In this week's Windows Weekly, Paul, Leo, and Richard discuss the extension of Windows 10 support for 3 more years after 2025 for consumers and enterprises, updates on the AI features of Copilot, Google's new AI model Gemini, potential features coming in a future Windows release next year, and the cleanliness of ImageGlass 9.
Windows 10
- Yep! They're going to support Windows 10 for 3 more years with extended security update (ESU) program. But this time there's a twist!
- Consumers are going to have the chance to pay annually for the ESU as well. Let the complaints begin
- Copilot expands to more Windows 10 users
Windows 11
- Report sees a major Windows release in 2024
- The November 2023 Preview Update for Windows 11 shipped on a Monday in December because Microsoft, adding new Copilot features, last preview CU for 2023
- Dell earnings - revenues fall 10 percent YOY because the PC market is still horrible
- Richard bought a computer. Can you guess which one?
AI
- Microsoft to get non-voting board representation at OpenAI
- Copilot is now GA. Unless you're using Windows 11, apparently. Everyone gets free commercial data protection
- Copilot gets GPT-4 Turbo, new DALLE-3 model, and more
- Google goes live with Gemini, including a Nano version for Pixel 8 Pro
Microsoft 365/Cloud
- Microsoft finally releases Seeing AI on Android
- Evernote restricts free users to 1 notebook, 50 notes - time to switch!
Antitrust
- Federal judge orders Google and Epic to try and settle the case before the jury renders its verdict
- 30 more venture capital firms tell the FTC to stop harassing Microsoft for Activision Blizzard
- Google and Amazon have both weighed in on Microsoft's cloud licensing with the UK CMA
Xbox
- Microsoft is betting on the DMA, will create mobile video game store with unnamed partners
- The first Game Pass titles for December
- Microsoft explains licensing pop-ups on console
- Rockstar issues first GTA VI trailer
- PlayStation reminds the world that no one owns the digital content they purchased
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: Stuck on 22H2? You can still upgrade to 23H2
- App pick of the week: ImageGlass 9 (Microsoft Store)
- RunAs Radio this week: Modernizing using M365 with Sharon Weaver
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenfiddich 12
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell
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