Windows Weekly 893

It's the last Windows Weekly in the TWiT Eastside Studio! The Week D mystery continues in this episode. And Windows Insider has had a relatively quiet week. Intel is in trouble, with stock price dropping over 25 percent! WordStar is back, but the big news here is the documentation archive. Also, Paul thinks the improved Reader mode in Firefox 129 is pretty sweet.

Windows 11

• Last week, Microsoft issued Week D update for 22H2/23H2 late
• Last week, Microsoft issued 24H2 build to the Release Preview channel but nothing for Week D. Paul speculated this would replace the Weed D update, head to stable in August
• Since then, Microsoft quietly issued Week D update for 24H2 one week late (on last day of July)
• Speculation was correct: These are all the same thing, with the same new features, most CFRs
• Microsoft’s release schedule gets even more chaotic. It’s been missing the Week D Tuesday release schedule more often than not in recent months
• BIG update to the Microsoft Store in Canary and Dev today

Hardware

• Snapdragon X is a huge leap forward for the PC, but Apple/MacBook Air still have big advantages
• AMD’s new chips are getting rave reviews
• Intel is on track for Lunar Lake in September
• Intel earnings crater, with layoffs, cost reductions
• Stock price drop second worst in corporate history
• Intel extends Core processor Gen 13/14 warranty by 2 years (PC bundles only)
• Core processor warranty is extended to retail sales
• Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 for Business available for preorder

Microsoft 365

• The new Outlook is now generally available and the Microsoft community celebrates in the streets

Antitrust/Corporate

• Google found guilty of abusing its Search monopoly
• Big point: Google’s revenue share deals with Apple, etc. Could this kill Mozilla?
• Microsoft and Bing come up over 500 times (!) in the ruling. Obsessed much?
• Apple would like to have its antitrust case dismissed. Good luck with that
• Context: The paradox of antitrust
• Thanks to Manifest V3, ad- and tracker- blocking in Chrome is going to get less effective
• Microsoft: We are STILL serious about security. No, really
• Arm revenues up 39 percent to $939 million
• Qualcomm up 11 precent to $9.4 billion
• Apple up 4.9 percent to 85.8 billion in revenues
• Amazon up 10 percent to $148 billion

Xbox

• Microsoft promises over 50 playable games at Gamerscom this month in Germany, ahead of IFA
• Valorant is a free-to-play shooter now available on Xbox Series X|S
• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, more comes to Xbox Game Pass
• Sony sold 2.4 million PS5s in the quarter, total at 61.7 million
• Nintendo sold 2.1 million Switch consoles, total at 143.42 million

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: You can experience WordStar for MS-DOS again
• App pick of the week: Web browser updates
• RunAs Radio this week: Optimizing Cloud Recovery Costs with Natalie Serebryakova
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Legent Bourbon

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• Transcripts: Windows Weekly 893 Transcript

Links

• Microsoft Belatedly Delivers Windows 11 22H2/23H2 Week D Preview Update
• Microsoft Released the July Week D Preview Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 This Week
• Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Dev Build 26120.1340
• Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 23H2 Build on the Beta Channel
• Microsoft Store Insider Update Adds Updated Library Experience and More
• Mind the Gap (Premium)
• Intel Announces Major Cost Reductions, Layoffs
• Intel Stock Price Plummets Over 25 Percent
• Intel Extends Warranty for its 13th and 14th Gen Desktop CPUs By Two Years
• Intel Expands Core Processor Warranty Extension to Retail Purchases
• Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 for Business Now Available for Preorder
• New Outlook for Windows is Now Generally Available
• Google Loses U.S. Antitrust Case, Search is Illegal Monopoly
• Microsoft the Legal Precedent, Microsoft the … Victim? (Premium)
• Apple Files Motion to Dismiss U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit
• uBlocked: As Chrome Transitions to Manifest V3, Ad Blockers Get Less Effective
• Microsoft Asks All of Its Employees to Prioritize Security
• Arm Revenue Jumps 39 Percent to $939 Million
• Qualcomm Revenues Up 11 Percent to $9.4 Billion
• Apple Earnings Up 4.9 Percent to $85.8 Billion
• Amazon Revenues Up 10 Percent to $148 Billion
• Microsoft Will Have Over 50 Playable Games at Gamescom 2024
• Riot Games’ Free-To-Play Shooter Valorant Launches on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 Today
• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Mafia: Definitive Edition are Coming to Game Pass
• Total PlayStation 5 Sales Hit 61.7 Million Units
• Nintendo Earnings Tank as Market Waits for Next Switch
• WordStar 7 for MS-DOS is Now Available for Free in Complete Archive
• Firefox 129 Delivers Improved Reader View, More
• Intel Announces Major Cost Reductions, Layoffs
• Optimizing Cloud Recovery Costs with Natalie Serebryakova
• Introducing Bourbon That Redefines Bourbon