… The newly announced "Microsoft College Offer" is a bundle of Microsoft 365 Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, custom Xbox controller and discounted laptop that the company thinks could woo students away from Apple's new deal. …
… With Siri AI, Apple has the hindsight of seeing where Microsoft failed with Copilot, and it has a clearer vision of the AI features people may actually want to use. …
… Conceptually, that's not far off from what Apple did with its M-series chips, which also combined Arm cores, beefy GPUs and tons of unified memory. Apple Silicon gave Macs a huge performance and efficiency boost over PCs, and the entire Windows ecosystem has been struggling to keep up. …
… Part of this change was driven by a desire to make everything more readable and responsive, but Microsoft suggests it's also reflective of an attempt to "craft intelligence that feels present but not imposing." Microsoft has introduced a new design for Copilot pic.twitter.com/Bxdg6dKbfZ — Andreas S… …
… Microsoft also promised to remove "unnecessary Copilot entry points," starting with Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos and Widgets. According to The Verge , Microsoft has already stopped showing the Copilot button when selecting areas to capture with the Snipping Tool, as well. …
… It also saw Microsoft rework Windows to better support ARM-based processors from Qualcomm. Still, it's hard to see how Windows manufacturers can challenge Apple by going back to existing or older x86 chips with with less RAM. …
… To continue using Office apps as you did before, Microsoft advises either subscribing to Microsoft 365 or making a one-time purchase of Office 2024, the most recent version of the suite. You can also use apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint for free in your browser with a Microsoft account. …
… Microsoft has opened up a waitlist for those interested in trying Copilot Health. …
… For even more information, Microsoft says it'll also be updating its own blog with details of what it announces as Build goes on. Microsoft's yearly conference tends to be drier than the ones held by its competitors Google and Apple because it's geared towards developers. …
… Microsoft says it's looking to lessen the sting of the Xbox price increases in a few ways. Those include a buy now, pay later program at Microsoft Stores, zero percent APR financing through Amazon, second-hand console purchases and certified refurbished systems. …