Windows Weekly 765: Squig glies

A Look Back at Microsoft's Longhorn Era - The absolute apex for Windows fans Paul's Programming Windows series Professional Developers Conference 2003 vs.2005 Microsoft guts Longhorn to make 2006 delivery date What did Microsoft learn from Vista New programming models - Avalon, Indigo, WinFS (Was WinFX, became .NET FW 3) Satya Nadella vs. Steve Ballmer Microsoft fought the web, and the web won Windows 11 Microsoft tests new warnings for Windows 11 PCs not meeting minimum Specs Windows 11 Pro may require MSA sign-in, internet connectivity, just like the Home version Hardware Intel surges forward with 12th-gen Core chips Xbox Microsoft integrates Twitch into the Xbox UI Activision Blizzard filing/shareholder letter explains how the Microsoft acquisition went down Activision reportedly delays 2023 Call of Duty title Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Take command of the squigglies App pick of the week: .NETpad (WinForms) Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Defender for Cloud now supports GCP and AWS Codename pick of the week: Singularity – there is NOT just one Beer pick of the week: Sour #9 by Magic Hat Brewing Company Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: progress.com/twit itpro.tv/windows use code WW30