Windows 11 slightly more popular than diabetes
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Only 15.44 per cent have it 

Only 5.44 percent of PCs across the globe have installed Microsoft Windows 11, meaning it gained 1.83 percentage points in a month. To put this figure in perspective only ten per cent of the population have some form of diabetes. 

Microsoft invests in another gaming outfit
Published in Gaming


All your bases are belong to Vole

Microsoft has invested in the Korean game company Wemade, which is behind the Legend of Mir MMORPG series on PC and mobile.  It also has a blockchain company that supports its own NFT auction site and crypto service.

Microsoft loses $200 on each Xbox
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Makes it up on accessories and games 

Software King of the World Microsoft loses up to $200 on each Xbox console it sells.

Microsoft updates ancient driver list
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Only taken two years 

Software king of the world, Microsoft has finally gotten around to updating its list of old and vulnerable drivers which it has not looked at since 2019.

Meta is just a poorly built video game
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Microsoft's Xbox boss dismisses the hype

Microsoft exec Phil Spencer (pictured) has said that Facebook's Metaverse was just a poorly constructed video game and too dull for him to be bothered with.

Microsoft warns of cloudy skies
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Cloud and PC business down 

Microsoft warned that its cloud computing and PC business was slowing and sent their shares down 7 percent in after-market trading.

Cloud gaming still pretty rubbish admits Microsoft
Published in Cloud


Half baked

While the world+dog has been banging on about cloud gaming as if it was the next big thing, Microsoft says that the technology is still half baked and needs another few minutes in the oven.

Microsoft fires 1000 staff
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Staff let go across the company

Microsoft has laid off nearly 1,000 Voles across multiple divisions of the company as part of a cunning plan to slow or freeze hiring as the broader economy cools.

Military use of Microsoft's HoloLens would get soldiers killed
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Only on the wrong side

Microsoft and the US Army are continuing to explore how to make mixed reality an aid rather than a hindrance for soldiers after tests showed that soldiers taking them into battle felt sick and were more vulnerable to enemy forces.

Windows 11 strangled by poor PC sales
Published in PC Hardware


Most PCs out there can't manage it 

With users worried about their power bills and not upgrading their machines, Windows 11 is finding its growth stalled because most of the older machines cannot handle the upgrade.