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Microsoft updates feel like they are boiling the frog, changing the whole OS to something you never signed up for. Why can't they stick to just security and stick their bloatware AI crap in Windows 12

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There's been a little bit of a trend with windows that things they start experimenting with towards the end of the life of version N become a focus for version N+1. In the case of windows 11, they had been trying to get onto the dual-display portables wave with a "Windows 10X", but cancelled it and brought much of the UI over to 11 to a mild reception. I'd be really surprised if they don't try and leverage AI as much as they can with the next full version (and whatever fun name they give it).

More to the point, I'd agree I'd love it if they had a widely available basic version and a separate version where they can chase the latest shiny object, but I can't see them being motivated to do that in the foreseeable future.

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