Oct 25th 2023
Windows Weekly 852
Carnival Barker Lifestyle
Snapdragon X Elite announced, FY24 Q1 earnings, Amazon passkeys
Leo, Paul, and Richard discuss Microsoft's latest earnings report, Qualcomm's new Snapdragon chip, Windows on Arm's future, passkey support for Amazon accounts, Dave Cutler's awesomeness, Stardock's 30th anniversary, Photoshop/Premiere Elements 2024, and more!
Microsoft earnings
- Microsoft announced that it earned a net income of $22.3 billion on revenues of $56.5 billion in the quarter ending September 30, 2023. Those figures are up 27 percent and 13 percent, respectively, year-over-year (YOY)
- Analysis: Activision Blizzard, Windows, Surface, Xbox and gaming, Office and Microsoft 365, and the evolving impact of AI
- Google earnings: net income of $19.7 billion on revenues of $76.7 billion, ads are 71 percent of total revenues, Google Cloud disappoints
Windows on Arm
- Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Elite X for Windows on Arm PCs
- Promises, promises, but if this fails again, it’s over… for Qualcomm
- Qualcomm’s WOA deal expires next year and NVIDIA and AMD are on the way
Windows
- Dave Cutler sat down for a THREE HOUR interview. This is a must watch. Some key points here
- Beta build last week with three changes (gradual rollout): system components in All apps display a System badge, Xbox Game Bar is just Game Bar now, the improved casting experience
- New Canary build today adds Copilot??
- Windows 11 Field Guide: the 23H2 update has begun with 9 chapters done so far
- OneDrive: just when you thought it was safe to go back in the cloud storage
- Windows 7/8.x products key don’t work in Windows 10 either, sorry
- Celebrate Stardock’s 30 years of making Windows better - by buying some of its products
- Satya Nadella said he regretted killing Windows Phone? Not exactly
Xbox
- Microsoft revives the “Power Your Dreams” ad campaign for the holidays
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: Add passkeys to your Amazon account right now
- App pick of the week: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2024 and Premiere Elements 2024
- RunAs Radio this week: Choosing Azure Data Storage Solutions with Nicole Stevens
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Burgas 63 Barrel
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Links
- Microsoft Revenues Jumped 13 Percent in FY24 Q1
- Analysis: Microsoft’s FY24 Q1 is All About AI, Activision, and the Future (Premium)
- Alphabet Revenues Up 11 Percent in Q3 on Stronger Ad Sales
- Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon X Elite PC Chip to Provide “Multiple Days” of Battery Life
- Windows on Arm’s Last Stand? (Premium)
- Report: NVIDIA and AMD to Compete with Qualcomm in Market for Arm-Based PCs
- FULL three-hour Dave Cutler interview is now available
- Dave Cutler Talks NT, Cairo, and More (UPDATED)
- Windows 11 Insider Build 22635.2486 Lands on the Beta Channel
- Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Copilot in Windows to the Canary Channel
- Windows 11 Field Guide Update: Initial Progress on 23H2 Content
- The Ensh*ttification of OneDrive Escalates Yet Again, But Help is On the Way (Premium)
- You Can No Longer Use Windows 7/8 Keys to Activate Windows 10 Either
- Stardock at 30
- Here’s What Satya Nadella Really Said About Windows Phone and Regret (Premium)
- Xbox Revives “Power Your Dreams” Marketing Campaign for the Holiday Season
- Amazon Adds Passkey Support on the Web and iPhone
- Hands-On: Amazon.com Passkeys
- Adobe Releases AI-Powered Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2024
- Choosing Azure Data Storage Solutions with Nicole Stevens
- BURGAS 63 БАРЕЛ
- Microsoft now thirstily injects a poll when you download Google Chrome