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

Apple rising in the age of AI
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Tim Cook, Apple, and AI: An Analysis (Premium)

Thanks to AI, and Apple is increasingly finding itself trailing, rather than leading. But it…

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Microsoft to Finally Improve and then Open Source the Windows App SDK

The Windows App SDK is the most recent evolution of the native Windows app development…

Google Has 14 Days to Change the Play Store

Google Has 14 Days to Change the Play Store

In an emergency filing in Epic v. Google, the online giant says it was given…

Ask Paul: August 1
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Ask Paul: August 1 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We're heading into our final weekend in rainy Mexico City for this trip,…

Online Accounts (2025): Migrating to Proton Authenticator
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Online Accounts 2025: Migrating to Proton Authenticator (Premium)

It's been a big year for Little Tech. But there's no company in this space…

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Amazon Revenues Jump 13 Percent to $167.7 Billion

Amazon reported that it earned a net income of $18.2 billion on revenues of $167.7…

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Apple Revenues Up 9.6 Percent to $94 Billion

Apple reported that it earned a net income of $23.4 billion on revenues of $94…

Google Appeal of Epic v. Google Denied, Epic Games Wins Again

Google Appeal of Epic v. Google is Denied, Epic Games Wins Again

Epic Games seems to win even when it loses, but when it wins, it wins…

Microsoft Earnings Analysis: FY2025
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Microsoft Earnings Analysis: FY2025 (Premium)

Microsoft's fiscal year 2025 was dominated by layoffs and AI spending, and so it tried…

Proton Introduces an Authenticator App

Proton Introduces an Authenticator App

Proton Authenticator is a two-factor authentication (2FA) solution that works on Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows,…

HP OmniBook X Flip 16

HP OmniBook X Flip 16 Review

I wanted to love the HP OmniBook X Flip 16, but the performance is inconsistent,…

MWC 2025: Qualcomm X85 5G Modem Hits 12.5 Gbps

Qualcomm Earnings Up 10 Percent to $10.4 Billion

Qualcomm reported that it earned a net income of $2.7 billion on revenues of $10.4…

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Microsoft Earnings Jump 18 Percent to $76.4 Billion

Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $27.2 billion on revenues of $76.4…

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Apple Responds to DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit

16 months later and having failed to dismiss the case, Apple has finally responded to…

Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder are Now Native on Windows 11 on Arm

Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder are Now Native on Windows 11 on Arm

Adobe has released public beta versions of Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder…

Google Enhances AI Mode in Search with New Features

Google Enhances AI Mode in Search with New Features

Google is enhancing the capabilities of AI Mode in Search with several new features for…

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