Ten years ago yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 10, fixing the issues with Windows 8.x and giving Windows 7 users a solid upgrade. One historical curiosity: It was the first Windows release without a major launch event. In other news, Microsoft publishes a Nadella email to the troops about the layoffs, but he never really addresses the layoffs.
Windows 10 turns 10
The Bad: Its legacy is mixed, as this is when the enshittification of Windows began, reallyWindows as a ServiceAds, crapware, and telemetry — plus some made-up privacy issuesTerry Myerson gaff about one billion usersUniversal apps/One Windows was a bust, with Windows Phone and HoloLens failuresWindows 10's launch was a missed opportunity to make the Store matterThe Good: Windows Subsystem for Linux was hugeWinGet was also huge, but is underappreciated and underutilized to this dayIt did reverse the mistakes of Windows 8, and in time it got more stable as Microsoft figured out WaaS (and then went on to abuse it)Oh, and the Windows 10 Field Guide is free to celebrate the anniversaryMicrosoft is using Rust for Surface drivers, and it wants all Windows drivers to switch to Rust tooThe Link to Windows app is getting a nice upgrade on AndroidDev (25H2) and Beta (24H2): Settings agent for x86, SCOOBE changes, Click to Do improvements, Windows Search improvementsCanary: Just a couple of bug fixes (Actually, two builds, one today also with no features)Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder are Now Native on Windows 11 on Arm in betaOpera files antitrust case against Microsoft in Brazil for Windows 11/Edge behaviorsAnother app blocking Recall in a slow-drop of negative Recall-related AI privacy news for Microsoft.Rant: More importantly, Recall is boring and not useful given the hype around it.Intel earnings are flat, but more layoffs are on the wayLenovo rollable laptop in action! (ThinkBook Plus Gen 6)Lenovo makes a lot of weird laptops now (like the dual-screen Yoga Book 9i Paul reviewed last year) — apparently they didn't get the message after Microsoft cancelled the Surface Neo and Windows 10X.Does the average modern Windows laptop really need a touchscreen? Is this a relic of the Windows 8 era?Perplexity Comet is real and it shows the way forward for AI web browsersCoincidentally, Microsoft suddenly launches Copilot mode for Microsoft Edge. (But I've played with Copilot Mode, and it's no Comet or Dia.)Copilot is getting real-time expressions. It's the return of Clippy!Microsoft's long-term Copilot plans are a lot wilder than you might expectGoogle earned $96.4 billion in one quarter. This shows that it has not been impacted by other AIs yetXbox is coming to Gamerscom in Germany in August, and it's bringing the ROG Xbox Ally handheldsThe July Xbox Update is here and it's all about the PCPaul reviewed the Lenovo Legion Go S, and the Windows experience was so bad. Also, PC OEMs are having trouble competing with the Steam Deck's pricing on gaming handhelds.Tips of the week: Chris and Paul are partnering on his new newsletterApp pick of the week: Perplexity ProBeer pick of the week: Alesong Rhino Suit These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/943
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