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News of the Week

• As of late last week, Windows 10 1809 (the October 2018 update) is now ready for broad deployment, MS says.
• Microsoft drops eBooks from Microsoft Store and Edge Without Warning.
• Surface Book 2 is 1.5 years old and it just got a new configuration and it's complicated.
• HoloLens is being used by the Royal Canadian Navy.
• Visual Studio 2019, Visual Studio 2019 for Max and VS Live Share are all now available.

Tips and picks

• Tip/app pick of the week: Time for some games
• Tip/app pick of the week #2: It's past time to abandon Groove
• Enterprise pick of the week: Putting the 'open' in ODI (Open Data Initiative)
• Codename pick of the week: Cayman
• Beer pick of the week: Founders KBS 2019

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Links

• Microsoft officially designates Windows 10 1809 as ready for broad deployment
• Windows 10 1903 update nears: Microsoft removes another barrier to its release
• Microsoft is Closing Its Ebook Store, Edge Support
• Microsoft removes the Books category from the Microsoft Store
• Bring Out Your Dead (Premium)
• Surface Book 2 Now Offers an 8th-Generation Core i5 Configuration
• Canadian Royal Navy is Testing HoloLens for Remote Maintenance
• Microsoft Brings the Best of Visual Studio for Windows to the Mac With Visual Studio 2019
• Visual Studio Live Share Now Generally Available
• Here Are the Xbox Games With Gold Titles for April 2019
• Enter the ID@Xbox Un-Halloween Horror Spectacular Sale If You Dare
• Blackout Gets a New Map, is Free for the Month
• Tip: Use Your Own Music in Spotify
• Microsoft, Adobe and SAP are out to prove the Open Data Initiative is 'open'
• Microsoft may be targeting the e-commerce store hosting space
• FOUNDERS RELEASING KENTUCKY BREAKFAST STOUT 2019 NATIONWIDE MARCH 15, TAPROOM RELEASES SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 8