Windows 12 could be another costly upgrade for supporters of Microsoft operating systems. A new report reveals that the AI-dominated OS will require AMD and Intel CPUs with a dedicated NPU. Possibly surfacing in late 2026, the follow-up to Windows 11 may also rely on subscriptions.
This line of thought goes all the way back to NT, and even then IBM would have some comments.
DOS was the last one they built, and they made a really decent GUI for it before they switched to NT.
Wasn’t 7 just an visually updated NT.
everything after w2k is NT. by kernel version, its
haven’t checked 11 but i bet you they bumped the major again.
You skipped vista, XP, and 2000.