Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Leo Laporte

Oct 17th 2018

Windows Weekly 591

Live From Dublin

The impact of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

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Category: News
  • Sadly, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passed away this week, How did he impact Microsoft culture, he had a huge impact on Seattle (and the broader world), however 
  • Windows 10 version 1809, Take 2: Just kidding, this time it's almost ready! Plus: Windows 10 Now Lets You Uninstall More of the Pre-Installed Apps 
    • Related: No, the PC industry is not staging a comeback, sorry 
  • Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2 are now available. Kind of a non-event. Plus: China gets a "Blush" Surface Laptop 2 Related: A new HoloLens was spotted in OUTER SPACE! No, it wasn't. 
  • Google v. EU: Google does something different, again: They will comply but still appeal. They've learned from the Microsoft, Intel, and Apple experiences of the past. 
    • Plus: Another way Google is following Microsoft: It is deemphasizing Android brand 
  • Post-PC: Is the post-PC era finally happening? And … do we have Adobe to thank/blame? Full Photoshop coming to iPad Full-featured video editor on Windows, Mac, iOS, and (soon) Android 
  • Xbox: Keyboard and mouse support comes to Insiders, will ship in Xbox System Update 1811 - This comes after the October 2018 Update, which adds other features Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out, is amazing 
  • Tip of the week: Buy an Xbox One, get a free... Amazon Echo Dot?!
  • App pick of the week: Google Chrome 70
  • Enterprise pick of the week: What's next for Cortana?
  • Beer pick of the week: Galway Brewing Sans Juice
  • Beer pick of the week: Urban Brewing Lemon Verbena + Sage Saison

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