According to my sources, the new Windows bosses are now returning to an annual release cycle for major versions of the Windows platform, meaning Windows is going back to having just one big feature update a year instead of multiple smaller ones throughout. Microsoft may still use Moment updates sparingly, but they will no longer be the primary delivery vehicle for new features going forward.
↫ Zac Bowden at Windows Central
Raise your hand if you still have any idea how Windows updates, feature additions, and new versions even work at this point. The number of weird codenames and Microsoftisms in this article are through the roof.
According to my sources, Microsoft’s blockbuster new feature will be the introduction of an AI-powered Windows Shell, enhanced with an “advanced Copilot,” that’s able to constantly work in the background to enhance search, jumpstart projects or workflows, understand context, and much more. Sources say these AI features will be “groundbreaking.”
↫ Zac Bowden at Windows Central
If you thought Windows 11 was bad now, it’s only going to get worse. Much, much worse.
I have worked with AI assistants, and when done properly, they can be real time savers. Very easily helps write repetitive code, figure out the best way to call new APIs, and also remind you when you miss something out.
However at the same time, they can give precisely the wrong suggestions. For instance, say you want to move a file:
string old_path, new_path;
file.copy( –>
can be auto completed to
file.copy(old_path, new_path);
and then, trusting the “copilot”, you can
file.erase( –>
which unfortunately does
file.erase(new_path);
which could get you debugging needlessly, since with fatigue or overtrust, you did not even realize the AI’s mistake.
So, useful tools, but also possibly not 100% ready for prime time.
(Yes, a similar, but not exact thing happened. Fortunately it was not a “rm -rf /” situation)
Groundbreaking when you throw your computer to the ground out of annoyment.
At least it is my take on how ‘groundbreaking’ it will be.