Microsoft news recap: Open app store policies, LinkedIn adds option to block political content, and more

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Published onFebruary 13, 2022

published onFebruary 13, 2022

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Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!

Microsoft lays out new open App Store principles

In what appears to be an effort to butter up regulators, Microsoft hasannounced a set of Open App Store Policiesaimed at putting Microsoft in a positive position as laws and regulations around app stores tighten by appearing more friendly to competition and consumer choice. It’s also likely that this move is, at least in part, to help smooth its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

OneNote for web gets a ton of new improvements

OneNote for web has received a fairly significant update, bringing a whole host of improvements, including improved Copy/Paste, a new mode switcher, auto-inking, and more.See the full list here.

You can now block out political content from your LinkedIn feed

People often avoid political discussions at work, and now it’s possible tofilter out political content on your LinkedIn feed. The new option to block political content means that you’ll no longer see content related to candidates, parties, election results, and more.

Call of Duty, more to stay on PlayStation beyond Sony’s agreements with Activision after acquisition, says Microsoft

Alongside the announcement of Microsoft’s open app store policies, the company alsoannounced that it is committed to keeping Call of Duty and other popular Activision Blizzard titles on PlayStation, even after current agreements end, after its acquisition.

That’s it for this week. We’ll be back next week with more Microsoft news.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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