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

Nov 20th 2019

Windows Weekly 648

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Windows 10 20H1 Underwhelms, Stadia Stumbles

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Category: News

Windows 10 20H1 … is this really it?

  •  Microsoft keeps releasing new Windows 10 versions 20H1 with no new features or minor features at best. Is this all we're getting?
  •  Let's revisit what actually is in 20H1 so far

Teams

  •  Microsoft says it has 20 million daily active users on Teams
  •  Not so fast, Slack says: We have higher engagement

More Microsoft

  •  Amazon officially challenges Microsoft's JEDI contract
  •  Microsoft partners with … Salesforce?!
  •  Microsoft confirms shutdown of Cortana on mobile
  •  Facebook says it is making Visual Studio Code its default dev environment

Xbox

  • Google Stadia stumbles drunkenly out of the gate - At least they added 10 more games for launch - This thing is DOA because Project xCloud already supports 50 games
  • Google Assistant comes to Xbox One … is Windows 10 next?
  • Microsoft improves Mixer for Streamers

Tips and picks

  •  Tip of the week: You need to know about the changes Microsoft made to Windows 10 Setup this year
  •  Related: The Windows 10 1909 ISO is now available
  •  App pick of the week: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020
  •  Enterprise pick of the week: Azure shuts the Front Door
  •  Codename pick of the week: Project Turing (revisited)
  •  Beer pick of the week: Offshoot Beer Co.'s Pawz

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