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Apple’s new ARM-based Macs won’t support Windows through Boot Camp

The Verge

Apple will start switching its Macs to its own ARM-based processors later this year, but you won’t be able to run Windows in Boot Camp mode on them. Microsoft only licenses Windows 10 on ARM to PC makers to preinstall on new hardware, and the company hasn’t made copies of the operating system available for anyone to license or freely install.

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Microsoft cloud revenue up 22%, Windows business plunges 27% in first report since job cuts

GeekWire

billion, not counting a special charge related to its layoffs — providing a glimpse of the growing economic uncertainty that the company cited in announcing the cutbacks last week. The company reported strength in some of its products and services for businesses, led by a 22% increase in Microsoft Cloud revenue, to $27.1

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Longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley is our Copilot on this week’s GeekWire Podcast

GeekWire

1, the company announced this week. Microsoft Image) It was a big week for Microsoft, with the unveiling of the company’s latest Windows and AI features and new Surface devices at a special event in New York City. Microsoft 365 Copilot will be released Nov. 1, a little over a month from now.

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MicroSoft: Still dominating in enterprise office automation

CTOvision

Here is how Microsoft describes themselves: Microsoft Corporation is engaged in developing, licensing and supporting a range of software products and services. The Company also designs and sells hardware, and delivers online advertising to the customers. Time to Patch Your Windows (krebsonsecurity.com). Got Microsoft?

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CES 2022 will introduce HDMI 2.1a, another confusing new spec

The Verge

Other use cases could be for when there’s a mix of content types, like for streamers (who could have an HDR game playing alongside a window of black and white text), displaying each area of content. As TFTCentral explains , according to the HDMI Licensing Administrator, now that HDMI 2.1 exists, there is no HDMI 2.0 standard.

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Microsoft increases software, services pricing by up to 11% in India

CIO Business Intelligence

Citing currency fluctuations, Microsoft is all set to increase prices of its on-premises software, online services and Windows licenses in India by up to 11%. Come February, Windows licences, whose prices are set to increase by 11%, will be the most impacted.

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Microsoft revenue climbs 13% to $38B as stay-at-home orders boost cloud and games businesses

GeekWire

The COVID-19 pandemic and related stay-at-home orders boosted the company’s productivity, cloud and gaming businesses, including subscription versions of Microsoft Office, and the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. The company’s profits fell 15% to $11.2 Revenue from Xbox content and services was up 68% for the quarter.

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