Oct 25th 2023
Windows Weekly 852
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Snapdragon X Elite announced, FY24 Q1 earnings, Amazon passkeys
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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