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+41 +4German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice
Why? Schleswig-Holstein cites cost, security, and digital sovereignty - though not necessarily in that order.
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+30 +6Unreleased preview of Microsoft’s OS/2 2.0 is a glimpse down a road not taken
Microsoft's involvement in IBM's OS/2 project ended before v2.0 was released.
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+37 +2How you (and Elon Musk) can set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account
Even tech billionaires have trouble installing Windows 11 without being locked into Microsoft's network, including its Copilot AI program.
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+30 +3Microsoft is bringing Linux’s sudo command to Windows 11
The latest addition to make Windows more developer-friendly.
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+32 +5Windows 11 has been shrunk down to 100MB
After creating one of the smallest functional Windows 11 modifications with the Tiny11 project, NTDEV is trying to do something different with the latest Microsoft OS.
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+31 +4The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet
Laced across the cold depths of the world's oceans is a network of multimillion-dollar cables, which have become the vital connections of our online lives.
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+47 +6Can your Windows 10 PC be saved in 2025? Yes - for free. Here's how
As many as 240 million Windows 10 PCs can't be upgraded to Windows 11. What's a user to do?
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+56 +12Windows-as-an-app is coming
Who needs a Windows PC when you can run the operating system as a desktop-as-a-service on your Chromebook, Linux box, or Mac?
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+46 +9OpenAI's loss is Microsoft's gain: How the AI race just changed
With Sam Altman, OpenAI's former CEO, and friends landing at Microsoft, the Redmond crew is positioned to take over generative AI. The stock market agrees.
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+57 +8The end of the standalone application
Microsoft has pulled cloud support from Office 2016 and 2019. The day of the standalone software you actually "own" is over.
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+47 +8Microsoft Azure introduces Radius, an open-source development platform for multi-cloud computing
Microsoft - yes, Microsoft - is introducing a new open-source approach to enable you to run your applications across multiple clouds.
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+52 +10Microsoft and Adobe push new symbol to label AI images
Check for 'cr' bubble in pictures if your app supports it, or look in the metadata if it hasn't been stripped, or...
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+42 +7Next major Windows update is available September 26, with new AI (and not-AI) features
Passkeys, Paint, Backup, and other app updates make this a significant release.
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+41 +6New Microsoft/Activision deal addresses previous CMA concerns in cloud gaming
The sale of Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft substantially addresses previous concerns and opens the door to the deal being cleared, the CMA said today.
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+45 +6It's 2030, and digital wallets have replaced every card in our purses and pockets
OpenWallet, now joined by Microsoft, looks to the near future when digital wallets replace traditional wallets in the same way debit cards replaced checkbooks.
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+35 +5Xbox consoles to launch by the end of next year, leak suggests
A leaked internal document shows Microsoft is planning a revamped version of the Xbox Series X, along with two other new products.
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+43 +6Microsoft kills off free WordPad, will ditch it from Windows
Microsoft ends development of free basic word processor bundled with Windows
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+41 +7Saying Goodbye to WordPad: Windows' Staple for 28 Years Gets the Chop
Don't pine for WordPad; use Word or Notepad instead, says Microsoft.
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+44 +54 Zoom alternatives with better video conferencing privacy policies
More than half of remote meetings are held with Zoom, but that was before privacy concerns disrupted its market. Now, it's time to look at other video conferencing services.
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+38 +4Microsoft PowerShell Gallery Littered with Critical Vulnerabilities
It turns out Microsoft's PowerShell Galley has the same kind of security problems that plague npm and PyPI.
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