Windows Weekly 492

Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, 15 years of Xbox, Visual Studio 2017 is almost here, & a live demonstration of HoloLens over Skype.

• Tip of the week: Use Skype without an account
• App pick of the week: PhotoScanner for Android/iOS
• Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit gets an update
• Codename pick of the week: Kona and Cabo
• Beer pick of the week: Jopen Johannieter

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Links

• Microsoft's Linux love affair leads it to join The Linux Foundation
• Microsoft to deliver Visual Studio for Mac
• Thinking About Visual Studio for Mac
• Microsoft's SQL Server Next for Linux, Windows hit public preview
• Microsoft delivers test builds of Visual Studio for Mac, Visual Studio 2017 for Windows
• Celebrating 15 Years of Xbox
• Celebrating One Year of Xbox One Backward Compatibility
• Microsoft Releases the Xbox Holiday Update
• Kaspersky Complaint Reopens an Old Antitrust Wound (Premium)
• Microsoft releases preview of its Azure cloud bot-as-a-service
• Microsoft adds Outlook Customer Manager to Office 365 SMB plan
• Microsoft offers concessions to EU regulators over LinkedIn purchase: Report
• Microsoft quietly fixes second Surface Pro 3 battery problem
• Surface Book with Performance Base and Surface Dial are Now Available
• Microsoft to Tailor Office Mobile Apps for Chromebooks
• Now Anyone Can Use Skype. Even People Without an Account
• Google Photos Team Releases Smartphone Photo Scanner App
• Windows 10 Game Supports Continuum on Phone
• John Strike
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (8443) Now Available
• Jopen Johannieter