WW 709: Master of Soft Numbers - Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report

Kategorie: Computer und Technologie
Kanal: Windows Weekly
Datum: 27. Januar 2021, 21:37
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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

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