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March 17, 2021WW 716: Draining the Slides - Intel's "Go PC" campaign and its response to Apple Silicon
Intel's "Go PC" campaign and its response to Apple Silicon
You're a PC. I'm a PC. We are all PCs.
Justin Long is No Longer a Mac in New Intel Ads
Intel Releases 11th-Generation Core Desktop Processors
AMD Launches Ryzen Pro 5000 Series Mobile Processors

Windows
Microsoft makes changes to Windows 10 inbox apps with the latest Dev Channel test build
Microsoft to block users from getting paid apps from the Microsoft Stores for Business, Education as of April
Microsoft Releases Windows Community Toolkit 7

Edge
Microsoft to add new 'Extended Stable' Edge option, updating every eight weeks
Cloud
Microsoft's latest cloud authentication outage: What went wrong
Microsoft Testifies at House Hearing, Google Lashes Out

Microsoft 365
Skype Desktop App Now Supports Noise Cancelation
PowerPoint Presenter Coach is Now Available

Xbox
Xbox Wireless Headset is Now Available
Here are the Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass in Late March
5 Bethesda Games Get FPS Boost on Xbox Series X|S

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Switch to Microsoft for password management and autofill
App pick of the week: Xbox Game Pass
Enterprise picks of the week: A one-click mitigation tool for the Exchange hack, Moar Azure Availability Zones
Beer pick of the week: Burley Oak Shamrock Shake Stout

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Guests: Ryan Shrout and Josh Newman
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
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2 hr 34 min
March 10, 2021WW 715: A Big Gulp of Bloodies - Exchangegate, UserVoicegate, Invokegate
Exchangegate, UserVoicegate, Invokegate
Controversies of the year of the week
Exchangegate: Hackers Have Exploited at Least 30,000 Exchange Servers
UserVoicegate: Microsoft is moving to its own alternatives to UserVoice for customer feedback
Invokegate: Harman Kardon Removes Cortana from Invoke

Windows 10
Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21332
Microsoft Edge Gets Vertical Tabs, More
Support Ends for Microsoft Edge Legacy
Microsoft to Move to a Single Edge codebase
Google is Speeding Up the Chrome Release Schedule
Chromebook Turns 10
Microsoft to Unveil New Webcam this Spring
Dark Mode, More Coming to OneDrive

Xbox
Microsoft Cleared in US and EU to Close Bethesda Acquisition
The March Xbox Update is Rolling Out
Forza Horizon 4 Available Now on Steam
Xbox Starts Testing 'New' Edge for Xbox

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Be portable in all things
App pick of the week: Visual Studio Code
Enterprise pick of the week: New deployment service for firmware, drivers
Codename pick of the week: Spartan
Beer pick of the week: Fifth Hammer Prickly Whiskers

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
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2 hr 13 min
March 03, 2021WW 714: A Licensable Moment - Recapping Microsoft's 2021 Ignite announcements.
Recapping Microsoft's 2021 Ignite announcements.
Microsoft Ignite 2021
Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Ignite 2021 Special Edition
Microsoft shows off its Mesh mixed-reality collaboration platform
Microsoft Announces its Mesh MR Platform - Thurrott.com
Envisioning the Future with Windows Mixed Reality
Panay Touts "the Next Generation of Windows"
Guide to Microsoft Ignite 2021 for the Windows Enthusiast
Microsoft shares more on what's coming in Windows Server 2022
Power Automate Desktop App for Windows 10 is Now Available
Microsoft Ignite 2021 Book of News

Windows 10
Windows 10 Version 20H2 Pushes Past 20 Percent Usage Share
Hardware
Qualcomm Launches the Snapdragon Insider Program
HP's PC Business Surged in the Most Recent Quarter

Xbox
Halo Infinite a "Spiritual Reboot" of the Series, Microsoft Says
Xbox Suffered a Big Outage Last Night
Here Are the First Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass in March

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: When it comes to content, where is as important as what
App pick of the week: Flutter 2
Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Deprecations: How to keep up
Codename pick of the week: The Walking Cat's collection of Mesh-related codenames
Beer pick of the week: Foam Brewers Zero Day

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
1 hr 58 min
February 24, 2021WW 713: Pot-Bellied Mastodons - Updating Windows, Microsoft Ignite, and Power Fx
Updating Windows, Microsoft Ignite, and Power Fx
Microsoft Office
Microsoft announces two new Office updates for 2021:
Office LTSC
Office 2021 for commercial and consumer customers

Windows 10
Microsoft is cutting Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support from ten years to five
Microsoft Brings Another FEP to the Windows Insider Beta Channel
Microsoft to talk about the future of mixed reality' at Ignite conference next week

Power Platform
Microsoft readies Power Fx, a new Power Platform low-code language
Too late; P# already exists

Surface
Microsoft is Selling Replacement SSDs for Surface Pro 7+
Microsoft
Microsoft Concludes Its SolarWinds Investigation
Microsoft Calls for Australian-Style Media Arbitration in EU
Microsoft unveils three more 'industry clouds' for financial, manufacturing and nonprofit

Xbox
Microsoft Announces Games for Gold for March
Fall Guys Lands on Xbox This Summer
Sony is Bringing VR to PlayStation 5
Sony is Bringing PlayStation Games to the PC

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Buy cereal, get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
App pick of the week: Tiles 2.0
Developer pick of the week: .NET Conf Focus on Windows
Enterprise pick of the week: Automatically translate Word docs into PowerPoints
Beer pick of the week: Delirium Black Barrel Aged

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
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2 hr 4 min
February 17, 2021WW 712: Paul's Mood Board - Windows 10 21H1, Intel vs. Apple, Microsoft may buy Pinterest
Windows 10 21H1, Intel vs. Apple, Microsoft may buy Pinterest
Windows 10
Microsoft finally confirms Windows 10 version 21H1, stating that it will be a minor cumulative update like 2004 and 20H2.
Yes, 21H1 is a Thing!
New Windows Insider Build Adds a Few Minor Improvements
Intel Takes on Apple M1 with New Series of "Go PC" Ads

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge Now Uses Adaptive Notifications
Microsoft to add 'Kids Mode' to Chromium-based Edge browser

Microsoft 365
Microsoft's unified Office app is now available for iPad
Why did it take a year for Microsoft to bring Office app to iPad?

Surface
Surface Duo Drops to $999, Heads to the UK
More Microsoft
Why does Microsoft keep trying to buy its way into the consumer market?
Microsoft Collaborates with VW on Automated Driving Platform

Xbox
Microsoft Announces the Xbox Wireless Headset
Microsoft Brings FPS Boost to Backward Compatible Games
Xbox Cloud Gaming for the PC Moves Closer Towards Release
Here are the Next Titles Coming to Game Pass This Month
Flight Simulator Update Brings Enhanced Visuals for the UK and Ireland

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Pay for what matters
App pick of the week: LastPass
Dev pick of the week: Dapr 1.0
Codename pick of the week: Atlas
Beer pick of the week: Maine Second Dinner

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
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2 hr 38 min
February 10, 2021WW 711: A Double-Edged Fork - Legacy Edge, Microsoft Viva, Minecraft Dungeons
Windows 10
Microsoft details its legacy Edge browser phase-out strategy
Windows 10 Version 2004 is Finally Reliable Enough for Everyone

Microsoft 365
Microsoft outlines plans for Viva, an employee-experience platform anchored in Teams
Microsoft Adds Two New Power Apps to Teams
Microsoft to add new webinar and 'meeting intelligence' capabilities to Teams via Teams Pro
Microsoft is Testing a New Dark Mode for Word

More Microsoft
Intel Sues Engineer Who Left for Microsoft
Xbox
Minecraft Dungeons Now Reaches 10 Million Players
Forza Horizon 4 is Coming to Steam on March 9

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Use your Xbox Wireless Controller with two devices
Learning pick of the week: Learn iOS development from Stanford
Dev pick of the week: Updated WinUI roadmap on GitHub
Codename pick of the week: SurfaceFleet
Valentine's Day cocktail: Sparkling Sangria

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
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1 hr 58 min
February 03, 2021WW 710: Tab Hygiene - Comparing Microsoft earnings to other big tech companies
Comparing Microsoft earnings to other big tech companies
Windows 10
Microsoft Edge picks up a better roadmap for future features
Windows 10 "in cloud" configurations are now available
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365/Teams saw big education success but struggle against Chromebooks
Related: It's not just PCs, 2020 Was the Best Year Ever for Chromebook
Microsoft to highlight improvements to the 'employee experience' in Feb. 4 event
Microsoft to add new voice command, video, and other features to Office mobile apps
Microsoft Announces a Slew of Mobile App Updates
Office Lens is Renamed to Microsoft Lens
Xbox
Game Pass titles for the first half of February
Now Xbox Series X|S supplies will be constrained through mid-2021
Sony shipped 4.5 million PS5 units in Q4, less than the 6 million expected, but Sony's best quarter ever
Nintendo has now shipped 80 million Switches
Google kills internal games dev at Stadia
More earnings
Microsoft - $43.1 billion in revenues
Amazon - $126 billion
Apple - $111.4 billion
Google - $56.9 billion
Samsung - $55.3 billion
Microsoft underperformed all of those companies last quarter
Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Use some common sense when it comes to game streaming services
App pick of the week: iCloud Passwords
Also: Vivaldi adds a second tab row for tab groups.
Enterprise pick of the week: Roadmapwatch.com
Codename pick of the week: JET Blue
Beer pick of the week: The Bruery: Bakery: Coconut Macaroons

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
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2 hr 9 min
January 27, 2021WW 709: Master of Soft Numbers - Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report
Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report
Microsoft reported a net income of $15.5 billion on revenues of $43.1 billion for the quarter ending December 31, 2020.
Pre-COVID spending levels are coming back, leading to Azure, Windows growth
Xbox had a huge quarter
Surface was pretty flat, Windows was mixed
Related: New Surface ad is a bit disingenuous
Related: Intel had a huge quarter

It happens in threes
Kurt DelBene is retiring from Microsoft.
Plus: Rich Turner is joining Project Reunion.

Windows
Windows Insider Program shows off a second Feature Experience Pack.
You can install that leaked Windows 10X build on a Surface Pro 7 if you're daring and technical enough
Another new Dev Channel build today with not much in it (besides some touch keyboard tweaks)

Web browsers
Edge 88: This is the big one, 'Lizabeth. One year later, Edge is finally "complete" and mature.
Chrome 88 is out with password improvements, and Chrome OS 88 is out with sign-in, lock screen improvements
Microsoft Edge now supports profiles in PWAs
And Google Calendar gets basic offline support (again)
YouTube is now a PWA
Mozilla is killing the Firefox PWA feature

Xbox
Microsoft Backtracks, Xbox Live Gold Pricing Won't Change
5 more titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass this month

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Get your free audiobooks on Spotify
App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge & Brave Browser
Enterprise pick of the week: New Dynamics 365 and Power Platform feature plans are available now
Enterprise pick of the week: IT Ops: All Things Hybrid
Beer pick of the week: S'mores Bourbon Barrel-Aged Framinghammer

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
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2 hr 6 min
January 20, 2021WW 708: Ninja Ant in Candyland - Combing through the Windows 10X leak
Combing through the Windows 10X leak
Windows 10X leaks
Windows 10X: Microsoft's 'cloud-powered' Chrome OS competitor inches closer
Paul Thurrott explores Windows 10X: Setup, Desktop and Start, Taskbar and Action Center, Microsoft Edge, Built-in Apps
Microsoft touts more Windows 10 PCs, some with LTE options, at BettFest education show
Microsoft Pushes PCs, Teams at Education Event
Industry
Microsoft's Azure marketing chief Julia White joins SAP
Microsoft invests in General Motors' self-driving subsidiary Cruise
New Intel CEO Wants to Beat Apple
Xbox
Microsoft Announces More Game Pass Titles for January
Microsoft Highlights the 2021 Xbox Console Exclusives
Microsoft's Making the Xbox OS More Agile
Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Paul Thurrott's next book is on the way.
App pick of the week: Chrome 88 & Brave
Enterprise pick of the week: Ignite Part 2 is coming.
Codename pick of the week: VAIL
Beer pick of the week: Tree House Brewing New Decade Do-Over

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
Sponsor:
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1 hr 29 min
January 13, 2021WW 707: One Telemetry at a Time - Thoughts on CES 2021
CES 2021
There isn't really TOO much excitement, but major announcements from both Intel and AMD will impact the PC industry in 2021.
New PCs, as expected, nothing truly unique.
Intel CEO Swan to be replaced by VMware CEO Gelsinger
Qualcomm buys CPU design firm Nuvia

PCs
The PC market surged in 2020, had its best year since 2015.
Microsoft announced Surface Pro 7+ for businesses and not Surface Pro 8 as expected.
Windows 10 Dev build adds improvements to that new news feed feature

Microsoft
Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson is leaving Microsoft for Qualtrics
Microsoft is finalizing its transition to Azure
Microsoft rolls out its second vertical cloud bundle – for retail

Xbox
Microsoft denies Duracellgate is a thing!
Microsoft Announces Xbox Wireless Controller in Pulse Red

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Paul's photo management system
App pick of the week: Mozilla Firefox
Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft increases file upload size for M365
Codename pick of the week: Project Peabody
Beer pick of the week: 3Floyd's Gumballhead

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
1 hr 48 min

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