Valve boss calls Windows 8 a “catastrophe”, Microsoft gives Office a 2013 touch-up, Skype denies police surveillance policy change and Apple’s reports lower than expected rise in Q3 profits.

Topics talked about today:

• Valve boss Gabe Newell calls Windows 8 a ‘catastrophe’
• Microsoft gives Office a 2013 touch-up
• Facebook’s first post-IPO earnings meet estimates
• Skype denies police surveillance policy change
• Apple’s reports lower-than-expected rise in Q3 profits