Microsoft Just Revealed Windows 12
"Your computer can actually look at your screen and is context aware... you'll be able to speak to your computer while you're writing, inking, or interacting with another person. You should be able to have a computer semantically understand your intent to interact with it."
- Voice becomes a primary input method alongside mouse/keyboard
- OS understands natural language commands based on screen context
- "Ambient computing" that spans multiple form factors
- Combines local and cloud computing for seamless experiences
- Complete UI redesign around "agentic AI"
Apple is already adding voice navigation to iOS 26 that understands user intent across apps (September release).
The future is now. Given Google's AI advancements, Microsoft won't wait.


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