The first Patch Tuesday of 2025 brings temporary but sweet relief. There were no preview updates last month, so this month is just security/bug fixes. Plus, will Microsoft back down from its Windows 10 EOL line in the sand? It appears not. Finally, got New Year's resolutions? Paul's got a better idea. Maybe...

Windows

New Canary build with nothing in it
Microsoft will not support Office on Windows 10 after October EOL date
Microsoft is auto-installing the new Outlook in Windows 10 too - Don't let the door hit you on the way out
Parallels Desktop for Mac now supports running x86 Windows VMs. Very slowly

AI, Microsoft 365

New business models for AI emerge in 2025. Pay as you go vs. pay or no pay
Microsoft has shifted its business model strategy over two years
15 months of Copilot in Windows: Madness
Microsoft announces pay-as-you-go AI agents
Google has a different (better) take with "the best of Google AI" in Workspace
What to expect: Price hikes on subscription services to pay for this AI
Massive reorg of Microsoft's engineering groups is all about AI - There are PM-level layoffs happening now all over Microsoft
OpenAI adds tasks in beta to ChatGPT
Microsoft Excel in Windows will soon support dark mode. Wait, what?

Hardware

Surface teases a big announcement on January 30
AMD surges on incredible new x86 chips and Intel's epic fail
Former Surface design lead Ralf Groene joins Panos at Amazon. Why?
Arm Holdings plans massive licensing price hikes. Everyone needs to settle the F down
There's a 16 GB Raspberry Pi 5 now. But at this price, a low-end NUC is the better choice for most

Dev

.NET 9.0.1 arrives - and with it, the fix for the app-crashing WPF/Windows 11 theming bug
Paul tried GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio. It is MAGIC

Xbox

Microsoft is clearly planning something big for gaming handhelds. Windows or Xbox? Or both?
Happy New Year, Xbox fans! Microsoft to bring more Xbox exclusives to PS, Switch
Xbox to host a Developer Direct event next week
Microsoft introduces new Xbox repair options
The Nintendo Switch 2 is leaking all over the place, and there were prototypes at CES

Tips and Picks

Tip of the week: Think about making micro changes each month or quarter instead of huge, sweeping changes once a year
App pick of the week: Start11 v2.5
RunAs Radio this week: DevOpsDocs with Mattias Karlsson
Brown liquor pick of the week: Buchanan's Deluxe 12

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