Windows Weekly 815

 WORLD WAR AI

• OpenAI announces ChatGPT Plus
• Google responds to ChatGPT with Bard
• Microsoft announces AI-powered Bing and Edge.
• Google hosted its own AI event and it announced multi-search, Maps improvements, and Translate improvements, and discussed how AI can make life better
• Semi-related: Paul was let into the Notion AI beta

Windows

• Paul has some thoughts about Windows 12 and what an AI-based Windows could look like
• Ads are coming to the Microsoft Store. FINALLY
• New Insider build for the Beta channel. No new features, but a new policy that lets IT admins customize how Search looks on the Windows 11 Taskbar
• Microsoft is integrating Adobe Acrobat PDF with Microsoft Edge, but only on Windows 10 and 11 for now

Microsoft 365

• Native Apple Silicon version of Skype is 3X faster. What took so long?

Hardware

• Microsoft says it’s still committed to HoloLens 2 and MR, tries not to laugh
• Samsung is working on XR hardware with Qualcomm and Google. 

Dev

• Microsoft updates its .NET language strategy. Nothing has changed, other than they way they document their .NET language strategy

More Big Tech Earnings

• Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Meta earnings
• Zoom just showed us the way to handle layoffs

Xbox

• Sony is fighting Microsoft subpoena in AB case. It’s fighting the FTC subpoena, too
• UK CMA says AB deal is “anti-competitive” but would accept some concessions
• New Game Pass titles announced for the middle of February
• Sony says the PS5 is immune to the downturn
• Nintendo says Switch is not immune to the downturn, but it’s still dominating

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Protect your privacy in Windows 11
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge Dev
• Brown Liquor of the week: Mackmyra

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Links

• OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Plus
• Google Takes on ChatGPT with Bard
• Microsoft Launches AI-Powered Bing and Edge in Limited Preview
• Google Announces Search and AI Event on February 8
• Google Start Rolling Out Multisearch on Mobile and Immersive View in Maps
• New ways Maps is getting more immersive and sustainable
• New features make Translate more accessible for its 1 billion users
• This is Windows 12 (Premium)
• Microsoft Brings Ads, More Win32 Apps to the Microsoft Store
• Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 Insider Builds for Beta Channel Testers
• Microsoft is Bringing Adobe Acrobat PDF to Edge
• New Skype Insider App Runs 3X Faster on Apple Silicon Macs
• Microsoft is Still Committed to HoloLens 2 and Mixed Reality Despite Recent Layoffs
• Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm Are Working on “Extended Reality” Products
• Microsoft Updates its .NET Language Strategy
• Amazon Revenues Up 9 Percent to $149.2 Billion in Q4
• Apple Revenues Fell 5 Percent in Q4
• Alphabet/Google Revenues Up 1 Percent in Q4
• Meta Posts Better-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings
• Zoom to Lay Off 1300 Employees
• Sony is Fighting Microsoft Subpoena in Activision Blizzard Case
• The UK’s CMA Says Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal Could Hurt Competition
• Atomic Heart and Cities Skyline: Remastered Are Coming to Game Pass in February
• Sony Raises Fiscal Outlook with Strong PS5 Sales
• Nintendo Revises Switch Sales Forecast
• Oh, Bing
• Microsoft Edge Insider Channels