Windows Weekly 855: Live from Ignite!

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss all the news from Microsoft Ignite 2023 and .NET Conf 2023 live from the podcast studio in Seattle.

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Microsoft Ignite

Microsoft is copiloting all the things! Some of the big news from the show:

  • (Final) Copilot rebranding clarifies the naming changes announced in September
  • Copilot for Microsoft 365 adds plug-in support, more
  • Windows 11: Windows AI Studio announced, Dev Home and WSL are updated
  • New AI capabilities in Windows 365
  • Microsoft Loop is now available
  • New Teams now GA, 320 million users – Mesh in Jan 2024
  • Clipchamp and Microsoft Designer come to Microsoft 365 commercial
  • Microsoft announces its first custom AI chipsets for the Azure datacenter

Dev: .NET Conf is this week too

Microsoft releases .NET 8 with .NET Aspire

Here’s what’s new in .NET MAUI

Windows 11

Microsoft releases 23H2 for the … fourth? time

One tiny bit of OneDrive de-enshittification does not address the bigger issues I raised

Patch Tuesday turns 20, Microsoft couldn’t care less

The new Outlook: People, we have a roadmap!

Microsoft Store now lets you decide where to install games

Copilot in Microsoft Shopping, AI review summaries come to Bing and Edge

Microsoft, more AI

Microsoft will not challenge its gatekeeper designation in the EU

Google brings generative AI search to 120+ new countries

Google will ID AI-based videos in YouTube

Google Photos gets some cool AI organizational features

Xbox

Xbox Series X|S are discounted by $50 for Black Friday

Halo Infinite goes retro too, adds Halo 3 playlist

Here are more titles coming to Xbox Game Pass

Here comes the OLED Steam Deck

PS5 “Slim” is now available in the USSony unlikely to hit PS5 sales targets

Amazon lays off gaming staff, will refine Prime Gaming perks

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Google’s Black Friday sale looks solid

I just transitioned to Pixel 8 Pro. But if you want to buy some Google hardware, now is the time. (Related: What’s up with Fitbit?)

App pick of the week: Microsoft Loop

It’s finally here!

RunAs Radio this week: Microsoft Entra Security Service Edge with Richard Hicks

https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/906

Brown liquor pick of the week: Makers Mark Cellar Aged

https://www.makersmark.com/bourbons/makers-mark-cellar-aged

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