Will the next major Windows OS update be branded Windows 12? I don't think so. This is why.
Why Windows 12 (probably) isn’t happening this year : Read more
Why Windows 12 (probably) isn’t happening this year : Read more
Exactly. It seems to be, from a Microsoft point of view, way more beneficial to increment the current Windows (either 11, 12 in the future etc) with small updates and optimizations than changing almos yearly and getting a lot of complaints from the masses and companies.A very good analysis. Thank you for this write up. Microsoft is a huge company with a huge user base. That ship takes a great deal to turn. While I loved Windows 11 with all the new features all at once, my parents still complain about it. I wonder if small changes are easier for the masses to swallow than large changes all at once.
It seems the fragmentation issue is also hitting Android? The smartphone manufacturers have to promise ever longer update schedules because people are staying with their devices much longer, because they still function well. Unlike in the beginning of smartphones, where hardware was slow to catch up to the software leaps. That isn't an issue anymore.
In both smartphones and computers, it's a natural expectation that when you replace the device, things are going to change and be new. To wake up to a bunch of new changes to an existing device is jarring to many people. (My daughter hated her latest android update) Computers are similar to other appliances like washing machines, or refrigerators. They can easily last 10-15 years or more. With computers lasting far longer than previous versions and now smartphones lasting far longer than they used to, Microsoft would be wise to adapt their software to this new hardware reality. Meet people where they are.
Prior to Windows 10 , Windows releases were always 3 years apart. So not it wouldn't.Also we need to remember that Windows 11 is just over 2 years old. Windows 12 coming out so soon would be an admission that Windows 11 is a failure on the same scale as Windows 8.
Yep, its basically semantics at this point. Every feature updates is basically like new macOS versions but with just marketable names.Windows Feature Updates are basically like MacOS versions.
The difference is Apple gives each version a snazzy name so they come across like new products.. You can do small yearly updates without making each one a major release, so major headache.
Exactly.Yep, its basically semantics at this point. Every feature updates is basically like new macOS versions but with just marketable names.
Microsoft should just do that instead since technically its all the same feature update under the hood.
Its much easier to communicate that lets say you have Windows 11.5 with fancy title along with it than explaining what the heck 23H2 even means when it's still called Windows 11. Its more confusing for your average joe getting their head around it, even for more tech savvy it just sounds weird to begin with.
Might as well we simplify it and called it the way we traditional thing of OS versioning. Only difference is we have yearly free upgrade cycle.