December 14, 2022

Windows Weekly 807: You're a Contronym!

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1 hour 59 minutes

FTC sues to block Activision Blizzard acquisition

FTC goes after Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The FTC's action against Microsoft is ridiculous given the real-world abuses by Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta

Did the FTC lie about Microsoft? And what does this say about its case?

Spencer: Sony wants to make PlayStation bigger by making Xbox smaller

Microsoft offered to bring Call of Duty to PlayStation Plus

Microsoft offered the FTC a legally-binding consent decree to address their needs.

12th-Gen Intel update

There are problems with 12th-Gen Intel Core-based PCs from all major PC makers using USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, and Thunderbolt 4 docks.

It appears that Dell has released a flurry of firmware updates that may have fixed the issue. This hints at how the issue will be fixed: by PC makers.

Windows 11

Dev channel: latest build has more Search experiment, final Dev channel build of 2022

Dev channel: New build last week removed sign-in requirement for Widgets

Dev channel: everyone is getting an update Snipping Tool with screen recording and an updated Media Player with who cares

Stable: Microsoft quietly updated OneDrive, never tested it with the public first

Microsoft Edge 110 will drop support for Windows 7/8.1 in January 2023

Microsoft 365

OneNote for Windows is getting vertical tabs because that's what's wrong with OneNote

Microsoft Authenticator drops support for Apple Watch. The reason is... curious

Microsoft

Microsoft buys 4 percent of the London Stock Market

Surface

Surface Duo 2 December Update addresses calling issues. Remember, it's not a phone

Xbox

Riot games come to Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft gives Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers 3 months of Calm

It's been a good year for the Xbox app on Windows. Sure, but what about accessing your console screenshots and recorded clips?

Tips & Picks

Tip of the week: Enable text suggestions in Windows 11

App pick of the week: Typora

Apple pick of the week #2: Firefox

Word of the week: Contronym

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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December 14, 2022

Windows Weekly 807: You're a Contronym!

Listen Later

1 hour 59 minutes

FTC sues to block Activision Blizzard acquisition

FTC goes after Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The FTC's action against Microsoft is ridiculous given the real-world abuses by Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta

Did the FTC lie about Microsoft? And what does this say about its case?

Spencer: Sony wants to make PlayStation bigger by making Xbox smaller

Microsoft offered to bring Call of Duty to PlayStation Plus

Microsoft offered the FTC a legally-binding consent decree to address their needs.

12th-Gen Intel update

There are problems with 12th-Gen Intel Core-based PCs from all major PC makers using USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, and Thunderbolt 4 docks.

It appears that Dell has released a flurry of firmware updates that may have fixed the issue. This hints at how the issue will be fixed: by PC makers.

Windows 11

Dev channel: latest build has more Search experiment, final Dev channel build of 2022

Dev channel: New build last week removed sign-in requirement for Widgets

Dev channel: everyone is getting an update Snipping Tool with screen recording and an updated Media Player with who cares

Stable: Microsoft quietly updated OneDrive, never tested it with the public first

Microsoft Edge 110 will drop support for Windows 7/8.1 in January 2023

Microsoft 365

OneNote for Windows is getting vertical tabs because that's what's wrong with OneNote

Microsoft Authenticator drops support for Apple Watch. The reason is... curious

Microsoft

Microsoft buys 4 percent of the London Stock Market

Surface

Surface Duo 2 December Update addresses calling issues. Remember, it's not a phone

Xbox

Riot games come to Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft gives Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers 3 months of Calm

It's been a good year for the Xbox app on Windows. Sure, but what about accessing your console screenshots and recorded clips?

Tips & Picks

Tip of the week: Enable text suggestions in Windows 11

App pick of the week: Typora

Apple pick of the week #2: Firefox

Word of the week: Contronym

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Sponsors:

kolide.com/ww

nordlayer.com/twit

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