Windows Weekly 683

• Microsoft is doing just great during the pandemic, thank you very much.
  • Microsoft 365 generated $20 billion in revenues in FY20!
  • How does that compare to "Commercial Cloud." And … what's in those revenues? Windows?
  • SMB is slowing: How this changes where MS makes money - remember that Microsoft abandoned SMB earlier in the pandemic too
• Today's the day for Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google CEOs. And here's a new take on "embrace and extend": Copy, acquire, kill
• Windows 10 launched five years ago today
• Surprise! Microsoft just added a bunch of 21H1 features to Windows 10 version 20H2.
• Could this possibly be evidence there won't be a Windows 10 21H1?
• Related: Build 20180 is out in the Dev channel, enabling all the features the Beta channel just got
• New Tasks app comes to Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Family Safety app heads out of preview
• NBA is partnering with Microsoft to put fans in the stands at this year's games
• Xbox Games Showcase: What stood out?
  • August is upon us, here's Games for Gold
  • White Xbox controller suggests a Series S

 

• Tip of the week: Rethink your relationship with Big Tech. We're not going to solve this problem today. But you can take steps to reduce your reliance on Big Tech.
• App pick of the week: Edge Beta or Dev. Edge 86 just hit Dev, giving us a peek at that future
• Enterprise pick of the week: Roadmaps, roadmaps, roadmaps. Cartophiles, rejoice! Chredge enterprise features are now part of the M365 roadmap. And GitHub adds a roadmap for publicly acknowledged coming features. Speaking of new resources, there's also a new landing page is for Windows developers using Node.js, React, Java, Kotlin, Python, Xamarin, and Android Studio
• Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: WVD 'spring' refresh now GA. The new features that Microsoft outlined in April for its WVD spring refresh are now generally available as of this week: Azure Portal integration, A/V redirect support for Teams
• Cocktail pick of the week: Saketini
  • 1 part triple sec (or Cointreau or Grand Marnier)
  • 1 part cucumber lime vodka
  • 5 parts sake
  • Stir and serve over ice, garnish with lime, cucumber, or both
  • With triple sec or Cointreau the drink stays clear, GM adds a little color
  • We use Fu-Ki brand sake

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Links

• Microsoft Q4 earnings: Softening small/mid-size business demand has an impact
• Microsoft 365 is big and getting bigger fast
• Microsoft Earnings Soar in Difficult Times
• Microsoft is Hibernating Its SMB Efforts Because of COVID-19
• Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition
• Copy, Acquire, Kill (Premium)
• Windows 10 turns 5 today
• Windows 10 Version 20H2 Just Got a Little Interesting
• Microsoft updates new Windows 10 20H2 test build with new UX changes and more
• Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20180
• Microsoft Teams: Here comes the new Tasks app so get ready
• Microsoft Family Safety App is Now Available
• NBA Partners with Microsoft to Put Fans in the Stands
• Xbox Games Showcase – TWiT News 359
• Here’s What Microsoft Announced Today at the Xbox Games Showcase
• Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for August
• White Next-Gen Xbox Controller Leaks
• Microsoft Edge 86 Hits the Dev Channel
• Introducing the Microsoft Edge enterprise roadmap and release schedule
• Announcing the GitHub public roadmap
• Microsoft: Windows developers building Linux, Android, web apps get this new resource
• New Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities now generally available