There have been major moves in the Activision Blizzard drama this week Brad Smith publicly lays out Microsoft's argument for the acquisition Smith compares Sony to Blockbuster He complains about Apple and Google app stores, but this deal won't help He confirms that Microsoft offer Sony a 10-year Call of Duty contract Microsoft comes to 10-year Call of Duty agreement with Nintendo, Steam... and then heads to Washington D.C. to explain to the FTC how Sony never even responded to this offer Conclusions? Everyone is obsessed with Call of Duty but this is more about mobile than it is about COD. And Microsoft is remaining true to its vision for making games available wherever the gamers are. They did this with Minecraft, Flight Simulator, and more. And they will do this with AB's titles Windows 11 Beta channel: Builds 22623.1028 and 22621.1028 finally address long-standing game performance issues in Windows 11. Right, they supposedly fixed this in stable already. Microsoft is spamming Windows 10 users with ads for Windows 11... in the product, of course. Because slippery slope. There's even an ad in the OOBE no Microsoft Edge version 108 is here with no new features for end users Microsoft 365 Microsoft announces a free, Discord-like feature for Teams, starting on mobile. It's called Communities Xbox Microsoft announces that new AAA first-party games will be $70 starting next year Microsoft Flight Simulator hits a big milestone Here are the first Game Pass titles for December Amazon Luna customers can now stream PC-based Ubisoft games for free Tips and picks Thurrott's Top Podcasts of the Year Thurrott's Top Audiobooks of the Year Thurrott's Top Music of the Year Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: CDW.com/LenovoClient rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS Melissa.com/twit

New Microsoft 365 additions, Reset this PC, Revolver: Special Edition Windows 11 A quick look at "moments" and what it means for the future of Windows. The October/November update was a moment. There will be big moments and little moments. Also, moments is a terrible name for this. Microsoft issues its last Preview Update for Windows 10/11 of 2022 Windows Insider: New Dev channel build adds VPN status, search design tests  Microsoft 365 Games for Work in Teams Schedule send in Teams Sign language in Teams - update on the conversation from last week Microsoft Create launched - Microsoft's template site for creators  Surface Surface Duo might be getting its own Insider Program  Troubleshooting New phone, message and phone call weirdness Brother-in-law's laptop Daughter's laptop An update on 12th-Gen Intel suspicions. Some Mastodon questions: US English? Notification sounds? Revolver We need to discuss the 2022 remix of The Beatles' Revolver album Xbox Microsoft ready to make concessions on Activision Blizzard Games with Gold titles for December  Tips and picks Tip of the week: Don't be a afraid of Reset this PC App pick of the week: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: itpro.tv/windows use code WW30 UnifyMeeting.com code WW50 for subscription and code WW for displays nordlayer.com/twit

Slippery slope Ten years of advertising in Windows, and it's about to get even worse Windows 11 Dev channel: Windows 11 build 25247 The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now generally available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 and 11 Qualcomm reveals new 'Oryon' CPU to be used in Windows on ARM PCs PC sales11 HP announces financial results, with PC business falling off a cliff and layoffs looming AMD CEO comments on industry issues to CNBC Windows 10 Windows 10 version 22H2 is ready for broad deployment Microsoft 365  Microsoft Teams add sign language view for meetings New One Outlook app adds multiple account support Surprise! Microsoft brings SwiftKey for iPhone back from the dead, promises new features Xbox Microsoft offered Sony a 10-year deal on Call of Duty Hyperkin is selling an Xbox 360 controller for the new Xbox consoles Tips & Picks Tip of the week #1: Get an Xbox Series S on sale and other Black Friday deals Tip of the week #2: Download your Twitter archives Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Secureworks.com/twit Code Comments rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS

Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition, Xbox Transparency Report, Task Manager Improvements Windows 11 Beta channel: Microsoft starts testing Task Manager improvements Photos app integration with iCloud is now available Windows App SDK 1.2 is here Microsoft Independent report faults Microsoft on employee discrimination and harassment, it will do better Microsoft 365  The Office mobile app is losing two sharing features as it transitions to Microsoft 365 Games are coming to Microsoft Teams for some reason NVIDIA partners with Microsoft on massive cloud AI computer When it comes to Microsoft 365, there is the past (Office) and then this other stuff Flashback: maybe let's look at that Google One VPN for Windows thing one last time Hardware Microsoft announces a Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition that, no, is not USA! USA! USA! Qualcomm announces its next flagship smartphone chipset. Assume a PC chipset announcement is imminent Xbox Spencer: Seriously, Call of Duty is staying on PlayStation Xbox releases its first-ever transparency report, will do so regularly going forward Xbox Game Pass in the second half of November A new Xbox Series S bundle adds digital perks Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition adds helicopters, gliders, and more oh my Xbox November Update is here A few more thoughts about the CliffyB book IT'S HERE! CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II SEASON 01!!! Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Twitter is dead, long live Mastodon App pick of the week: Descript App pick of the week #2: DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Code Comments canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT UnifyMeeting.com code WW50 for subscription and code WW for displays

"Hey, Github!" voice coding, KB5019980 update, Control Freak Windows 11 Why Windows 11 usage is down so low and what Microsoft could do to fix that Microsoft ships the "November update for Windows 11 22H2 A different Search button on the Taskbar New Beta channel build adds* three new features Microsoft 365 Zoom launches Mail and Calendar beta to take on Google Workspaces and M365 Microsoft moves to kill custom domains in Outlook.com ... again Microsoft brings certificate-based authentication for AAD to mobile Google One VPN arrives on Windows and Mac Still more earnings Lenovo reports first drop in revenues in 2.5 years Qualcomm misses expectations too ... and promises that 2024 will be the year for WOA Dev Microsoft issues .NET 7 GitHub announces new features for devs and the enterprise Xbox Winter has come for Halo Infinite EU to take a longer look a Activision Blizzard acquisition Microsoft may make your Xbox more efficient Nintendo lowers Switch sales forecast, but it's still doing great Steam comes to more Chromebooks in beta Netflix is working on a Gears of War movie and animated TV series Tips & Picks Tip of the week: A new industry book to read App pick of the week: Keepa Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS CDW.com/LenovoClient