Windows Weekly 765

A Look Back at Microsoft's Longhorn Era - The absolute apex for Windows fans

• Paul's Programming Windows series
• Professional Developers Conference 2003 vs.2005
• Microsoft guts Longhorn to make 2006 delivery date
• What did Microsoft learn from Vista
• New programming models - Avalon, Indigo, WinFS (Was WinFX, became .NET FW 3)
• Satya Nadella vs. Steve Ballmer
• Microsoft fought the web, and the web won

Windows 11

• Microsoft tests new warnings for Windows 11 PCs not meeting minimum Specs
• Windows 11 Pro may require MSA sign-in, internet connectivity, just like the Home version

Hardware

• Intel surges forward with 12th-gen Core chips

Xbox

• Microsoft integrates Twitch into the Xbox UI
• Activision Blizzard filing/shareholder letter explains how the Microsoft acquisition went down
• Activision reportedly delays 2023 Call of Duty title

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Take command of the squigglies
• App pick of the week: .NETpad (WinForms)
• Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Defender for Cloud now supports GCP and AWS
• Codename pick of the week: Singularity – there is NOT just one
• Beer pick of the week: Sour #9 by Magic Hat Brewing Company

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Links

• Microsoft® Windows Cairo
• Microsoft to Gut Longhorn to Make 2006 Delivery Date
• Microsoft Longhorn
• Microsoft Tests New Warnings for Windows 11 PCs Not Meeting Minimum Specs
• What did Microsoft learn from Vista?
• Windows 11 Pro may require MSA sign-in, Internet connectivity, just like the Home version
• Intel Surges Forward with 12th-Gen Core Chips
• Twitch Streaming is Now Natively Integrated on Xbox Consoles
• Activision Blizzard Details How Microsoft Acquisition Started
• Report: Next Year’s Call of Duty Game Has Been Delayed
• NotepadWF-CS
• Protect your Google Cloud workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• The father of Microsoft's Singularity OS moves on
• Want a peek at a non-Windows operating system from Microsoft?
• Sour #9 - Magic Hat Collab