Windows Weekly 858: Quaff and Nosh

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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