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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier

Microsoft news recap: Discord Voice available to everyone on Xbox consoles, Microsoft Cloud may reach $100 billion annual revenue, and more

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Published onSeptember 18, 2022

published onSeptember 18, 2022

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Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!

Xbox head Phil Spencer responds to latest Activision deal criticism

Sony has claimed that even if Call of Duty remained on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it would still stifle competition as the title would be on Xbox Game Pass, giving players the choice of playing CoD on with a Game Pass subscription or paying $70 per game to play on PlayStation. In response,Xbox’s Phil Spencer said:

When I look at something like Game Pass specifically, I think it’s the output of competition in our market.

Competition is about driving competitors to innovate, driving competitors to do new things like cloud, like subscriptions, like building new intellectual property. And everything we’ve been focused on is how do we compete effectively, how do we deliver more value to our customers.

$MSFT’s@XboxP3talks#Tencent,#JRPG’s, and@discord– and explains why it’s not time to follow$SONY’s hike in prices.#Xbox#PlayStationpic.twitter.com/BCIY0wE8Gt

— Squawk Asia (@asiasquawkbox)September 16, 2022

Microsoft plans to head to the clouds with Azure Space

Microsoft has an ambitious plan to take Azure to the clouds with Azure Space, and this weekannounced 3 ways that it’s working to achieve its goal:

Discord Voice now available to everyone on Xbox Consoles

All players across Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles can now take part in group channels or voice calls with theaddition of Discord Voice.

Microsoft Cloud could reach $100 Billion annual revenues this year

Arecent prediction says that Microsoft Cloud could reach the $100 billion annual revenuemark by the end of this year, despite slowing growth year over year and Microsoft missing its previous target by a hair.

That’s it for this week. We will be back next week with more Microsoft news.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Microsoft news recap: Discord Voice available to everyone on Xbox consoles, Microsoft Cloud may reach $100 billion annual revenue, and more#