# Could a cheap MacBook be a threat to Windows?

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Podcast: [The Windows Central Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-windows-central-podcast-633173)
Published: 2025-07-04T17:22:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Zac hosts a solo episode where he discusses his thoughts around Microsoft's recent layoffs, the closure of Xbox studios and game projects, and the general vibe being a Microsoft "fan" in 2025. He also discusses the Microsoft's rounding error that had some of us thinking Windows had lost up to 400 million devices in three years, the Surface Earbuds, and thoughts on what damage a cheap MacBook could do to the Windows ecosystem.

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