Windows Weekly 580

•  Windows 10: Where are we now? (and other existential questions)
•  Will you buy your next PC via a subscription? With Windows 7 support ending in 2020, Microsoft is pushing DaaS.
•  Google launches a Chromebook ad and the world loses its mind.
•  Surface: tomorrow is Go time. Surface Go hits retail shelves tomorrow (August 2) - and you can now preorder Surface Go from Amazon.
•  Sony has now sold over 83 million PS4s, and will soon surpass the sales of its predecessor. Nintendo has now sold over 20 million Switch consoles. So where's Microsoft at? We have no idea.
•  Tip of the week: Another blockbuster month for Games with Gold.
•  App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge? In the next version of Windows 10, Microsoft Edge may finally get there.
•  Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 10 Enterprise for Remote Sessions
•  Codename pick of the week: Strada
•  Beer pick of the week: Lagunitas IPA

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Links

• Microsoft releases first test build of Windows 10 19H1 ('Redstone 6')
• Windows 10’s New Your Phone Experience Launches in Redstone 5
• Microsoft releases new Windows Server 2019 test build, plus Windows 10 'Redstone 5' ISOs
• Windows 10 Redstone 5 ISOs Finally Available
• Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Improved OneDrive for Windows 10
• Microsoft Edge Getting Advanced Web Authentication Support
• April 2018 Update Hits 84 Percent of Windows 10 PCs
• Microsoft bangs the 'devices as a service' drum ahead of Windows 7's end-of-support deadline
• Microsoft's got a new plan for managing Windows 10 devices for a monthly fee
• Microsoft acknowledges price increases coming for Office 2019 and Windows 10 Enterprise users
• Google Just Took a Huge Shot at Windows and Mac in New Chromebook Ad
• I’m a Mac. I’m a PC. I’m a … Chromebook? (Premium)
• Surface Go is Available for Preorder from Amazon
• Surface Laptop, Pro 4 Get Massive Sets of Firmware Updates
• Why did Microsoft build the Surface Go?
• Sony Has Sold Over 83 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles
• Nintendo Switch Hits 20 Million Units Sold
• Games with Gold for August Goes Live a Day Early
• Xbox Game Pass Adds Hitman, Ryse, More for August
• Edging Closer to Using Microsoft’s Web Browser (Premium)
• Windows 10 Enterprise for Remote Sessions
• Microsoft is readying multi-session support for Windows 10
• Microsoft takes the wraps off TypeScript, a superset of JavaScript
• Riddle me this: TypeScript's latest data type is literally unknown