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Where is Windows 12?
Source: The Verge · Published

While I wasn't expecting Microsoft to announce Windows 12 during its RTX Spark launch event last month, more than a few people were hoping to see something truly new . Between the growing frustration with Windows 11 and the muted response to Copilot Plus PCs, it's starting to fee
While I wasn't expecting Microsoft to announce Windows 12 during its RTX Spark launch event last month, more than a few people were hoping to see something truly new . Between the growing frustration with Windows 11 and the muted response to Copilot Plus PCs, it's starting to feel like Microsoft needs to go bigger with its desktop OS. Much of this year's Windows development has been focused on underlying performance improvements, after Microsoft acknowledged the bloat and reliability issues with Windows 11 and created a plan to fix them .
That work is ongoing, and sources tell me there's now a big focus on quality for the next major release o … Read the full story at The Verge.
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