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Zac Bowden

@zacbowden
127 posts
2026-03-06
MacBook Neo being $599 really is the nightmare scenario for Windows OEMs. If I were Microsoft and had any ambitions of keeping Windows relevant in the eyes of consumers, I'd be asking “now what?” https://www.windowscentral.com/ ...
2026-03-06 View on X
Windows Central

Apple's MacBook Neo is a serious threat to OEMs like HP, Lenovo, and Dell, as their $599 laptops seem inferior and Windows 11's reputation is at an all-time low

2026-03-05
MacBook Neo being $599 really is the nightmare scenario for Windows OEMs. If I were Microsoft and had any ambitions of keeping Windows relevant in the eyes of consumers, I'd be asking “now what?” https://www.windowscentral.com/ ...
2026-03-05 View on X
Tom's Hardware

Apple unveils the $599+ MacBook Neo, with a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, an A18 Pro chip, side-firing speakers, a 1080p webcam, two USB-C ports, and Touch ID

Apple debuts a new entry-level MacBook at just the right time  —  Apple finally took the wraps off its long-rumored budget laptop.

You can acquire an entire Apple ecosystem for $1,925 now. iPhone 17e - $599 MacBook Neo - $599 iPad - $349 Apple Watch SE 3 - $249 AirPods - $129
2026-03-05 View on X
Tom's Hardware

Apple unveils the $599+ MacBook Neo, with a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, an A18 Pro chip, side-firing speakers, a 1080p webcam, two USB-C ports, and Touch ID

Apple debuts a new entry-level MacBook at just the right time  —  Apple finally took the wraps off its long-rumored budget laptop.

MacBook Neo being $599 really is the nightmare scenario for Windows OEMs. If I were Microsoft and had any ambitions of keeping Windows relevant in the eyes of consumers, I'd be asking “now what?” https://www.windowscentral.com/ ...
2026-03-05 View on X
Windows Central

Apple's MacBook Neo is a serious threat to OEMs like HP, Lenovo, and Dell, as their $599 laptops seem inferior and Windows 11's reputation is at an all-time low

MacBook Neo is official.  It's $599, with an efficient A18 Pro SoC that offers M1-level performance in an affordable package that prioritizes style above all else.

MacBook Neo being $599 really is the nightmare scenario for Windows OEMs. If I were Microsoft and had any ambitions of keeping Windows relevant in the eyes of consumers, I'd be asking “now what?” https://www.windowscentral.com/ ...
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

The MacBook Neo is $599 with 256GB of storage and $699 with Touch ID and 512GB of storage, available in citrus, silver, indigo, and blush colors

and the $599 MacBook Neo may be its smartest pitch yetRajat Saini /The Mac Observer:Apple MacBook Neo Drops RAM to 8GB to Keep Price LowDigiTimes:Apple's $599 MacBook Neo tests a n...

2026-03-04
You can acquire an entire Apple ecosystem for $1,925 now. iPhone 17e - $599 MacBook Neo - $599 iPad - $349 Apple Watch SE 3 - $249 AirPods - $129
2026-03-04 View on X
Tom's Hardware

Apple unveils the $599+ MacBook Neo, with a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, an A18 Pro chip, side-firing speakers, a 1080p webcam, two USB-C ports, and Touch ID

Apple debuts a new entry-level MacBook at just the right time  —  Apple finally took the wraps off its long-rumored budget laptop.

You can acquire an entire Apple ecosystem for $1,925 now. iPhone 17e - $599 MacBook Neo - $599 iPad - $349 Apple Watch SE 3 - $249 AirPods - $129
2026-03-04 View on X
Bloomberg

The MacBook Neo is $599 with 256GB of storage and $699 with Touch ID and 512GB of storage, available in citrus, silver, indigo, and blush colors

Mark Gurman /Bloomberg:

MacBook Neo being $599 really is the nightmare scenario for Windows OEMs. If I were Microsoft and had any ambitions of keeping Windows relevant in the eyes of consumers, I'd be asking “now what?” https://www.windowscentral.com/ ...
2026-03-04 View on X
Tom's Hardware

Apple unveils the $599+ MacBook Neo, with a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, an A18 Pro chip, side-firing speakers, a 1080p webcam, two USB-C ports, and Touch ID

Apple debuts a new entry-level MacBook at just the right time  —  Apple finally took the wraps off its long-rumored budget laptop.

MacBook Neo being $599 really is the nightmare scenario for Windows OEMs. If I were Microsoft and had any ambitions of keeping Windows relevant in the eyes of consumers, I'd be asking “now what?” https://www.windowscentral.com/ ...
2026-03-04 View on X
Bloomberg

The MacBook Neo is $599 with 256GB of storage and $699 with Touch ID and 512GB of storage, available in citrus, silver, indigo, and blush colors

Mark Gurman /Bloomberg:

2026-02-03
The Epstein files includes emails from former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky, one of which includes a forwarded email chain that reveals how Microsoft's SLT handled Surface RT's monumental failure in 2012. “Surface is about to catastrophically fail in a very public way,” Sinofsky [image]
2026-02-03 View on X
Wired

The US DOJ releasing emails between tech industry notables and Jeffrey Epstein kicks off a renewed flurry of acrimonious social posts and lurid news coverage

The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein.

2026-02-02
The Epstein files includes emails from former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky, one of which includes a forwarded email chain that reveals how Microsoft's SLT handled Surface RT's monumental failure in 2012. “Surface is about to catastrophically fail in a very public way,” Sinofsky [image]
2026-02-02 View on X
Wired

Newly-released emails between tech industry notables and Jeffrey Epstein kick off a renewed flurry of acrimonious social posts and lurid news coverage

The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein.

2026-01-29
Despite the hate, Windows 11 is now in use by over 1 billion people worldwide, Microsoft confirms. Windows 11 has reached that 1 billion number faster than Windows 10 did, a huge milestone for Microsoft and a strong reminder than although a lot of people don't like this version, [image]
2026-01-29 View on X
Microsoft

Microsoft reports Q2 revenue up 17% YoY to $81.3B, operating income up 21% to $38.3B, net income up 60% to $38.5B, and Microsoft Cloud revenue tops $50B

Microsoft Cloud and AI Strength Drives Second Quarter Results  —  REDMOND, Wash. — January 28, 2026 — Microsoft Corp. today announced …

Despite the hate, Windows 11 is now in use by over 1 billion people worldwide, Microsoft confirms. Windows 11 has reached that 1 billion number faster than Windows 10 did, a huge milestone for Microsoft and a strong reminder than although a lot of people don't like this version, [image]
2026-01-29 View on X
The Verge

Satya Nadella says Windows 11 reached 1B users during Q2, growing over 45% YoY and at a faster rate than Windows 10 did

a faster climb than Windows 10 and a major turning point for Microsoft's modern PC strategyPaul Thurrott /Thurrott:Windows 11 Now Has Over One Billion Users

2026-01-26
...This should make everyone using a Windows PC think twice before backing up their BitLocker encryption key to Microsoft's servers.  Windows 11's online Microsoft Account requirement means your PC is already automatically backing up your data encryption key online.  Apple, Google, and Meta's data encryption keys are also backed up to the cloud, but those keys are encrypted on the cloud side so nobody can see them but the user.  Microsoft seemingly doesn't do this.
2026-01-26 View on X
Forbes

Microsoft confirms it does provide BitLocker recovery keys for encrypted data if it receives a valid legal order and the user has stored the keys on its servers

The tech giant said it receives around 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year and will provide them to governments in response to valid court orders.

2026-01-06
Good on Dell for realizing its mistake and backtracking. XPS is a strong laptop brand
2026-01-06 View on X
XDA Developers

Dell revives the XPS brand with new XPS 14 and 16 laptops, offering new designs, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips, and tandem OLED screens, but no dedicated GPUs

It feels like only a year ago that Dell killed all branding on its laptops, telling journalists we were wrong when we almost universally told them they were crazy.

2025-11-21
I'm surprised Apple allowed this lol
2025-11-21 View on X
The Keyword

Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop to make file transfers between iPhones and Android devices easier, starting with the Pixel 10 family

Will Apple Kill It? Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : QuickShare Now Interoperable With AirDrop: Send Files From Android to Apple via Pixel 10 Corey Blackwell / WebProNews : Google's A...

2025-10-24
Meet the new face of Copilot. This is Mico, an expressive avatar that will appear when you talk to Copilot using your voice. Copilot is also gaining new features such as group chats and the ability to push back against your assumptions. https://www.windowscentral.com/ ... [image]
2025-10-24 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft unveils Mico, a new character for Copilot's voice mode that responds with real-time expressions and is enabled by default, available in the US

Today, we're dropping the Copilot Fall Release, a big step forward … Sean Lyndersay / Windows Blog : Meet Copilot Mode in Edge: Your AI browser Microsoft Copilot on YouTube : Copil...

2025-10-23
Not hard to assume that similar conversations were had with Windows/Surface and that's why Panos Panay left / Windows enshittification got worse / Surface got boring. Current leadership is killing everything that made Microsoft fun to follow and be excited about.
2025-10-23 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Microsoft asks its Xbox unit to hit 30% “accountability margins”, or profit margins, and Xbox canceled products, cut jobs, and raised prices to meet it

Management's goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects

2025-10-17
Microsoft announces agentic AI assistant for Windows 11 that can control your PC and do tasks for you. It's also introducing Hey Copilot, which lets you talk to your PC from anywhere, and it's bringing Copilot to the Taskbar search box https://www.windowscentral.com/ ...
2025-10-17 View on X
CNBC

Microsoft says it will bring Copilot Actions, which can use apps to complete some tasks on files in Windows 11, to the Windows Insider Program and Copilot Labs

On Tuesday, Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10, the operating system it introduced 10 years earlier.

This is Microsoft's new agentic Copilot feature for Windows 11 in action. It will take your task and complete it in a separate desktop environment, and you can watch it while it works or minimize and get on with your own task. [video]
2025-10-17 View on X
CNBC

Microsoft says it will bring Copilot Actions, which can use apps to complete some tasks on files in Windows 11, to the Windows Insider Program and Copilot Labs

On Tuesday, Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10, the operating system it introduced 10 years earlier.