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Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] 28 points 6 months ago (11 children)

I still have clients refusing to buy Office 365 subscriptions and insist on sticking with their old copies of Office 2016. I'd love to see how Microsoft is gonna convince those cheap fucks that this is the correct path forward. This OS is dead.

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    It may not even be them being cheap, just that most people/organisations not directly tech-focused simply aren’t inclined to update software. Like wearing clothing until it starts to fall apart. That trend is another nail in the coffin

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    To be honest offline Office 2016 is a solid product and the desktop software is still more snappy and capable than the online counterparts. If you don't need collaboration and online integration there's little reason to go subscription based. I can understand that small companies make that decision. After all it is just a tool and not a goal in itself.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I hope one OEM finally buckles and starts selling laptops preconfigured to install and run older versions of Office and such in Wine.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    OEMs are in a tough spot. crossing Microsoft risks serious blowback or even being cut out of the ecosystem entirely

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Absolutely, but this whole Windows 365 thing puts their place in the ecosystem in complete jeopardy. Why would MS need them anymore, they have Azure, the OS, and the AI bullshit. I truly do hope one of the more desperate OEMs takes a chance and tries, though I know it is unlikely.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I’d love to see how Microsoft is gonna convince those cheap fucks that this is the correct path forward

    I suspect we're going to see some kind of sweeping compatibility issues in the next few years. Possibly a really ugly virus rips through the business community to scare people into switching.

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