Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard, the makers of WoW, CoD, Overwatch, and Candy Crush, among other gaming hits. Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition is the biggest in the company's history. Sony shares stumble as the firm cedes $20 billion in value overnight Windows 11 SE devices are rolling out for the education market, starting as cheap as $219. Surface Laptop SE is now available for schools to purchase. PC sales, in a third consecutive year of growth, increased 16% in 2021. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22538 announced and released to the Dev channel. New updates roll out for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones. Game Pass titles for January include Death's Door and Nobody Saves the World Tips & Picks: Tip of the week: Programming Windows articles and projects App pick of the week: .NETpad Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft fixes yet another botched Patch Tuesday update Codename pick of the week: Nickel Beer pick of the week: Shacksbury The Vermonter Cider Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: hackerrank.com/WW CDW.com/IntelClient