Word of the Week

• Tennis or is that 10 S

 

News of the Week

• Windows and Office365 ProPlus - 2 releases a year - 18 months of support

• Harman/Kardon readies a Cortana-powered speaker
• Windows Watch from Trekstor
• Microsoft Earnings Report (Revenue: $23.56 billion vs. $23.62 billion, EPS: 73 cents vs. 70 cents, Azure 93% growth, Surface -26%)

 

What if Microsoft….

• Announced a Surface Laptop in New York???

#MicrosoftEdu

• Satya Nadella talks about how important education is
• Terry Myerson introduces Windows 10 S – S stands for Smith

• Only Runs Store Apps
• Upgradable to Windows 10 Pro for $50

• Setup My PC setup via USB including settings and apps
• Intune for Education announced
• Free Windows 10 S for Windows Pro for School and Office 365

• Microsoft Teams is great for schools
• Microsoft is doing STEM Tools Popups in their stores!
• Minecraft in school with the "Minecraft Education Edition"
• 3D for everyone
  • Redstone 3 will allow for mixed reality from any Windows PC and a Webcam
  • Mixed reality headset - coming this holiday from $299

 

• Surface Laptop Announcement
  • Why the fabric on the keyboard – just like Surface Pro
  • Cost $ 999 US$
  • Core i5 and i7 and up to 1 TB SSD
  • 5 hours of battery life - More than any Mac
  • Only 2.5 lbs (less than Macbook)
  • Faster, Thinner, Longer Battery
  • Available May 15th

 

Whiskey of the Week

• Lazy River