Windows Weekly 840

EU investigates Teams, Loop in the Microsoft Store, Beta build 22631.2129

Windows

• Insider: Last week, Canary got features from Dev plus some new features of its own.
• Dev channel: Improved screen cast, HDR background support, more Voice access, presence sensing, more.
• Beta channel: Windows Copilot, Dev Drive, enhanced Narrator/Excel integration, new Voice access text authoring features, passwordless experience for Windows Hello for Business, plus screen cast, presence, and voice access from above.
• Intel is profitable again, hopeful for the future (and massive fab expansion in Oregon)
• AMD revenues fell 18 percent, but also some hope for the future

Microsoft 365

• The EU announces formal investigation of Teams bundling in Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Teams gets spatial audio support
• Microsoft lowers storage allotments for M365 Education customers, kills Office 365 A1 Plus
• Clipchamp is coming to Microsoft 365 commercial (with OneDrive storage integration)

Dev

• Microsoft to launch .NET 8 at .NET Conf in November

Xbox

• CMA publishes Microsoft’s list of “material changes” in its Activision Blizzard case, gives public four days for feedback
• Unexpectedly, not a single new concession, just a bunch of new “evidence” that appeared since the decision
• Xbox Games with Gold goes out with a whimper
• Here come the first August Game Pass titles
• Final Fantasy XIV Online is FINALLY coming to Xbox
• Microsoft starts testing game streaming from Xbox to Discord
• You can buy Xbox controller parts now
• Sony has now sold over 40 million PS5s
• EA revenues up 9 percent in Q2
• Nintendo’s next Switch to debut next year
• Microsoft is killing the Xbox Console Companion app, has never made a new solution for getting Xbox console screenshots and videos on the PC

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Enroll in the Windows Insider Beta channel if you want to test 23H2
• App pick of the week: Loop for Windows is now available
• RunAs Radio this week: Windows 11 and Windows Update for Business with Julie Andreacola
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Angel’s Envy

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Links

• Windows Insider Canary Channel Gets New Dev Channel Features
• Windows Copilot Preview Starts Rolling Out to Beta Channel Insiders
• Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23516
• Intel Returns to Profitability, Issues Upbeat Forecast
• AMD Revenues Fell 18 Percent in Q2
• Intel Plans Massive Fab Expansion in Oregon
• Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Probe Over Teams/Office 365 Bundling
• This is What Matters in the EU Antitrust Case Against Microsoft Teams (Premium)
• Microsoft Teams Now Supports Spatial Audio for Meetings
• Microsoft Announces Two Big Changes to Microsoft 365 for Education
• Microsoft’s Clipchamp Video Editor is Coming to Microsoft 365 Commercial Customers
• Microsoft to Launch .NET 8 at .NET Conf 2023 in November
• CMA Gives Public Four Days to Comment on Activision Blizzard Acquisition
• Microsoft Offers the CMA New Evidence, Not New Compromises (Premium)
• Microsoft Reveals Final Xbox Games with Gold Lineup
• Everspace 2, Broforce Forever, and More Are Coming to Game Pass in August
• Final Fantasy XIV Online is Coming to Xbox
• Microsoft Starts Testing Xbox Game Streaming to Discord
• Microsoft Now Sells Repair Parts for Xbox Controllers in the US
• Sony’s PlayStation 5 Crosses Over 40 Million Units Sold Since Launch
• EA Revenues Were up 9 Percent in Q2
• Nintendo’s Next Console Could Reportedly Launch in 2024
• Microsoft is Sunsetting its UWP Xbox Console Companion App
• Microsoft Loop for Windows is now available in the Microsoft Store.
• Windows 11 and Windows Update for Business with Julie Andreacola
• WHEN OTHER BOURBONS STOP ANGEL’S ENVY FINISHES