Windows Weekly 871: Ash Happens

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss Windows 11 Moment 5, the death of the Windows Subsystem for Android, Surface, AI, Xbox, and so much more.

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Windows 11 “Moment 5” was announced … and sort of released

Moment 5 is here. Sort of. In preview. Well, some features.

• Long list of small features across the board
• This was supposed to happen before last week’s Windows Weekly, but the announcement was delayed twice

More Windows 11

Microsoft quietly reveals that it is killing the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), triggering two reactions: “Who cares?” and “Why?”

• Paul’s theory: Low usage and no AI story there

Windows Insider

• Beta: Controversial new mouse hover experience for Copilot

Related: PC makers still struggle

• Dell had double-digit revenue declines in Q4, all of 2024
• HP revenues fell 4.8 percent in Q1

Surface

Rumor: Microsoft to launch Surface Pro 10 and Laptop 6 soon, with both Intel Core Ultra and Snapdragon X Elite variants

AI

Microsoft engineer continues to raise disturbing issues with Copilot

Microsoft Edge picks up two new AI features: Video highlights and screenshot integration. (Copilot is now suffering from the same “where is this feature implemented?” issue that has long dogged Microsoft 365. For example, no custom GPTs on Copilot in Windows 11. Yet.)

Copilot is coming to OneDrive (commercial) and Microsoft 365 mobile app

Microsoft announces Copilot for Finance

Microsoft files motion to dismiss parts of the NYT’s copyright suit, compares AI to a Betamax machine. Maybe not the smartest comparison.

Elon Musk sues OpenAI because something something

ChatGPT picks up a Read Aloud feature. Is there anything AI can’t do??

Anthropic announces a three-tier Claude 3 family of LLMs with the usual claims

Apple releases the M3-based MacBook Air. Or should we call it the MacBook AIr?

Brave brings Leo AI to the Android app

Xbox

Microsoft comes clean on DirectSR, will say more soon

Xbox Partner Preview event today – Final Fantasy XIV, STALKER Original Trilogy, more announced

MLB The Show 24, more come to Xbox Game Pass in March

Linux exceeds 4 percent usage share for the first time. Is this the “SteamDeck” effect?

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Twitter user? Disable this new feature immediately

Your PSA of the week.

Additional tip: Windows 11 Field is now over 1100 pages long, more to come for Moment 5

App pick of the week: LibreOffice

In particular, LibreOffice Writer.

Bonus pick: Vivaldi Arguably the world’s most configurable browser, Vivaldi now lets you use Chrome extensions in its web panels

Long-shot pick: Anytype seeks to replace Notion by offering offline usage, bring-your-own-storage. But I find it hard to use.

RunAs Radio this week: Upgrading TLS with Scott Helme

https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/922

Brown liquor pick of the week: Hornitos Black Barrel

https://www.hornitostequila.com/tequilas/black-barrel