The next PC platform shift? Ed Bott on Microsoft's big Windows AI bet
October 18, 2025
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39:18Now PlayingThe next PC platform shift? Ed Bott on Microsoft's big Windows AI bet
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as posted by the channelVeteran 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 highstakes 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 highstakes feature in Windows can you trust it? ()
• Windows 10 PC can't be upgraded? You have 5 options and must act now ()
Microsoft announcementMaking 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 WindowsCan Microsoft’s longtime engine power another tech revolution? ()
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