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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
It’s only been one week, but it’s really been 14 years and I’m calling: Microsoft and Qualcomm have finally made Windows 11 on Arm both viable and desirable. Nothing is perfect, but this platform is pretty incredible. Some notes from the past week:
- Surface Laptop 7 – First impressions and second impressions
- HP UltraBook Ultra – First impressions (today)
Windows 11
After skipping Week D last Tuesday, Microsoft belatedly delivers a Week D preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2
Windows Insider Preview
AI/Microsoft 365
European Commission “shifts” investigation of Microsoft/OpenAI partnership – Is Ken Starr in charge of this thing?
Microsoft highlights new Copilot features coming to Microsoft 365 in July
Copilot in OneNote can now recognize handwritten text. It’s 2002 all over again!
Pixel 9 family will promote unique “Google AI” features
Brave introduces a BYOM plan for its web browser
Thanks to AI, Google Translate now supports 110 new languages
Xbox
Xbox Cloud Gaming Fire Sticks it to Amazon
Another two weaks of Xbox Game Pass, ammirite?
Forza Horizon 4 (from 2018) to be delisted December 15. Why?
Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Get off Tony Redmond’s Office 365 for IT Pros 11th Edition
Office 365 for IT Pros (2025 edition) is now available—it’s timed to Microsoft’s fiscal year—and is now over 1200 pages long with deep coverage of Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive for Business, and the rest of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Windows Weekly listeners can get it for off. There are monthly updates, and you also get a separate book for free, Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell, if you subscribe. Otherwise, you can purchase it separately.
App pick of the week: Docs in Proton Drive
Proton is taking on Google Docs.
