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

Report: Project Monarch Was Delayed, Now Expected This Spring

The inimitable Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft’s “Project Monarch,” sometimes called “One Outlook,” is…

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The WinForms Notepad Project (2022): Reviving a Classic (Premium)

For my January programming project, I’m reviving the Windows Forms version of .NETpad so I…

HP Announces New Commercial Desktop PCs and Workstations

HP today announced new generations of its Elite and Pro commercial desktop PCs, Z Workstation…

The Netherlands Starts Fining Apple for In-App Payment Violations

The Netherlands antitrust authority has fined Apple 5 million euros for failing to meet its…

Acer Announces Four New Education Chromebooks

Acer this morning announced four new durable and modern Chromebooks for students and education customers.

Lenovo Will Not Enable Microsoft’s Pluton Processor by Default

Lenovo recently announced that it would be the first hardware maker to ship PCs with…

D.C., Three States to Sue Google for Tracking Trickery

This morning, the attorneys general from the District of Columbia, Indiana, Texas, and Washington will…

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Programming Windows: Countdown (Premium)

Microsoft originally planned to kick off the Windows XP era with its biggest launch event…

Google Rails Against Antitrust Case, Asks for Dismissal

In an unusually heated missive, Google strongly criticized a Texas antitrust case against it as…

Phil Spencer Opens Up About Activision Blizzard Plans

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has moved quickly to calm any fears about his firm’s…

Intel to Invest $20 Billion on New Chip Factories in Ohio

Following a flurry of manufacturing expansion in 2021, Intel today said that it would invest…

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Curb Big Tech

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act,…

Netflix Now Has 222 Million Paid Subscribers

As part of its latest quarterly report, video streaming Netflix reported that it now has…

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Ask Paul: January 20 (Premium)

Hola from Mexico City, Mexico. My wife and I are heading to Puebla tomorrow, so…

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Rethinking Videogame Exclusives (Premium)

For most of its history in the videogame industry, Sony has wielded its PlayStation-exclusive games…

Google Play Games Soft Launches on Windows in Beta

The first limited beta version of Google Play Games for PC is now available in…

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