Windows Weekly 765: Squig glies - a podcast by TWiT

A Look Back at Microsoft's Longhorn Era - The absolute apex for Windows fans

• Paul's Programming Windows series


• Professional Developers Conference 2003 vs.2005


• Microsoft guts Longhorn to make 2006 delivery date


• What did Microsoft learn from Vista


• New programming models - Avalon, Indigo, WinFS (Was WinFX, became .NET FW 3)


• Satya Nadella vs. Steve Ballmer


• Microsoft fought the web, and the web won

Windows 11

• Microsoft tests new warnings for Windows 11 PCs not meeting minimum Specs


• Windows 11 Pro may require MSA sign-in, internet connectivity, just like the Home version

Hardware

• Intel surges forward with 12th-gen Core chips

Xbox

• Microsoft integrates Twitch into the Xbox UI


• Activision Blizzard filing/shareholder letter explains how the Microsoft acquisition went down


• Activision reportedly delays 2023 Call of Duty title

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Take command of the squigglies


• App pick of the week: .NETpad (WinForms)


• Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Defender for Cloud now supports GCP and AWS


• Codename pick of the week: Singularity – there is NOT just one


• Beer pick of the week: Sour #9 by Magic Hat Brewing Company

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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