WW 978: Pre-Peated - "Copilot Is for Entertainment Purposes Only"

About this episode

The episode discusses Julia Liuson's departure from Microsoft and various updates related to Windows 11 and Chrome.

Julia Liuson is leaving Microsoft. Liuson joined Microsoft in 1992, the same year as CEO Satya Nadella (she worked on Access at first). She helped build the first version of Visual Studio and was the first female corporate vice president at Microsoft. Liuson has been president of Microsoft's Developer Division since 2021. Also, curious about life on the other side of the fence? Paul has a tip for finding games that are optimized for Linux. Plus, Chrome joins the 21st century with vertical tabs and a real reading view. Just be sure to install those anti-tracking extensions. Windows Microsoft promises more native apps for Windows 11, but... which apps? New apps? Replacements for existing apps? Thanks for making us revisit the web app vs. native app thing yet again, Microsoft Windows 11 version 25H2 is now being pushed to all compatible PCs Compatibility milestone, not a big deal because 24H2/25H2 features are identical, same underlying codebase - but some will complain that Microsoft is "forcing" 25H2 on them Secure Boot certificate notifications are now available so you can see where your PC is at Another month, another emergency Windows Update patch New Dev/Beta builds add Xbox…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Thurrott

Topics covered

• Microsoft news
• Windows 11 updates
• Developer Division
• Linux gaming
• Chrome features
• Emergency updates
• Component shortages

Keywords

• Julia Liuson
• Microsoft
• Windows 11
• Chrome
• Visual Studio
• Linux
• AMD Ryzen
• Windows Update
• Insider Program

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Windows 11, Chrome

Products: Visual Studio, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition

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