Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Leo Laporte

Dec 26th 2023

Windows Weekly 861

Our Best of 2023

Hosted by Leo Laporte

An eventful year in Microsoft news

Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Category: News

Looking back at Windows Weekly's best moments from 2023

  • Welcoming Richard aboard, and setting the table for an AI-filled year
  • "I have been a good Bing" and other chatbot awkwardness
  • Leo's Parallels 18 for Mac demonstration
  • UK CMA blocks the Activision Blizzard deal, and it makes no sense
  • Build 2023 was a great showing for Steven Pathiche, but a strange showing for Panos Panay
  •  Microsoft beats the Federal Trade Commission in court, inching a step closer to their acquisition
  •  Discord chat with Sean, a sign language interpreter and CODA!
  • Panos Pany leaves Microsoft, but did he jump or get pushed?
  • Giant Xbox leak reveals new console refreshes, a controller, and a roadmap for the future
  • Impressions from the AI September event, including the sweeping Copilot rebrand.
  • Activision Blizzard is finally acquired after much struggle
  • A token Thurrant about OneDrive and its near-endless push to back up Paul's folders
  • A classic beer pick from the one and only Mary Jo Foley!

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