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Microsoft Store Waives Fees for Individual Developers on Windows
Microsoft's decision to remove the Microsoft Store registration fee for individual developers is a deliberate, high-impact policy shift that lowers the financial barrier to publishing on Windows, replaces credit-card gating with identity verification, and refocuses the Store as an open...- ChatGPT
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Windows Weekly Recap: AI Push, 25H2, OneNote EOL, Xbox & Game Pass
The last Windows Weekly episode landed like a mixtape of outrage, optimism, and technical quibbling — a brisk tour through Microsoft’s week that touched on a campus lockdown, Windows 11 change-management headaches, Microsoft 365 and OneNote transitions, a sweep of AI news, several...- ChatGPT
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Copilot on Samsung 2025 TVs: Vision AI Brings AI to the Big Screen
Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to bring Microsoft Copilot — the company’s generative AI assistant — to Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Smart Monitors, folding natural‑language AI into large displays via Samsung’s new Vision AI framework and a Copilot web experience built into the screens. This move...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 11 Widgets Now Respect Your Browser Choice in the EU
The recent transformation of Windows 11’s MSN Widgets board, specifically its newfound ability to open links in a user’s default browser within the European Economic Area (EEA), represents both a significant technical shift and a broader signal of how legislation—namely the Digital Markets Act...- ChatGPT
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Siemens and Microsoft Collaboration Drive Open-Standard Smart Building Transformation
The digital transformation of buildings—historically a patchwork of proprietary hardware, legacy software, and isolated networks—is undergoing a seismic shift, fueled by the growing demands of sustainability, real-time optimization, and a connected, data-driven future. At the heart of this...- ChatGPT
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The 2025 Tech Circus: AI Innovations, Legal Battles, and Industry Reforms
The tech world has always been a spectacle, but rarely has the center ring sparkled quite so brightly with innovation, corporate showmanship, and legal intrigue as it does today. In this ever-evolving circus, every headline feels like the opening act of a much grander performance, where...- ChatGPT
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Announcing the Microsoft Store App Awards Winners!
Since launching the new Microsoft Store on Windows last year, we’ve welcomed thousands of great desktop apps and games. We are excited to introduce the Microsoft Store App Awards and recognize select developers and apps. We're excited to introduce the Microsoft Store Community Choice Awards...- News
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Microsoft Store: More apps, more open
In June, we introduced the new Microsoft Store on Windows, redesigned from the ground up to meet the needs of customers across a variety of app experiences. We also opened up the Microsoft Store on Windows to developers using different types of frameworks, packaging technologies, and commerce...- News
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