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Satya Nadella

Sting concerts and CEO pay: Microsoft isn’t tone-deaf. They’re a business.

By Daniel Rubino published

Let's get real Going after the CEO’s pay and a Sting concert misses the point of criticizing Microsoft’s latest layoffs.

Let's get real
Windows 10 Pin In Place Concept

Windows Unshipped: This unreleased version of the Windows 10 Start menu has MixView 3D tiles

By Zac Bowden last updated

Windows Unshipped 1 Windows Unshipped, Chapter 1.

Windows Unshipped 1
Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO

From the editor's desk: About the Microsoft layoffs

By Jez Corden last updated

The human cost As Microsoft moves to reduce a massive 10,000 employees from its global workforce, staff both past and present are reacting with anger and lamentations. When will the uncertainty end?

The human cost
Browser wars: Chrome vs. Edge. vs. Firefox, logos set against a warzone scene with fire and tanks

Browser wars: The best Microsoft Edge vs. Chrome vs. Firefox reddit memes

By Jez Corden published

Browser Wars Reddit's biggest PC enthusiast community has some hot opinions about web browsers, including our ol' favorite Microsoft Edge.

Browser Wars
Windows Dev Kit

I tried using the Windows Dev Kit 2023 as my primary PC, here’s why you shouldn’t

By Zac Bowden published

WoA Box Great for most ARM developer workflows, not so good for general-purpose use.

WoA Box
Microsoft Logo at Ignite

Microsoft VALL-E shows a future of AI-powered speech that's fantastic and terrifying

By Ben Wilson published

VALL-E Microsoft has me excited AND nervous as it unveils VALL-E, its AI-powered voice synthesis requiring only 3-second recordings to generate new speech.

VALL-E
Windows 11 Taskbar closeup

Looking ahead: What's next for Windows 11 in 2023

By Zac Bowden published

What's next for Windows 11 in the year ahead? Here's what we know about the 2023 roadmap for Windows 11 version 22H2.

Windows 11
Web apps on Windows PCs

Thanks to Google and Apple's taxes, web apps on Windows PC are suddenly getting good

By Jez Corden published

PWAwesome As services like Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram struggle to find growth on mobile, they've started crawling back to Windows PC.

PWAwesome
Cortana on Windows Phone looking sad.

The failure of Amazon's Alexa shows Microsoft was right to kill Cortana

By Jez Corden published

Alexa Axed? Voice assistants aren't the mega-success story Amazon and Microsoft had once hoped, and Microsoft clearly pulled the plug at the right time.

Alexa Axed?
The Ghost of Windows Phone haunting Apple and Google

Microsoft's Windows Phone revenge: building a competing mobile app and game store

By Jez Corden published

*evil laughter* An Android app store may be in Microsoft's future, according to rumors. It would be the ultimate revenge against Google, who made every effort to undermine and kill Windows Phone.

*evil laughter*
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