WW 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

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