The future of computers is in the air. After the pandemic produced the best sales figures in a long time, the market has returned to normal and no major changes are expected in the short term.
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In this situation, a change of operating system may be what users need. After all, Windows 11 turned out to be nothing more than an evolution of Windows 10, virtually identical in many ways and not the revolution that Microsoft had promised in its day.
Windows 12 will be like Android
With Windows 12, Microsoft cannot afford to release the same operating system again with different colors. It has to give us reasons to invest again in a new computer, and the company is looking at the competition for that; and we are not talking about macOS, but about Android.
As revealed Windows CentralMicrosoft is already developing its next operating system, which for now has the code name of “CorePC” but that should be Windows 12. With CorePC, the operation of Windows will be completely changed and will be more like a mobile operating system like Android.
Specifically, Microsoft is implementing things we’ve seen in Android before, like an architecture modular, with independent parts that can be installed and updated separately. This modular design will also allow the system to be adapted to different types of devices, such as tablets or low-cost computers that compete with Chromebooks.
One of the new designs Microsoft is working on
CorePC is also similar to Android in that it works by separating all of its parts into separate areas. Instead of having our files, system files, and program files on the same partition, each part will have its own storage space that others cannot access. This will increase security and it will also allow each part to be updated separately without stopping using the system; For example, just like Google services, they can be updated with new features without having to upgrade to the latest version of Android.
In fact, this isn’t the first time Microsoft has attempted something similar. CorePC is the spiritual successor to Core OS, a project that also sought to bring Windows into a new era and would take the name Windows 10X. Specifically, the company thought dual-screen devices were going to be the future, and it went so far as to launch the Surface Duo to prove it. However, plans changed quickly and the new Windows 10X features ended up being rolled into Windows 10 to become Windows 11, and the release of the dual-screen laptop, the Surface Neo, was cancelled.
One important difference in CorePC, and the reason it might be more successful, is that the new Windows will maintain compatibility with current programs, based on the win32 platform used for more than 30 years. As the system will be modular, it will be possible to keep the part that maintains win32 compatibility or remove it on devices where it doesn’t make sense (like tablets or computers for education).
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