Washington Post:
When it launched Windows 8 two years ago, Microsoft was trying to introduce an entirely new approach to desktop computing. But for a lot of average computer users, the experiment didn’t work.
Just a year later, Microsoft had to walk back some of its changes in a Windows 8.1 update. On Wednesday, the company said that it will extend anti-virus support for the decade-old Windows XP for another year, indicating that there’s still a large group of customers that are hesitant to move beyond the 2001 operating system.
Microsoft is laying off more employees, a new round after they cut thousands last year. It seems like many big tech companies are doing the same.
Amidst the AI frenzy of 2023, major players like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are in the spotlight, launching their own generative AI systems.
Microsoft has made it easy for iPhone users to check their mobile updates on Windows-enabled computers.
