Windows Weekly 619

This Week's Stories

•  Microsoft earnings: Net income of $8.8 Billion on Revenues of $30.6 Billion
•  Related: Microsoft was briefly worth $1 trillion
•  Related: Microsoft documents product releases in the quarter
•  Google just gave Chromium-based Edge a thumbs-up
•  Sorry, but crapware is still in Windows 10 version 1903
•  Windows 10 Version 1903 Requires at Least 32 GB of Storage
•  New 20H1 test build adds Your Phone changes, better dictation - Another new build adds nothing
•  Windows 10 version 1809 hits almost 30% usage share
•  Microsoft looks ready to add some new Azure regions, while it takes one away
•  Microsoft, Dell unveils new Azure-VMware integrations
•  Microsoft wants to help business users build customized digital assistants
•  Related: Microsoft, an also-ran in the market for digital personal assistants, has issued a report about digital personal assistants.
•  Microsoft rebrands Bing Ads as Microsoft Advertising
•  Microsoft delays testing of Halo: MCC on PC
•  Microsoft and the VA are partnering to provide the Xbox Adaptive Controller to veterans.
•  Notch will not be part of Minecraft's 10th anniversary
•  Xbox version 1905 has a few neat new features
•  PS4 has sold 100 million units

Tips and picks

•  Tip of the week: Microsoft has revealed the Xbox Game Pass games and Games for Gold titles for May!
•  App pick of the week: PureText -  Also: Simplify for Chrome fixes Gmail
•  Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server 1903
•  Codename pick of the week: Cosine
•  Beer pick of the week: Holy Mountain Brewing Witchfinder

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Links

• Microsoft Q3 FY19: Windows has a surprisingly strong quarter
• Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition
• $1 Trillion
• Microsoft Highlights Major Product Releases From FY19 Q3
• Google Gives a Thumbs-Up to Chromium-Based Microsoft Edge
• Windows 10 Version 1903 Requires at Least 32 GB of Storage
• Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18890 Arrives
• Microsoft rolls out a new Windows 10 20H1 test build with broader dictation support
• Windows 10 Version 1809 Hits 29.3 Percent Usage Share
• Microsoft, Dell unveil new Azure-VMware integrations
• Build 2019: Microsoft wants to help business users build customized digital assistants
• Microsoft Issues Digital Personal Assistant Report
• Microsoft rebrands Bing Ads as Microsoft Advertising
• Microsoft Delays Testing of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC
• Microsoft, VA Bring Xbox Adaptive Controller to Veterans
• Microsoft to Exclude Minecraft Creator from Game’s 10th Anniversary
• PlayStation 4 Has Sold Nearly 100 Million Units
• Wolfenstein II, Wargroove, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass
• Games with Gold for May Debuts a Day Early
• PureText
• Pure Text on web
• Google Inbox Co-Founder Fixes Gmail. Again.
• First sneak peek of Windows Server, version 1903 Semi-Annual Channel
• Witchfinder