WW 861: Our Best of 2023 - An eventful year in Microsoft news

Looking back at Windows Weekly's best moments from 2023

  • Welcoming Richard aboard, and setting the table for an AI-filled year
  • "I have been a good Bing" and other chatbot awkwardness
  • Leo's Parallels 18 for Mac demonstration
  • UK CMA blocks the Activision Blizzard deal, and it makes no sense
  • Build 2023 was a great showing for Steven Pathiche, but a strange showing for Panos Panay
  • Microsoft beats the Federal Trade Commission in court, inching a step closer to their acquisition
  • Discord chat with Sean, a sign language interpreter and CODA!
  • Panos Pany leaves Microsoft, but did he jump or get pushed?
  • Giant Xbox leak reveals new console refreshes, a controller, and a roadmap for the future
  • Impressions from the AI September event, including the sweeping Copilot rebrand.
  • Activision Blizzard is finally acquired after much struggle
  • A token Thurrant about OneDrive and its near-endless push to back up Paul's folders
  • A classic beer pick from the one and only Mary Jo Foley!

Host: Leo Laporte

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