The Moment of Confusion – Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac, AI anthropomorphism, WinUI 3 & WinAppSDK
Microsoft FINALLY brings Windows 11 on Arm support to Apple Silicon Macs
• A new Release Preview build shows us what the next Moment update will look like
• New Beta channe builds are a bit less interesting
• More PC maker fallout with Lenovo revenues down 24 percent in Q4
• A new Release Preview build shows us what the next Moment update will look like
• New Beta channe builds are a bit less interesting
• More PC maker fallout with Lenovo revenues down 24 percent in Q4
Bing AI
• Bing AI is a lying liar who lies. Questions about Microsoft releasing it in this state continue
• After many Bing AI freakouts, Microsoft limits the length of chats… and then it bumps up the length a bit just a few days later.
• Microsoft brings Bing AI to Bing, Edge, and Skype mobile apps
Microsoft 365
• Microsoft IS releasing Teams 2.0 in March.
Dev
• Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2022 17.5, and it’s a big update
• Microsoft releases .NET 8 Preview 1
• Visual Studio gets an integrated .NET Upgrade Assistant… previously only a command line tool
• Paul examines WinUI 3 and the Windows App SDK.
• Microsoft is moving File Explorer from XAML Islands to Windows App SDK.
