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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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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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With Windows 365, Microsoft realizes its vision for Cloud PCs, streaming its OS to any device

GeekWire

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the company’s Inspire virtual partner conference. Microsoft will release Windows as a paid cloud service , promising to stream the operating system to any device in an attempt to create what the tech giant describes as a new category of computing called the Cloud PC. Microsoft Image).

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Microsoft pauses free Windows 365 cloud PC trials after ‘significant demand’

The Verge

Microsoft launched its new cloud PC Windows 365 service earlier this week , and the company has already had to pause free trials due to demand. Windows 365 lets you rent a cloud PC — with a variety of CPU, RAM, and storage options — and then stream Windows 10 or Windows 11 via a web browser. Image: Microsoft.

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Earnings preview: Microsoft’s cloud era takes hold, further reducing reliance on Windows PC sales

GeekWire

Microsoft’s big cloud businesses, Azure and Office 365, are driving much of the company’s growth. If ever there was a quarter to illustrate that Microsoft’s growth doesn’t depend on Windows PC sales anymore, this is shaping up to be it. Microsoft reports earnings Tuesday afternoon, Oct.

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Parallels — the easiest way to run Windows on any Mac

Computerworld Vertical IT

If you work in a multi-platform environment and need a solution that lets you run a licensed version of Windows on your M1 Mac, the newly updated Parallels Desktop 18 has you covered. Running Windows on a Mac the easy way. To read this article in full, please click here

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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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