Enjoy Leo's many hats in this fun and silly edition of Windows Weekly. Happy Halloween!

Windows 11

• Yes, Windows 11 version 24H2 got its preview update for October too, a few days late as expected
• 24H2 was a surprisingly big platform shift - no enablement updates - faster updates going forward
• Dev and Beta get new builds, minor changes in each

Microsoft 365/AI/dev

• Teams is... getting weird
• Microsoft 365 apps get Handoff support on Apple devices
• Notion Mail - a light alternatives to Google Workspace and M365?
• GitHub Copilot goes multi-LLM
• Apple Intelligence wave one arrives, mostly to indifference. Wave two in December. EU is getting it in the Spring
• New Macs this week with M4. But the big news? 16 GB of RAM, minimum. Finally.
• The Browser Company can't realize its vision for the future with Arc

Earnings/Corporate

• Microsoft and Google duke it out over Cloud licensing - This one is getting ugly
• Google - $88.3 billion in revenues
• AMD - OK, but dominated by Intel on PCs and NVIDIA in AI/datacenter

Xbox

• More games, more people, more devices, Microsoft says
• Less emphasis on console but what might a next-gen console look like? Arm? Mobile? Third-party hardware makers?
• Cloud Gaming is limited to the most expensive Game Pass tier - that has to change, and what about a standalone tier?
• Mobile app stores are coming - but what about native mobile games?
• Call of Duty Black Ops 6 lands on PC Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and Cloud Gaming - Paul puts aside his grudge and gives it a shot
• Microsoft previews new Home experience for Xbox app on Windows

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: It might be time to look at the Raspberry Pi again
• App pick of the week: My God, it's full of web browsers
• RunAs Radio this week: Updating Windows on ARM with Aria Hanson
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Laird of the Fintry Black Label Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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In case you missed it

• You didn't. But Qualcomm canceled that Snapdragon Dev Box, will refund customers
• Qualcomm picked the wrong company for this
• Also, there are plenty of Copilot+ PCs and does it make more sense to develop against the type of PC your customers will use?

Windows 11

• 23H2 gets a preview update, as expected
• Copilot key customization, Gamepad for virtual keyboard, notification suggestions, etc.
• Qualcomm and Microsoft solve Paul's only hardware issue with Arm, more
• Qualcomm brings Oryon cores to the phone, comes out firing against Intel, and is sued by Arm
• Dev channel: That Gamepad virtual kb thing
• Canary: That Copilot key customization thing
• Photos app gets Super Resolution feature - Microsoft says in preview, but Paul sees it in stable
• Microsoft Store is getting "immersive trailers" because ADHD

Microsoft 365, AI, more

• Report details mounting tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. Worst partnership ever?
• Several months after releasing Mac and iPhone ChatGPT apps, OpenAI delivers a comicly-named "early version" of it for Windows. Thanks guys, don't hurt yourselves.
• Microsoft announces first AI agents for commercial space, DIY in AI Studio
• AI in phases? Copilot is phase one, this thing that works beside you (app, essentially)
• Agents is phase two, this thing that works on your behalf away from you (service, essentially)
• Copilot comes to OneNote for Mac, iPad in beta
• Two years behind in AI, Apple has figured out the right quips and marketing messages
• As expected, Google gets a stay of execution (pardon the pun) in Epic case (also, pardon the pun)
• WTF is happening with smartphones? Did Apple and Google look at the 2024 Windows 11 Mess and say, we want us some of that?
• Apple Intelligence to roll out over at least four major iOS 18 updates and then forever
• Google rushes Android 15 dev to meet new August deadline for Pixel 9 series, whiffs it, and then delivers it 2 months late ... But at least it's jam-packed with AI

Xbox

• Age of Empires goes mobile
• In the wake of Xbox/Halo adopting Unreal Engine, Unity ships Unity 6 Engine
• Netflix shuts down AAA game studio - I could've saved you guys a lot of money
• New Xbox Wireless Headset more battery, better Bluetooth, new voice isolation

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Scott and Mark, sitting in a tree...
• App pick of the week: Affinity Photos 2.6 Beta
• RunAs Radio this week: Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or

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On this episode, Leo Laporte shows off his new Snapdragon Dev Kit to Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell. He also tries setting it up, and the process is TOTALLY "seamless." AMD has revealed the Ryzen AI PRO 300 Series alongside Intel's launch of the Core Ultra 200S desktop processors. The FIDO Alliance has published new credential exchange specifications. Sarah Bond announces that Xbox games will be purchasable on Android. And Paul unveils his new "get rich" scheme... as he looks for some feedback.

x86's Last Stand?

• Intel and AMD announce partnership that is clearly aimed at taking on Arm.
• Intel was already working on simplifying the x86 architecture by removing older, unused bits
• Don't worry, Intel and AMD will still compete. And AMD just released new AI processors, with Intel also announcing first Core Ultra chips for Desktop
• Which raises a question: Why do the desktop chips not meet the Copilot+ PC spec?

Windows

• Redmond, we have a quality problem: 24H2 is besieged by a curious number of issues despite several months of gestation and a shared feature set with 23H2.
• Dev and Beta: Beta is minor, but Dev has some Taskbar updates
• Release Preview: New builds for 23H2 and 24H2 hint at this month's Week D preview updates - since this announcement, some features have been delayed

Microsoft 365/Surfac

• Google Workspace is adding a OneDrive (for Business) data migration capability
• Is there some new cloud interoperability thing going on? We're seeing this in the consumer space too. Wondering if this is related to regulatory attention
• A Lunar Lake Surface Laptop? Probably not

Passkeys Get Real

• As expected, FIDO Alliance will standardize passkey portability
• Two sides to this: Portability between devices but also import/export between password managers
• Amazon has 175 million customers using passkeys - one year after initial unveil

Xbox

• With Google antitrust loss, Microsoft vaguely reveals that Xbox games are coming to Android
• Long-forgotten ability to stream games you purchased over Cloud Gaming is now coming soon
• Microsoft settles BS "Gamers' lawsuit" for what we hope was a pittance
• The only gamers with a case to sue Microsoft are Xbox fans - one year this week
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and more are headed to Game Pass if anyone still cares
• Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S mid-season replacements are here, and they come with a fun surprise
• New Xbox wireless headset is incoming
• Microsoft to host Xbox Partner Preview tomorrow, October 17
• Steam forced to communicate that you don't own anything you buy

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Check out the Thurrott swag
• App pick of the week: Arc browser, now native on Windows 11 on Arm!
• RunAs Radio this week: Pen Testing Yourself with Paula Januszkiewicz
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Jameson Irish Whiskey
  

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