Windows Weekly 654

Welcome to 2020!

• PT starts the year with a rant thoughtful commentary about the state of Windows
• MJF looks back at the decade that MS became a cloud company
• A couple of the original Red Dog 'dream team' reflect on the last decade

CES: Lots of new Windows 10 PCs, including a number of foldables

• No Windows 10X yet
• But lots of dual- and folding-display designs for some reason
• And some gaming PCs, etc.

Let's talk Windows 7!

• Mary Jo has been using Windows 7 on her podcast PC. And Paul just switched back to Windows 7 temporarily. Some thoughts…
• Windows 7 gets its last free security update on Jan. 14
• Reminder: Security Essentials actually will keep getting updated after Jan. 14 (MS changed its documentation)
• Related: Chredge starts rolling out to the mainstream on Jan. 15 - And you can run it side-by-side with old Edge if you want

Xbox

• Microsoft and leakers start revealing more about Xbox One, Series X:
• Pricing thoughts
• AMD dishes on the ports, incorrectly
• And, in a leak, the real ports
• January Games with Gold

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Game Pass is still one of the best deals in gaming
• Plus: A quick update on Microsoft's Windows Weekly giveaways!
• App pick of the week: Vivaldi 2.10, another Chrome alternative
• Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server 2008/R2 users: You have an Azure out
• Codename pick(s) of the week: Spartan, Anaheim and O'Hare (oh my!)
• Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin's Even More Jesus

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Links

• Thinking About Windows in 2020
• The 2010s: Microsoft, the cloud company
• Azure founders reflect on Microsoft's first decade as a public cloud vendor
• Some Gaming PC's, etc.
• Ericsson to build its Connected Vehicle Cloud on top of Microsoft's Connected Vehicle Platform
• Living with Windows 7: Hello Again, Old Friend
• Microsoft Security Essentials To Get Updates After Windows 7 EoS
• Microsoft gets ready to roll out the new Edge to Windows 10 via Windows Update
• You’ll Be Able to Run New Edge and Edge Legacy Side-by-Side
• Pricing the Next Generation Xbox
• AMD Reveals Xbox Series X Ports
• The Ports on the Xbox Series X
• Microsoft Reveals January’s Games with Gold Early
• Microsoft Announces First Games Pass Titles of 2020 for PC, Console
• Congratulations to Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway Winners!
• Vivaldi 2.10 Improves Site Compatibility, Themes
• Microsoft offers Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 users a new way to extend support for free
• Even More Jesus