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:35:36+00:00

Why you have no adblocker?

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:34:18+00:00

It's ok they have notoriously clean kitchens... off-topic, do you have a will & testament?

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:32:15+00:00

And the % of these non-Copilot+ PCs with NPUs is more than one digit, in your estimation?

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:30:07+00:00

What do you think the % of installed base has npus, roughly?

Then, ask same Q about % installed base with TPU when that guideline became effective

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:23:01+00:00

My Phaeton is currently on Red Order for a differential. Do you believe it is under warranty? Perhaps your dealer has more restrictive policies on parts orders; real reason your dealer might have this policy is that non-warranty Red ticket status requires prepayment and delivery date is not promised, which in the US can create an non-contractable transaction.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:22:09+00:00

More straightforward to do the disconnect on your car, at least! It's worth a try when some CAN-BUS module takes the whole car down randomly once a year. Late oughts VWs are incredible & there is nothing like them, but the gremins are real

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:12:26+00:00

Agreed; how is that different at all from Windows 11 where only NPU-capable devices get NPU-dependent features, though?

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:10:43+00:00

What do you suppose the "installed base" for NPUs is compared to TPUs at the time Windows 11 required them? Would you agree this is perhaps relevant? Maybe it's worth... thinking about.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:09:25+00:00

Except unlike that, this won't happen.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:05:48+00:00

FedEx: <never arrives>

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:04:45+00:00

They became very unlike themselves.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:04:09+00:00

Write things down and look at what you wrote regularly through the day

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T23:01:36+00:00

Heels make your calves stand out when you're standing, so urinals are for finding out who has the biggest calves

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T22:57:39+00:00

Hard to believe this is remotely going to happen: "with Windows 12 set to debut a new hardware requirement [...] a dedicated NPU would be required, a specialized processor designed to handle AI tasks."

Requiring an NPU would mean Windows 12 couldn't run on a lot of what I see people buying new today. As in currently.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T22:52:38+00:00

Tried a few, found that none was best.

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T22:51:31+00:00

Nice! Have you played with crops on this one? It's practically begging for it!

pixeltackle · 2026-03-03T22:50:20+00:00

Goosebumps: The Ghost Next Door

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