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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Looking Back on My Original “Slippery Slope” Article (Premium)

I’ve been pushing back against Microsoft’s escalation of advertising in Windows since the beginning.

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PC Sales Have Now Fallen for Seven Years (Premium)

The PC market has now experienced seven years of decline, with PC sales hitting 259…

[CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 3: Surface Hardware

Here it is, folks, the giveaway you’ve been waiting for: Five Surface Go tablets with…

Chrome’s Ad Blocker Goes Worldwide in July

Google announced this week that its ineffective ad blocker for Chrome will be distributed worldwide…

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There are Ads … And Then There are Ads (Premium)

When Microsoft first started putting advertisements in Windows back in 2012, I accurately called it…

Amazon Claims Over 30 Million Fire TV Users

Amazon said this week that there are now well over 30 million active users of…

Fake News: Samsung’s Uninstallable Facebook App

No, Samsung is not preinstalling an uninstallable Facebook app on some of its phones. And no,…

Report: Apple Cuts iPhone Production Another 10 Percent

A new report claims that Apple has cut production of new iPhones by another 10…

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Apple’s Embrace of Smart TVs is Smart, Necessary, and Late (Premium)

Earlier this week, we learned that Apple’s iTunes and AirPlay services are coming to Samsung…

Hulu Now Has Over 25 Million Subscribers

Hulu announced this week that it now has over 25 million active subscriptions in the…

Intel Demonstrates 10nm Chips at CES

Intel this week finally showed off its coming 10nm Core and Xeon chipsets to a…

Microsoft Touts the Biggest Xbox Milestones of 2018

We’re never going to get the hard numbers we all want, but Microsoft does have…

Roku Now Has 27 Million Active Users

Roku announced today that there are currently 27 million active accounts using its living room…

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Google Assistant Just Kicked Alexa’s Ass. And it Doesn’t Matter (Premium)

There are over 100 million Amazon Alexa-powered devices out in the world. But there are…

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Why Windows 10 on ARM Matters (Premium)

Anyone who cares at all about Windows or Microsoft should be rooting for Windows 10…

Tip: Test Native Firefox for Windows 10 on ARM

If you’re one of the select few who is betting on Windows 10 on ARM already,…

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