Edge default browser, Windows 11 Notepad, Windows on ARM

• Microsoft looks ready to make changing browsers on Windows 11 easier
• Microsoft Steps Back From the Default Browser Cliff
• Microsoft Edges Tries to Convince Users Not to Download Chrome
• Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 Pre-Release Build With Several New Features
• Microsoft redesigns Notepad for Windows 11
• Yep, Microsoft is Redesigning Notepad in Windows 11 Too
• Microsoft Confirms It Could Update Windows 11 Before October 2022
• Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22518 | Windows Insider Blog

Windows on ARM

• Qualcomm Unveils the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 for PCs
• Microsoft Preps Native OneDrive Clients for Windows on ARM, M1 Macs
• FTC Sues to Block Sale of Arm to Nvidia

Microsoft 365

• Microsoft to try to push business customers to longer-term subscriptions via price increases
• Microsoft is rolling out this new look for Office that tackles 'pain points' in design

Xbox

• Halo Infinite Campaign Preview: Approaching Perfection
• Microsoft Sees Success with Xbox Touch Controls
• Report: Sony to Merge PS Now, PS Plus, and Take on Xbox Game Pass

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Thinking About Teams Essentials? Don't!
• App pick of the week: Firefox 95
• Enterprise pick of this week: Secured-core servers are here
• Enterprise pick of the week: EU regulators are digging into Nuance
• Beer pick of the week: Grimm Super Spruce

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