Windows Weekly

OpenJDK, Paint in the Windows Store, Azure outages, Azure immersion cooling
Microsoft rolls out a preview of OpenJDK
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Sun vs. Microsoft battle...

OpenJDK, Paint in the Windows Store, Azure outages, Azure immersion cooling
Microsoft rolls out a preview of OpenJDK
Microsoft rolls out its OpenJDK preview release
Sun vs. Microsoft battle over...

Discord acquisition, Project Reunion, Cortana mobile.
LinkedIn
Microsoft's push to join the 'creators' bandwagon now extends to LinkedIn

Discord
Report: Microsoft in "Exclusive" Talks with...

Microsoft might buy Discord, Intel's U.S.-based fabs, Xbox Live renamed.
Corporate
Microsoft to Soft Open its Headquarters on March 29
Microsoft to partially reopen its Redmond campus March 29...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

SolarWinds hackers viewed MS source code, 21H1 and the future of Windows 10, and Xbox Series X|S shortages.
The future of Windows 10 (and lack of information): Microsoft tests 'news and interests'...

Microsoft news from the past two weeks
Microsoft is designing its own ARM chips
Windows 10 version 20H2 is already on 13.6 percent of Windows 10 PCs
Google and Facebook colluded on online...

The best of Windows Weekly from 2020:
Microsoft sort of ends support for Windows 7. The company released a "final" update for Windows 7 in early January.
Microsoft's Panos Panay gets a promotion,...

Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela
Chris has some hidden gems, and we have some questions.

Windows 10
Microsoft brings x64 emulation to Windows 10 on ARM (in Insider)
Paul tested it

Microsoft...

Cats vs. Dogs, Android on Windows, Halo Infinite
Microsoft's holiday 2020 ad is an affront to cat lovers and will not stand
Microsoft's Holiday Commercial is for the Dogs

Windows 10
So why...

Windows Feature Packs, Slack acquisition, Android apps on Windows
Windows 10
Here comes the first Windows Feature Experience Pack
Windows 10 version 20H2 is on 9 percent of Windows 10 PCs in the...

Android apps on Windows, coupons on Edge, Microsoft Bob.

Windows + PC
Is the pandemic PC buying frenzy over? Data point: HP PC sales were flat YOY.
Mary Jo Foley says: Buying a PC right now is...

Pluton, Mac vs PC, Xbox Series X
Microsoft's Pluton security processor
What is Pluton?
Coming to Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm processors starting next year
Precursors: TPM ... and then Xbox security...

Apple Silicon Macs arrive: What does this mean for Windows PCs?
And Apple told us almost nothing beyond that it is starting with low-end Macs only.
Microsoft: Hey, we're working on even more with...

Big Tech's Big Earnings Week, "Sun Valley" UI Refresh
Windows
Microsoft moves the Windows Insider Dev channel to a new build branch. What does this mean?
Another build for Dev Channel today from...

Microsoft Earnings, Xbox Series X Unboxing
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
For full show notes on this episode, visit...