Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, Hands-On Windows, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via email, Twitter or Mastodon.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

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Ads and Subscriptions are the Future … of Windows (Premium)

The future of Windows is even worse than we’d feared: it’s all about more and…

The Next Book

I’ve been working to adapt the Programming Windows series, which is really a tech-centric history…

Apple’s First MR Headset to Offer AR/VR Switching

Having delayed a more powerful augmented reality (AR) headset, Apple will now ship a $3000…

iOS 16

Apple Ships iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, and macOS Ventura 13.2

Those with supported iPhones, iPads, and Macs have some work to do today: Apple just…

Stripe is Now a Strategic Payments Partner for Amazon

Amazon and Stripe have expanded their partnership, with Stripe becoming a strategic payments partner for…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Eat (Premium)

When I grew up, we ate out very rarely, and only on special occasions. But I do…

HP EliteBook 865 G9 Review

The HP EliteBook 865 G9 is a 16-inch business-class laptop with top-notch hybrid work features,…

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Ask Paul: January 20 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and welcome to another set of great reader questions to kick off the…

Netflix Now Has 231 Million Paid Subscribers

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Netflix blew past expectations and revealed that it…

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It’s Decision Time for HoloLens (Premium)

With the U.S. Congress nixing a U.S. Army plan to waste another $400 million on…

Microsoft to Stop Selling Windows 10 Downloads

Microsoft has quietly updated its Windows 10 product pages on the web to indicate that…

Spotify, Others Urge European Commission to Take Action Against Apple

Spotify and several other companies have sent an open letter to Margrethe Vestager, asking the…

Satya Nadella Announces 10,000 Layoffs at Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emailed employees this morning, confirming that the software giant will lay…

Latest Round of Amazon Job Cuts Begins Today

Today, Amazon will begin the awful process of laying off 18,000 workers, or 6 percent…

Analysis: Microsoft Earnings

Microsoft to Cut Engineering Jobs This Week

Two new reports claim that Microsoft will make “significant” job cuts within its engineering ranks…

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Welcome to the AI Era (Premium)

It’s happening: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has effectively announced a new era of computing based…

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