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

Yes, Nokia Should Have Chosen Android, Not Windows Phone
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Yes, Nokia Should Have Chosen Android, Not Windows Phone (Premium)

Stephen Elop's decision to back Windows phone over Android was a strategic mistake that ultimately…

YouTube TV Adds New Channels, Raises Price

YouTube TV Adds New Channels, Raises Price

Google will announce today that it is expanding the YouTube TV channel lineup. But it…

Essential Needs a Do-Over, Not a New Color
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Essential Needs a Do-Over, Not a New Color (Premium)

Essential certainly doesn't need any more bad press. But it brought this one on itself.

Google: Ads Don't Ruin the Web, Site Owners Do
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Google: Ads Don’t Ruin the Web, Site Owners Do (Premium)

Google will turn on the so-called "ad-blocker" in its Chrome web browser tomorrow. But this…

Google Nexus Had to Die So Pixel Could Live
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Google Nexus Had to Die So Pixel Could Live (Premium)

A new interview with the person who runs Google's hardware efforts finally casts some light…

Amazon Does Right by its Customers
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Amazon Does Right by its Customers (Premium)

Amazon's excellent customer service plays as big a role in the firm's success as its…

Google Pixel and Essential were 2017's High-Profile Flagship Failures
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Google Pixel and Essential were 2017’s High-Profile Flagship Failures (Premium)

Two of the most eagerly-awaited smartphone flagships of 2017 were epic sales failures.

35 Million
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35 Million (Premium)

A new report claims that Microsoft has sold about 35 million Xbox One consoles worldwide.…

Microsoft, Please Pay Attention to What Apple is Doing with iOS
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Microsoft, Please Pay Attention to What Apple is Doing with iOS (Premium)

A second report claims that Apple will slow down the addition of new features to…

5 Years Later: How Microsoft Originally Marketed Surface Pro

While reviewing my archives about the original Surface Pro, I came across some interesting marketing…

5 Years Later: My Original Surface Pro Review, Annotated

5 Years Later: My Original Surface Pro Review, Annotated

Five years ago this week, I published the ultimate review of Microsoft's first Surface Pro…

Even Microsoft Can't Make Apple's Post-PC Vision a Reality
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Even Microsoft Can’t Make Apple’s Post-PC Vision a Reality (Premium)

With Microsoft Office and OneDrive now supporting some key iOS multitasking features, it's time for…

App Pick: VLC 3.0

App Pick: VLC 3.0

In its latest incarnation, the VLC media player addresses some long-standing complaints and adds some…

Huawei Mate 10 Pro First Impressions

Huawei Mate 10 Pro First Impressions

For years, Huawei has been cranking out smartphone flagships that rival the best that Apple…

Ask Paul: February 9
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Ask Paul: February 9 (Premium)

Happy weekend everyone. Here's another edition of "Ask Paul," and as you might expect, there…

Microsoft Promotes Survey That Shows Big Preference for Macs
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Microsoft Promotes Survey That Shows Big Preference for Macs (Premium)

Microsoft's beleaguered Surface business needs a win. This isn't it.

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