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Microsoft finally kills Windows Mixed Reality

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• Just in time for Christmas, Microsoft revealed that its long-dead WMR platform is now officially dead

Windows 11

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• Moment 5 is allegedly coming in February
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• Microsoft quietly reissues Windows 11 version 23H2 installation media
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• Microsoft kills install from web capabilities in Windows App Installer (MSIX)
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• Dev (today): Richer weather experience on Lock, more Voice access improvements
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• Canary (today): Same Voice access changes, no more WordPad or People in a clean install, Steps Recorder deprecated, new Energy Saver icon in the system tray, Nearby Sharing can name your PC

Surface

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• New Surface Pro 6 and Laptop 6 are expected in Spring 2024 with Intel and Qualcomm chipsets.
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• Microsoft's first "real" AI PCs. FU, Surface Laptop Studio 2 buyers!

Microsoft 365

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• Something to consider for 2024: Have Microsoft's core platforms gotten too complex? And when/if this will drive away customers?
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• Standalone Copilot app launches on Android ... and then, days later, on iPhone and iPad - And it offers a ChatGPT4 mode, interestingly

AI

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• New York Times sues Microsoft, OpenAI for massive copyright infringement
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• GitHub Copilot Chat is now GA. Requires $10/month GitHub Copilot sub, but it may be the single best example of how AI can improve our lives so far

Xbox

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• New Xbox Game Pass titles for early January: Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Resident Evil 2 remake, more
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• Does something smell better around here? Bobby Kotick has left the building
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• PlayStation: Just kidding, you can keep your stupid Discovery shows
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• Meta Quest 2 gets a permanent price cut
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• Steam no longer supports Windows 7 or 8.1

Tips and Picks

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• Tip of the week: Properly secure your Microsoft account
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• App pick of the week: MSEdgeRedirect
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• Bonus pick: MediaSorter
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• RunAs Radio this week: Doing More with Less in 2024 with Erin Chapple
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• Brown liquor pick of the week: Elijah Craig Small Batch
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