Sounds like we're about to get a lot more Linux users!

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3068331/windows-12-rumors-features-pricing-everything-we-know-so-far.html

UPDATE: This is false. See below

What clues reveal about a possible Windows 12

According to various rumors, Windows 12 is set to replace Windows 11 in 2026. We explain the chatter surrounding the new Windows version and its features, and what "Hudson Valley Next" and "CorePC" are all about.

PCWorld
No, an AI-focused "Windows 12" is not coming this year — here's the plan

A new report has caught the internet's attention, claiming that Windows 12 is coming this year and will be a modular, AI-powered OS. Here's why that's wrong.

Windows Central
They've added a retraction/apology, but once bitten twice shy.

@mttaggart Loads of people picked this story up from a single source, and started flinging it all across the Internet, because it fitted their Microsoft prejudices.

Nobody has critical thinking skills anymore.