This Windows Weekly episode, a panel discussion podcast, centers on recent changes in AI integration within Microsoft and Google's office tools and the implications for the PC market. The hosts first discuss the evolving pricing and accessibility of AI features in Microsoft 365, noting the shift towards a credit-based system and the limitations of AI credit allocation within family plans. Next, they analyze the surprisingly flat growth in PC sales, attributing it to the smartphone's increasing role in daily computing tasks. Finally, the discussion shifts to Microsoft's evolving partnership with OpenAI and the broader implications of large tech companies' dominance in the AI sector, highlighted by a recent FTC report. A specific example discussed is Microsoft's new AI-powered Windows Search, currently in early testing for select users. The podcast concludes with a discussion of the future of computing and the potential obsolescence of PCs.
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