Windows Weekly 788

Intel down, AMD up, the Windows 10 22H2 mystery continues

Windows 10 22H2

• Microsoft enters the final test phase for Windows 10 22H2 before rollout - but doesn’t announce what the new features are
• Microsoft said information about the “scoped features” will come later 

Windows 11

• Dev channel got a new build today with Game Pass widget
• Beta Channel gets two new builds because of course it does
• Windows Subsystem for Android to get gamepad support

Microsoft 365

• Outlook Lite arrives for low-end Android devices
• Uber emails are crashing Outlook
• Teams for Apple silicon Macs is rolling out ‘in the coming months’

More Earnings Learnings

• Apple: All businesses but iPhone and Services were down, and Services growth was half that of the past year, and they lost subscribers
• Amazon: Net loss because of Rivian investment, but AWS revenues jumped 33 percent YOY to $19.74 billion
• Intel: Net loss of $454 million on revenues of $15.3 billion, a decline of 22 percent year-over-year. Why? PCs
• AMD: Net income of $447 million on revenues of $6.6 billion in the quarter ending June 25, 2022
• Microsoft added more than 40,000 employees in the last year and is now well over 200K employees

Xbox & Gaming

• Activision Blizzard limps through the quarter, and Microsoft disses them to pass regulatory approval
• Google is not killing Stadia. Yet
• Amazon Luna heads to 2022 Samsung Smart TVs
• PS5 sales plummet, but Sony finalizes Bungie acquisition
• Nintendo misses on earnings, sales down 4.7 percent

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Buy the PC you need, not the PC you might need
• App pick of the week: VMWare Fusion 22H2 for Mac
• Enterprise pick of the week: More Microsoft Defender products for defending all the things
• Codename pick of the week: Oasis
• Beer pick of the week: Deciduous Lollipop Forest

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Links

• Microsoft enters the final test phase for Windows 10 22H2 before it's ready to rollout
• Microsoft Confirms “Scoped Set of Features” For Windows 10 Version 22H2
• Windows 11 Insider Build 25174 Brings New Game Pass Widget
• Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 22H2 Builds for Beta Channel Testers
• Windows Subsystem for Android Adds Gamepad Support for Insiders
• Microsoft to roll out native Teams app optimized for Apple silicon in the coming months
• Microsoft to Fix Outlook Crashes Caused by Uber Receipt Emails
• Amazon Surprises with Record Revenues
• Apple Posts Blockbuster Quarter, but Loses Services Subscribers
• Intel Sees Revenues Plunge with PC Demand Falling
• AMD Revenues Surged in Q2
• New filing: Microsoft added record 40,000 employees in past year, up 22%, before job cuts
• Ghost Recon Wildlands And More Come to Xbox Game Pass in August
• Activision Blizzard Beats Expectations as Microsoft Closes In
• Google is Not Killing Stadia
• Amazon Luna Joins Xbox Cloud Gaming on Samsung Smart TVs
• Sony Sold 2.4 Million PS5 Consoles, Closed Bungie Acquisition
• Nintendo Revenues Fell 4.7 Percent in Q2
• Thinking About Laptops, 2-in-1s, and Convertibles (Premium)
• VMware Releases Fusion 22H2 Tech Preview for macOS With Windows 11 Support
• Microsoft's new security tool lets you see your systems like a hacker would
• create.microsoft.com
• Lollipop Forest with Raspberry And Blackberry