Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, 15 years of Xbox, Visual Studio 2017 is almost here, & a live demonstration of HoloLens over Skype.

• Tip of the week: Use Skype without an account
• App pick of the week: PhotoScanner for Android/iOS
• Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit gets an update
• Codename pick of the week: Kona and Cabo
• Beer pick of the week: Jopen Johannieter

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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Why did Steve Ballmer spill Microsoft secrets? Patch Tuesday brings a fix for the security flaw discovered by Google. Leaked renders: will Microsoft enable Windows 10 Mobile on Intel processors? Oh, by the way, that wasn't a Surface Phone. New Skype Insiders Program. Microsoft patents a Surface Pen strap charger. Quit kvetching about dongles!

• Tip of the week: Want an iPhone? Buy a refurbished model and save big
• App pick of the week: Call of Duty Infinite Warfare with Modern Warfare Remastered
• Enterprise pick of the week: EMET gets an updated end of support date
• Bonus Enterprise pick of the week: Two Office 365 SMB plans are adding back Access database
• One more enterprise pick (in place of the codename this week): SharePoint Server Feature Pack 1
• Beer of the Week: La Trappe Quad

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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Microsoft introduces Teams, their Slack competitor. Terry Myerson unplugged, but not unhinged. Windows as a service isn't working. Surface Studio: a concept years in the making; a price tag a lifetime in the paying off. Paint 3D available for Windows Insiders.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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In-depth discussion of Microsoft's Creators Edition update / Surface Studio event. The Surface Studio is a new premium all-in-one PC aimed at creative professionals. Paired with the Surface Pen, and new Surface Dial, the Surface Studio folds down to become an easel and features the thinnest touchscreen available on a computer. Coming next Spring, the Windows 10 Creators Edition update will come with a new 3D-focused Microsoft Paint, Windows Capture 3D, and new 3D functionality in Office apps like PowerPoint.

• Mary Jo is at the event, and has her hands-on reaction.
• Guest Greg Sullivan, Director in Windows and Devices Group, Microsoft talks about Hololens, Creators Edition update, and running Windows apps in VR/AR.
• Leo, Paul, and Mary Jo all question whether Microsoft's focus on creators and 3D will pay off.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

Guest: Greg Sullivan

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Microsoft is holding three events in the next three weeks: the October 26th event that might feature new Surface hardware, an Office event on November 2nd that might introduce Slack competitor Skype Teams, and Microsoft Connect () on November 16th. We now have a launch window for Redstone 2: March 2017. What's new with Outlook and Skype? What is the future of Cortana? Does Microsoft want to be just an enterprise company that also makes video games? Bill Belichick tosses his Surface - exactly how bad is the publicity Microsoft got from its NFL deal? Microsoft still needs EU approval for its LinkedIn merger.

• Is Microsoft going to make a "Cortana Cube" Amazon Echo / Google Home competitor? Mary Jo thinks not.
• Paul thinks Microsoft should stop holding all their events in New York City.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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Microsoft is heading to NYC in late October. But is this a Windows event? A hardware event? Both? What we expect to see, and what we expect not to see. Does Microsoft even need Windows anymore? Of course. But for how long? What's the end game here? Leo's Surface Book got borked by the last Windows update. Microsoft issued a scripting fix. Yesterday was Microsoft's first big Patch Tuesday - what will it bork this time? So far, reports are good...

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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Microsoft disbands the Band plans (possibly forever), lessons from this week's Google launch for Microsoft and its partners/users, Windows 10 Anniversary Update updating woes, Microsoft reorganizes its Applications Services Group, Paul finally goes hands-on with the new Outlook.com, Microsoft's new feud with Salesforce, October's Games With Gold for Xbox One, OneDrive UWP adds offline support, and more!

Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Megan Morrone

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Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott are at Ignite, where the venue is huge and...cold! Microsoft Windows Server 2016 is scheduled to be generally available in mid-October, Microsoft says Windows 10 is on 400 million active devices, some Adobe services are moving to Azure, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, Nadella and the four AI pillars, a OneDrive Placeholder tease, September Office 365 updates, Skype for iOS, Workday, Forza Horizon 3 for Xbox One, Mary Jo hits Paul, and more!

Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Microsoft rolls out an update to remove 'Get Windows 10' app, a preview of Microsoft SMS Relay, this week in layoffs, the launch of the Nokia 216 phone, Microsoft changes its 'Health' fitness apps' name, Azure customers get hit with a DNS outage, the Xbox One S Minecraft Favorites Bundle, Gears of War 4 goes gold, a way to de-Apple one's iPhone, Campo Santo's Firewatch game comes to the Xbox One with an audio tour, version 1 of 'Bletchley' Azure blockchain delivered, and more!

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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The Surface Cardinal, the possible end of Band, the slow Anniversary rollout, build 14926 for insiders, Centennial Bridge, Sunrise features on Outlook for Android/iOS, the quiet departure of company veterans, Recore for Xbox Play Anywhere, new Halo 5 content, free Audible channels for Prime members, Twitter for Xbox One, Service Fabric preview for Linux, and more!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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