Whereas there have been rumors abound a couple of potential WIndows 12 launch, this newest leak appears to be probably the most concrete proof we’ve got but of the brand new OS’s existence.

{Hardware} leaker @leaf_hobby, which was reported on by The Verge, revealed particulars on Intel’s Meteor Lake desktop platform. In response to these particulars, Intel reportedly talked about that its upcoming CPUs will help Home windows 12. Since then, the tweet has been deleted and each Microsoft and Intel have declined to remark to The Verge on the validity of this report and different rumors.

Earlier to this leak, Zac Bowden of Home windows Central reported that Microsoft could be switching to a brand new engineering schedule that may see a brand new model of WIndows OS launched each three years. If this seems to be correct info, it might put the subsequent launch, Home windows 12, at 2024.

Bowden additionally reported that the subsequent Home windows OS launch known as ‘Subsequent Valley’. There was even a picture proven of the OS at Ignite 2022, during which the design was supposedly meant to adapt to completely different units and equipment. 

One other rumor that’s lower than fascinating

There’s additionally a rumor that Home windows 12 is likely to be the primary cloud-based OS, which doesn’t sound significantly far-fetched. If that is true, it could possibly be hosted off-device and bundled with computing and storage as a part of a subscription package deal. Truthfully, I discover that future scary.

We have already got loads of software program, just like the Adobe suite and Microsoft Workplace, that works on a subscription-based mannequin. And that alone is tough to take care of in case you’re on a decent funds and may’t afford the costly pricing. However not less than these merchandise can simply get replaced by open-sourced free variations.

Having an OS not laborious put in on a PC is a totally completely different beast. A variation, digital desktop setups, have been in use by companies for years to help BYOD eventualities nevertheless it’s nothing in comparison with having the OS on any Home windows PC or laptop computer based mostly in cloud storage, with options which might be presupposed to be customary doled out at a premium value. 

Hopefully, that is one set of rumors which might be disproven with time.