Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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

The Email Experiment: Another Quick Check-In

Back in September, I began examining alternatives to Google Inbox, which is being retired at…

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Ask Paul: February 1 (Premium)

Welcome to February, and Happy Friday: Here’s another set of questions and answers to wind…

Amazon Revenues Climb 20 Percent to $72.4 Billion

Amazon.com delivered revenues of $72.4 billion, capping off a year in which it reported total…

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Analysis: Microsoft Earnings (Premium)

Last night, Microsoft announced earnings for its second fiscal quarter, which ended on December 31,…

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Assessing Apple’s and Microsoft’s Earnings Visually (Premium)

It occurred to me that there might be an interesting visual way to compare how…

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Dueling Views on Apple v. Facebook (Premium)

This week, Apple took aggressive steps to counter Facebook privacy abuses on iOS. We should…

Analysis: Microsoft Earnings

Microsoft Revenues Jump 12 Percent to $32.5 Billion

Microsoft today announced that it earned net income of $8.4 billion on revenues of $32.5…

American Airlines to Offer Free Apple Music Streaming for Subscribers

Apple Music subscribers will be able to stream music from the service for free over…

A $350 Billion "Contribution" to the U.S. economy? No

Apple Says It Will Lower iPhone Prices in Certain Markets

Apple CEO Tim Cook said last night that his firm would tackle declining iPhone sales…

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The State of iPhone (Premium)

This has inadvertently turned into a big week of iPhone news and commentary. But I…

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Apple Quarterly Earnings Report Includes a Huge iPhone Shortfall

Apple's iPhone revenues dropped by an alarming 15 percent, much worse than the overall smartphone…

Gmail is Getting a UX Makeover on Mobile

In a bid to calm the fears of Inbox users, Google today announced a major…

Roku Channel Adds Premium Subscriptions

Striking ahead of Apple’s widely-expected video service, Roku has added premium subscriptions to its own…

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Is the iPhone XR Unfairly Maligned? (Premium)

It’s been the best-selling iPhone since it launched in October. But the iPhone XR is,…

Microsoft Hosts Yet Another Xbox One Sale

It’s increasingly obvious that no one should ever pay full price for an Xbox One…

Report: Windows 10 Version 1809 Usage Doubles

The Windows 10 October 2018 Update has finally started rolling out in significant numbers.

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