Windows Weekly 735

Microsoft beats earnings estimates

•  Microsoft Posts Revenues of $46.2 Billion in Q2 2021
•  Microsoft: Component shortages not going away any time soon
•  Microsoft Teams hits 250 million monthly active user milestone
•  Microsoft says LinkedIn is now a $10 billion business
•  Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition | Petri
•  Apple Posts Revenues of $81.4 Billion in Q2 2021
•  Alphabet Reports Revenues of $61.9 Billion in Q2 2021
•  AMD Revenues Doubled in the Previous Quarter
•  Intel Reports Record Revenues from PCs
•  Intel Delivers a New Product Roadmap

Windows

• Microsoft Issues Another Pre-Release Windows 11 Update
• 26 Percent of Windows 10 PCs are Running 21H1
• Microsoft Releases Edge 92, Outlook Extension for Edge

Windows Server moves back to a sane servicing schedule

•  Microsoft outlines its new support plans for Windows Server

Microsoft's rumored fall hardware launch

•  Alleged images of Microsoft Surface Duo 2 dual-screen Android device leak

Xbox

• Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for August
• Sony Has Sold 10 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles

Tips and picks

•  Tip of the week: Save big on Xbox and PC games
• App pick of the week: Flight Simulator for Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass
•  App pick of the week: Flight Simulator Hardware
•  App pick of the week: Parallels Toolbox 5
•  Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 365 – things to know ahead of next week
•  Enterprise pick of the week: PowerApp price cuts are coming!
•  Beer pick of the week: Drekker Chonk

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Links

• Microsoft Posts Revenues of $46.2 Billion in Q2 2021
• Microsoft: Component shortages not going away any time soon
• Microsoft Teams hits 250 million monthly active user milestone
• Microsoft says LinkedIn is now a $10 billion business
• Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition
• Apple Posts Revenues of $81.4 Billion in Q2 2021
• Alphabet Reports Revenues of $61.9 Billion in Q2 2021
• AMD Revenues Doubled in the Previous Quarter
• Intel Reports Record Revenues from PCs
• Intel Delivers a New Product Roadmap
• Microsoft Issues Another Pre-Release Windows 11 Update
• 26 Percent of Windows 10 PCs are Running 21H1
• Microsoft Releases Edge 92, Outlook Extension for Edge
• Microsoft outlines its new support plans for Windows Server
• Alleged images of Microsoft Surface Duo 2 dual-screen Android device leak
• Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for August
• Sony Has Sold 10 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles
• Microsoft is Having a Big Sale on Videogames
• Hands-On with Microsoft Flight Simulator for Xbox Series X
• Flight Simulator is Now Available on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass
• Microsoft Announces Flight Simulator Hardware
• Parallels Toolbox 5.0 Adds New Tools on Windows and Mac
• Vivaldi 4.1 Adds Accordion Tabs and Command Chains
• Announcing self-service purchase capabilities for Windows 365
• Pricing and licensing updates coming to Power Apps
• CHONK Mango & Marshmallow