Veteran technology journalist Ed Bott has "seen things," after more than 30 years of covering Microsoft and the PC industry, and he recognizes a pattern in the company's latest AI features for Windows. It's part of a high-stakes effort to avoid missing the next big platform shift — attempting to avoid what happened to the company in the mobile revolution.

Ed joins the GeekWire Podcast to analyze this big bet, digging into the new "Hey Copilot" voice commands, the promise and security risks of "Copilot Actions" that can work on your local files, and Microsoft's strategic shift to bring AI features to all Windows 11 PCs, not just the premium Copilot+ PC models. Plus, we discuss whether users will ever really want to talk to their computers and the timing of it all, right as Windows 10 support comes to an end.

Ed Bott on ZDNet:

• Microsoft debuts its next big high-stakes feature in Windows — can you trust it?
• Windows 10 PC can't be upgraded? You have 5 options - and must act now

Microsoft announcement: Making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC

GeekWire coverage:

• Microsoft’s new AI features aim to give Windows a voice and mind of its own
• A new era for Windows: Can Microsoft’s longtime engine power another tech revolution?

Thanks to Buzz Bruggeman of ActiveWords for suggesting this episode.

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop

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