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Microsoft Weekly + Editorial: It's right that big tech leans up with layoffs + Weekend Game deals

Issue #264

Author

Steven Parker
May 28, 2023

I hope you had a great week, over on Neowin we have adjusted the article layout so that there are no huge blank spaces under them anymore. Meanwhile here's our Microsoft Weekly, and a selection of our recent news… we hope there is something below that you find interesting! Cheers, Steven Parker.

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From the Forums

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This week's deals

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