WW 857: SharePoint All the Way Down - Energy Saver, tiny11 2311, Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client

On this episode, Mikah, Paul, and Richard discuss the lean tiny11 2311 project, Windows 11 updates like the new Energy Saver feature, Amazon's AI chatbot for enterprises, and Netflix's gaming service additions like GTA. Other topics covered include Xbox console deals, DuckDuckGo vs Google Search, and European antitrust issues.

Windows

Tiny11 2311 arrives, is even tinier and even 23H2er ... or something

Beta channel: Teams integration with Share (Entra ID only), new language support for Ink Anywhere

Dev: Copilot icon moves (!), more Copilot, Share, Ink, Android in Nearby Sharing (!)

Canary: Energy Saver (new feature), more

Samsung brings its browser to the Microsoft Store

AI/Microsoft

Microsoft and Meta reportedly receiving 3x as many NVIDIA GPUs for AI as Amazon

Amazon introduces it's own AI chatbot for the enterprise, and it does have one useful and unique feature

Microsoft is retiring its Microsoft 365 browser extension

Evernote is still a thing and now it wants to charge everyone

Amazon takes a Fire TV Cube and turns it into a remote desktop thin client

Antitrust

UK CMA provisionally rules against Adobe acquisition of Figma

EU formally objects to Amazon acquisition of iRobot because the robot vacuum cleaner market is so important

Xbox

Xbox Series X and S are still on sale. Just saying

The November Update for Xbox is here with rewards redemption, Xbox app gets compact mode

Microsoft is reportedly deprecating the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox

Netflix is bringing GTA trilogy to the service

The current Call of Duty is awash in bad reviews, so let's talk about the next Call of Duty!

Tips and Picks

Tip of the week: Microsoft's new ugly Christmas sweater is here

App pick of the week: DuckDuckGo

RunAs Radio this week: Zero Trust Adoption Guidance with Nicolas Blank

Brown liquor pick of the week: Pendleton Rye 12 Year

Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent

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