Was going to gripe about the 2-3% thrown around for the same reason lvthunder did. Nice that there are those h
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I'd just like the thing to answer to a name of my choosing.
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It's a far cry from touch first. They do build tablets that sell without a bundled keyboard, so it is nice the
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I would still use my lightning cable on my Airpods, Pro and Max, and my older iPhones and iPads. These things
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If you think Apples revenue stream is dependent on lightning licensing, you haven't a clue on where their mone
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Not sure why, but my copy of Spotlight has a damn big Web search bar smack in the middle of it. Not that irrit
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My son married a girl from Mexico. The go visit family periodically and include dental visits with the trip. I
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Then charge for it. See if enough people value security and privacy to sustain a business.
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P.S. "maybe the idea of playing Solitaire during a meeting isn’t actually that bad." I can already do that s
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'The casual games are designed to allow colleagues to play against each other during meetings,' Seriously? If
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Insider build? Win11 22H2 is in release preview isn't it. I'm still getting insider builds on my unsupported l
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Everyone seems to gravitate to phones, Apple's lightning being tagged specifically. I imagine that was going t
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So they could re-introduce it later perhaps? That's the MS approach with Win 11, look at all the 'new' stuff w
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"which currently only surfaces content coming from the Microsoft Start news portal." That's not entirely accur
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I actually like the snap layouts, but they aren't much different than the layouts available with every Dell m
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"browse the web directly from your car display, but also cast your own content from your phone to your car scr
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TEAMS sounds like one of those applications with camera capabilities in dual-screen modes with dynamic orienta
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They haven't done this on any of the multitude of USB-C devices they already have.
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"personal computers—I can’t bring myself to call them PCs,". Sort of ironic since PC is an acronym/abbrevi
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Move the menu. It's an option.
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Microsoft sells tablets with pens.
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Wonderful that I can now mess up my phones that are still under warranty or eligible for AppleCare.
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"Apple Watch is a rectangle with rounded corners for no good reason." Maybe it provides more screen real estat
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I don't know that streaming is better. I have become accustomed to it, but it still bothers me to pay for a so
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And that's the crux of the opposition. As long as it takes for the EU to come to an agreement and pass anythin
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USB C can. Just needs separate cables. The majority of chargers I've been seeing lately have a port on the cha
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My guess is Edge is immune from AMP? Am I right? Never seen or heard of amp.google.com, and don't use Chrome a
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If you are running legacy 10 machines 5-6 years from now, you will be running them 2-3 years past support, i.e
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They need to get Flo to explain the concept of bundling. If you get more than one product from the same compan
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Not exactly 'family' plans, but the per line cost does go down as you add lines.
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Would great if some of the features they are proud of actually worked consistently. First off the taskbar opti
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It's a thing. Even more than one kind. You can get a connected sensor that tells you over the internet your ba
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MacBooks has 'Soft focus' for years. People thought it was just bad cameras, but they were ahead of their time
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What would they run the cloud instance on?
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Windows 365 Offline When I am accessing a cloud I9 with 64G of RAM on my Pentium based Surface Go, what should
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They didn't say 'speak no evil'. That's a different monkey.
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I wonder if this love for, and promotion of, Android over iOS will make the countless Windows users who prefer
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In my experience, forced interoperability is always implemented at the lowest common denominator. Be careful w
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If you click something in Widgets, does it honor your choice?
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Polycom was to conference speaker phones almost what Kleenex is to facial tissues. A speaker phone was a Polyc
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I don't think any carrier has an contracts left that require you to stay with the carrier once a device is pai
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There should never be a tablet vs PC discussion. PC means personal computer, though it is often conflated with
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And if you are, it's as expected, drop one icon onto another and a folder appears with them in it.
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You do realize BT headphone/earphones existed before Apple sold them, and worked with Apple products right? Ot
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You need to consider that FaceID with 'mask support' is inherently less secure than full FaceID. It likely is
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Unfortunately, if they were good about not providing ads for things you already have installed, there would be
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The work setup, during the WFH epoch, is laptop with dual 24" monitors at the office, driven via a hub/dock an
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It is however a 5K display, 5120-by-2880 vs 2560 x 1440. Double the resolution. The standard response to that
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"Plus, if you want to see the moon, just go to Arizona."That's where they filmed it anyway ;)
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Maybe they weren't expecting you to buy a $1500, 5K monitor in 2022 and hook a PS2 keyboard and mouse, and USB
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Wonder why a video editor needs your permission to: View your email address View your basic profile Maintai
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As long as Apple pulls a hammie.
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I'm sure this has crossed your mind, but how about setting up a USB C based workstation with monitors, mice, k
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Guess installing updates during peak renewable hours is something you have to look at in aggregate.
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You don’t see the tablet-optimized taskbar option, because you aren’t on a tablet, in tablet mode, such as
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The most significant part is continuing to expand the full set of Your Phone capabilities to beyond Samsung, e
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Just reset a PC and hadn't read this. On my own figured it was a good idea to unlink OneDrive before doing so.
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If you do something for a living, you buy the tools you need to do your job. They are a business expense.
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"If you choose to setup device for personal use, MSA will be required for setup as well." I assume this means
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Yea, I saw, “Keep an eye out for further improvements like the ability to name and rename folders". But real
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I'm still running the insider builds on a Dell XPS laptop that is 'unsupported'. It's the arbitrary processor
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That's a bit of a misrepresentation. Windows 11 is supposed to run on roughly 3-4 year old hardware now, but b
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Probably would run well on my OG Surface Go as well. Hope MS can get telemetry on how many Surface devices are
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There are things that don't have a native or web option. Phone, SMS are two. There are a surprising number of
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"Instead of typing in numerous alphanumeric characters into a URL," My keyboard is chock full of alphanumeric
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Essentially, yes. What a digital word means is standardized. The actual picture that is displayed may be diffe
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Wonder if they could come up with a button with a no BS algorithm behind it.
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For the life of me, I cannot understand why the new Chat app powered by Microsoft Teams, only (ONLY) supports
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EU has probably banned any sort of incentive as anti-competative.
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To add to other comments, the AirTag is really a short range tracker just like the others. It's advantage is t
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Clearly that is one of the drawbacks with Apple's anti-tracking mitigation. It does however take some time to
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"a new Shopping experience" = new and more creative ways to push ads.
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Just replace everywhere it says Android in the article with Samsung. My Pixel (Google makes that BTW) doesn't
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I know it's none of my business on someone elses stuff, but I cringe when I see a laptop covered with stickers
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Never have understood MS's A/B philosophy. If A gets something and B does not, what do they expect out of B? S
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I can tell you if it takes 100 programmers 6 mos to do something, it is not a given that 200 can do it in 3 mo
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That's my reason, on one machine. My real machines run real releases. The awful unsupported one runs Insider.
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Don't know how it would happen, but it makes sense to me. The App Store is more than a payment processor. If y
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Guess I'm a bit unsure of what distinguishes Mixed Reality and Augmented reality. Clearly Virtual reality impl
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So what is the word for when sites block or obscure replies in forums? Newspapers opting not to print letters
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What? and unify Google's own communications options?
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"I was ready to murder the thing." So you were ready to 'Tom Brady' it. ;) I love your travel logs. I serious
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Considering how many more Android users there are in the world than iOS/iPadOS, if Android users are more tech
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I keep saying it is a gated community, not a walled garden. May look different depending on which side you are
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Yup, Apple's in trouble if they don't get rid of the notch, put touch ID and headphone jacks back on iPhones,
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Think you missed a word or two, and we still DON"T get TO see the battery percentage. I was going to comm
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It's been a while since I had any XBox subscriptions, but my other MS subscriptions send me e-mail notificatio
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Don't understand the no USB. The current and original units have USB-C on the 'impossibly thin' single panel n
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Not sure I get the end game. Is one Outlook going to be the same, look the same, have all the same features, w
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With Intel you are pretty much guaranteed maximum noise under load.
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Thank goodness I can now uninstall the clock app. MS didn't remove nearly enough stuff on their own.
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Why? If so, shouldn't WhatsApp, Signal, Facebook Messenger then also support it? iMessage is Apple's messaging
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"As such, RCS effectively supports encryption, if developers choose to implement it." That's not qui
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Do think that is correct. As I've read, if you are using Google Messages, and both parties' carriers have roll
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Ah, that darned Android lock-in.
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"Google, as the big honcho for Android, should push everyone off the old SMS and onto RCS. Maybe mandate it."
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"and until there is a default cross platform messaging that takes privacy and end to end encryption has defaul
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Yes really. Your RCS message is encrypted to the carrier, disassembled, manipulated and forwarded on to anothe
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"If I call or message someone, I want it to work the same regardless of what brand of phone they are using." I
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Well that's insightful. Visio and Project only work on Windows...failure.
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It's also a problem with the group. There are numerous chat options available that a specific group can turn t
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It might be secure in some cases. If Apple were to support the Google implementation using Google servers, the
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"just to support RCS in the same way they support SMS". No, they want Apple to support Google's version of RCS
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Well, sort of. RCS is a standard in that it is written down and you can follow it. RCS does not support any en
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The thing there with iMessage, is no one is excluded. If who you are texting/chatting doesn't have an iPhone,
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Always good to have a checkmark in a column, even if it makes no real difference.
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"Switching to iPhone in many ways doesn’t mean a lot because I will test more phones in the coming year, and
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This replaced Groove, not Windows Media Player. Not sure that's clear.
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“What’s the next great frontier in audio?” Ad-dio
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Yea, and Google would poison their lunch and leave it for MS to find.
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Right now you don't have access to all the YourPhone features unless you have specific Samsungs. Maybe it is G
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Seems everyone is announcing stuff with pricing TBD. Guess they are playing pricing chicken.
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Some just aren't happy with that and want 1 million point 3.
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Or $1000 monitor stands, but I bet they aren't selling a boatload of those. Truckload maybe.
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Not sure I care if the iPhone notch goes away. I do care if FaceID goes away. Hopefully they have some plane f
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Did you get the Dec update? Again the update didn't seem to affect everyone who got it, but enough to warrant
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For Apple watch, you only need to come up with a workable charging protocol. Some say in the morning during th
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You seriously want to take Apple to task for dropping one speaker? They've only produced two. The Homepod was
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I think the problem with this is Paul's investment in his workflow. That is based on predominantly Windows app
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Agree with others...new friends.
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Also makes sense since MS isn't running a competing mobile platform. Why would Google make their apps run well
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Wife uses a Fitbit for that sort of health tracking, but also has an Apple watch for all it does. She believes
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As a matter of fact they have said that the Dec patch is not what is causing the network issues and they are i
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For those noting the watch is a 'Apple solution', that may be a point, but I expect most that use it had one
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This is going to be interesting. The differences between high end iPhones and Pixels are more a matter of pref
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That's been pretty widely reported. I just got a new Pixel 6 Pro and was worried it would update and break, ri
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I'm sure you are following the rumors of a Pixel watch. Wear OS isn't stellar, but the potential of it absorbi
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You're going to suck him in ;) iPhone, Apple Watch, already uses an iPad. Before you know it he'll be orderin
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I don't have any problem with Paul using an iPhone. I do, and am Windows otherwise. He already loves his iPad
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Oddly that's not a bad analogy. While seatbelts don't prevent injury or death, they certainly lessen the insta
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I think Apple has it right. Let anyone buy the tools and parts. Then after selling them those, when they break
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Love the phrasing, "welcoming people back to the office for one or two days a week". As opposed to, get your b
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I agree with this input. I don't have my 6 yet, but my 3XL has been running Android 12 for a while. Since this
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While I prefer cats, I would think a dog is more suited to a nomadic lifestyle. They would at least try to fin
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Don't worry. It'll all be in there by 2025.
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Meta (Facebook) has a Workplace productivity collaboration service?
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$299(?) for the base iPad education price, isn't that far off. You would get much better performance. Could us
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Maybe it shouldn't help, but there is a significant amount of anecdotal evidence that it does, for some reason
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That doesn't seem to be the consensus in numerous posts. If true, I can see them dropping support for OneDrive
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They didn't cancel it. They are removing support under OSs that are also out of support. That may be arguable
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That's what I thought. I believe Chromebooks use this dual partition system as well.
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The app called Teams that's included with Windows 11, is in fact Teams. But it is TEAMS personal, for consumer
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Most not qualify for the Brad and Paul discount.
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Your microphone pipe bomb reminded me of a trip to England, many years before 9/11. Was called back to securit
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So is this just their communications/mobile business? The do other stuff like crummy appliances too.
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Well, see, you didn't have to have an MSA to run Windows before now, so putting your MSA stuff in settings wou
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Maybe this is why they can afford slimmer margins in their Play Store.
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Watch their stock drop because wall street analysts expected 22% growth.
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Zune forever! (somebody had to say it)
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Everyone is different. If the bundled, one size fits most, earphones didn't work well, the Airpods 1 and 2 won
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Do No...what was it again?
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And quashed the YouTube app MS built.
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Mac Mini's for everyone. ;)
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You may have forgotten that MS built a very nice YouTube app and Google quashed it. It wasn't that Google didn
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Used to use Fences on Win 7 to organize my apps. With the start menu in Win 10 it was no longer needed. Guess
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So the Amazon App Store is something to be defended against?
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since they have no mobile windows platforms (gee I wish you could edit)
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Which makes sense since they have mobile windows platforms. Even their 'tablets' are becoming TINO (Tablet in
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Time to switch out of the Tevas? ;)
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Just stereo pairs it would seem.
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They call it Apple Silicon. It differentiates it from the ARM you find running Windows.
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That's what it looked like in dark mode at least. Since Macs typically have a menu bar at the top, the notch s
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Isn't that a matter of buying it? You had to have a 'license' if you loaded a Win 10 VM too, technically.
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I understand not being able to use the ARM based Win 11, but why limited to an Insider Preview of the X86? Can
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Fans are probably loud.
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"Will they? They seemed sincere. I guess they always do.It's been said the most important thing is sincerity.
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"Intel plans to catch and surpass Apple around 2024-2025", assuming of course that Apple stands still.
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Simple solution. Don't load Chrome.
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On pricing. The original Slim Pen at $145 did come with the charging cradle. At least mine did. Or you could g
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Surface Go 3 ;). Windows is actually quite usable on a Go, if you temper your expectations. I don't mean in pe
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'and you’ll have to front another $428 for a Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil (Gen 2)'. You actually don
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To chime in on the DUO X thoughts, no need for continuum. Recall that was a way to upscale UWP apps from the p
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MS should just hire these guys to do their UI for them. Hire, not buy.
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I imagine the PlayStore comes at a price. I think that price is Chrome and Google Search, among other things.
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Have to say, what took so long? This is wonderful, but people have been docking and undocking laptops for a lo
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Probably not, and they could just remove the charge port on iPhones altogether and just leave MagSafe. Careful
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I am delighted. I did in fact notice. How could you not?
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One thing not noted in the abbreviated specs here is the 2 has NFC for payments. The original not having that
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The conspiracy theorist in me thinks they have been having sales as low as $400, so a $475 trade-in wouldn't b
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Yea, I really don't imagine that 'hard to repair' was one of the bullets on the board in the brainstorming ses
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I have the off-centered task icons too. They are skewed right. If you want to have some fun, turn on some more
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I think a bit more user configuration might be in order, though that flies inf the face of 'simplification'.
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Not sure why you seem to think upgrading means from 12 to 13. Apple doesn't even believe that. There are many
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Then I think you may not be the target market for the budget iPad. I'm just suggesting it may have been hard t
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Consider the fallout on the iPad. If you change to USB-C, you have to support the new pencil. The new pencil r
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I think someone did this math before. Supported PCs have a 99.8% crash free experience. So they have a 0.2 cra
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Surprised to hear the 5a isn't eligible for the Android 12 betas. I got a great deal on a 3XL from Woot, just
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2025 sounds about right.
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What I don't understand, is that I have Win 11 on unsupported hardware right now, in the Insider program, and
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Not sure this as big a deal as 'enthusiast' sites want to make it be. Microsoft abandoning, Microsoft threaten
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I think part of the reality in Europe is the relative size compared to the US. It would be somewhat like trave
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That seems like the most ridiculous restriction/decision. I have this on a domain joined business machine, and
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Have at it. We say stuff about everyone else's government. In some cases we have even helped to replace it.
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Oh look, HP released a Surface that doesn't run Windows. That sounds like a MS move. The rotating screen on th
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The desktop version does sync in the background. We started using it extensively while we were all WFH. We wer
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Ahh, just realized you wanted the other way round.
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There's a Mac version of Microsoft Remote Desktop.
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Dissenting opinion. Stationed there 3 years and would never want to live there permanently. 90-100 degrees and
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Seems like a difficult statistic to break out. You could also say 63.7 percent of the tablet market is not iPa
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Reading many of the posts, 'just getting a TPM module' doesn't seem as easy as going to Radio Shack and gettin
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The Surface Go 2 on Microsoft's store has the "Free upgrade to Windows 11" banner. I hope they would not put t
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You couldn't tell the difference between a tile that has an envelope and an account name on it, which you set
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I'd suggest MS does have a smartphone, and not just the Duo. They have a stake in every Android phone out ther
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What do you call 'real gaming'? We have an entire city in the desert dedicated to real gaming, called Las Vega
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I wonder if the multi-monitor support will be smart enough to understand differing (but consistent) external m
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If you live in a submarine, we have a version for you. It's called Windows 10.
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This is what happens after two decades of tech writers tell everyone the only reason other browsers exist is t
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Love your travelogues. I'm convinced, when MS tanks (?) you could continue to make a living writing those. The
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Nice article. Just got a Hyundai EV and appreciate some of the education. First one, before you go buy one is
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So Google is sherlocking a state?
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We called those Windows 7 Gadgets. They weren't well supported either.
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Let's throw in a little Windows, a little ChromeOS, a little iPad, some Mac, stir and see what comes out. Of c
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Yea, though I walk through the valley of the sun, I shall fear no UI...
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Can I use a FitBit or Garmin watch with my iPhone? Yes. That's called not locked in. Can I use a Windows PC an
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"and charge hefty fees for you to come into it", Just like everyone else. That 30% was pretty much the industr
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Note the Thunderbolt support on the Mi iPad is not the same as on a Mac. Yes you can add an external monitor b
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That's my concern. Regardless of whether big tech need to be reined in, our congress is not the body to do it.
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If you click on it to copy, it gets the whole URL though.
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I noticed that too. Luckily my 3XL isn't my primary phone.
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I've had that concern myself. Always hoped digital wallets/ IDs had some feature, that when initiated, you cou
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Saw that 3D object capture done on a Windows Phone maybe 10 years ago, about when Paint 3D came out. Too bad M
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Fit is that one super subjective things with earbuds. For me they fit fine, but I'm also one of the 'most' tha
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DOORS is already a thing, but their trademark research guys have messed up before.
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No, next generation, Windows NG.
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This isn't for any of that. It is for developers to test Arm apps.
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Yea, MS had WOA before M1 (ARM) based Macs, but Apple has been running ARM based OSs for a long time. Their AR
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Expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed. Pessimistic optimism.
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No, she's right. I can get basic things done on Outlook on iOS/Android, and really don't like using my browser
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Yea, I don't think laptops are going to be 'delivering 240W'. At least not for long.
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I am getting as bit concerned by the cable requirements too. at 24v that's 10 Amps. That's lamp cord territory
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You're assuming it will be dirt cheap. High end Qualcomm chips aren't cheap to begin with, and this being for
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There are silicon, and other, sleeves for the old remote that can slot a Tile or the new Airtag. Only a matter
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I have a Duo. This looks super. Almost makes me wish I were a gamer.
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Making it look like a Mac Mini, won't make it run like a Mac Mini.
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Good luck to them. Hope they do as well as Microsoft.
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They need the guys who got rid of Jimmy Hoffa.
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Oh look, iPhone widgets. Can't wait for the Android widgets on my iPhone.
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In reply to bluvg: That allegation is wrong. There are already others making products that integrate into App
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In reply to OntarioPundit: What makes you believe Tile doesn't make a comparable product? They are the le
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: The ad writes itself. Don't get Floc'd, get Edge.
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Paul, you really owe it to yourself to get a set of AirPods Pro to go with that Air, given you watch videos on
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Wasn't on my MS Duo, so no sweat.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: "I'm sure it was great."? So you don't know? I can tell you about the onl
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In reply to cavalier_eternal: I agree that a good deal of Paul's review was based on slotting the Mac int
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In reply to cchubbuck: Maybe Intel is more like the internal combustion engine. You can put it in trucks, sed
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In reply to hoyty76: Intel sent out the EVO as well as the M1 Mac to reviewers. If you read several such revie
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In reply to wright_is: Don't see why I need to be any more completely factual than Intel. ;)
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If you are looking at a Blue Screen of Death, you're not on a Mac. If you aren't on the latest OS an
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Beat Apple at what? They aren't technically in the same business. Intel sells processors to 3rd parties.
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In reply to wright_is: Because that's how it works. Do you nothing about free enterprise?
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I typically have good luck at Best Buy. They generally offer the exact same value as Apple, and I can walk int
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In reply to Michael_Babiuk: Access, Project. These aren't even esoteric applications. There are other way
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In reply to nbplopes: Every such trade-in has a written disclaimer that notes they can change the amount upon
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In reply to djross95: You need to re-look at the new M1 Mac-Mini re: expandability. Really isn't a darn t
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In reply to RonV42: It was not the default search on my Windows devices. Never has been.
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Is 'simmers' a word? Those who sim?
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I have to agree that 'People use Google Search because they choose to, not because they are forced to or
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In reply to sergeluca: That's not really how it should be thought of. Apple didn't decide they were
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In reply to webdev511: While it is a long road, you make it sound like Apple has been working on the M1 for 10
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In reply to straker135: Because Apple isn't selling their chips. This is not to be greedy. They have no i
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In reply to Dan: Yes, because the only reason other browsers exist is to be able to download Chrome, right?
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In reply to MikeGalos: I don't think Google is on the right side of this, they know it, and don't wa
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In reply to JCerna: I agree on the OS choice, but it would have had to be Windows, not a Windows Mobile/Phone
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In reply to paul-thurrott: How is it inferior? It is certainly different. Look at your header picture. You hav
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In reply to StagyarZilDoggo: Why doesn't it? They run on the DUO. Half of the apps that are optimized for
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In reply to paul-thurrott: It is relevant to Android, which the DUO runs, of course. I don't think it is
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Hey look, people like it. We can charge them more.
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I just wish they would make that keyboard for regular Surfii Pro too. The pen storage is brilliant.
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In reply to nbplopes: They have all their people building it. They don't have time to test it too.
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In reply to LT1 Z51: Or Oculus. They are screwing that up.
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In reply to oscar90: Speak for yourself. I'm a follower of Apple.
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In reply to jrzoomer: We all have plenty of lightning cables. ;) Does come with USB-C to lighting, so half th
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Colors are nice. Not sure the digital crown is the best idea for what it is designed to do. The Surface headph
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In reply to North of 49th: I can tell you the spatial audio feature/capability of the AirPods Pro is super int
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In reply to kdjones74: Thank goodness. I was tempted to buy one. Now I won't have to eXPlain it.
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In reply to RM: What is it but an Enterprise Product? Amazon Echo, now with Slack?
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In reply to lefrinj: Everyone should read The Circle, by Dave Eggers. (movie isn't as good)
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Surprised it didn't come with a stack ranking dashboard.
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When is TEAMS getting photo editing, audio and video production support? And a calculator, it needs a calculat
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There are absolutely iOS and Android apps that have no Windows app, or web option. Go look for a Wifi router t
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In reply to shark47: You can see the bezels on the top picture, wide as ever.
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What would you expect a reviewer to run but standard Apple workloads? These aren't MacPro replacements. T
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In reply to Mcgillivray: It's not about not helping others. It's about the security aspects of the f
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In reply to BillD12848: To the left, as you normally would turn something off. If you turn it on, right, you g
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In reply to jmhartman: Careful. Mine says coming soon. It may be loaded as an option and when Soon happens, it
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In reply to nine54: The brilliance here is it is turned on by default, and unless you follow tech sites, or re
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In reply to JH_Radio: I see nothing about this Sidewalk thing that indicates it is a separate VPN-ish network
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Anyone looking at what streaming costs in terms of data usage? With COMCAST pretty much rolling out data caps
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In reply to fishnet37222: Apple maintaining control of the apps that land on iOS via the app store is a featur
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3-4% isn't reasonable. That is based on some concept of credit card fees. Apple does way more than move d
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40 companies?
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In reply to rosyna: Wonder how that is going to work. How will the install know you want the Rosetta massaged
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In reply to jchampeau: This is going to be interesting considering there is PhotoShop on Windows, MacOS, WOA a
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In reply to proftheory: I see perfectly legitimate mail, and sometimes important mail in my junk/spam folder t
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In reply to jgraebner: No, it says "If you have a Pixel 1-5, photos uploaded from that device won’t be
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In reply to Chris_Kez: When you buy an Apple product, a team of blue polo shirted geniuses show up at your hou
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In reply to digiguy: Never say never. I do expect that Apple would make their OS benefit from touch before the
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Reliability is the enemy of shipping.
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In reply to truerock2: Please don't roll it out with an e-mail saying "TEAMS was installed, everyone use
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In reply to james.h.robinson: You can log out, and restart, which will prompt you for the login. That works fo
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In reply to BigM72: Unfortunately TEAMS personal accounts don't work on the desktop (yet), just iOS/iPadO
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Maybe it's like the venting around Surfaces.
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Charging promises are carefully and specifically worded. "can charge it up to 50 percent in 30 minutes" not &#
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I was sort of hoping for a MacBook, 12", not Pro or Air. That was a super nice compact little device that only
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In reply to fishnet37222: Then you are using it wrong ;)
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The good news is these 'events' are likely pre-recorded. Apple's surely is. That means you can
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In reply to sammyg: "Example will Adobe make a version of PhotoShop that is equal to their Intel version". May
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In reply to Waethorn: Parallels was shown running on an ARM Mac at the announcement. So, not dual booting (Boo
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In reply to Bob_Shutts: I'm sure they did. I don't imagine either C-Suite woke up and said, lets hav
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In reply to SRLRacing: You know both companies had this planned well in advance, and didn't share their c
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In reply to RonH: The rumors are Apple is working on eliminating or reducing the stick. Funny that others feel
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I imagine when you search, it will respond with "here is what I found on Google for you."
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In reply to MarcTsawwassen: It will be delayed.
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"only now bringing support for this functionality to Office". Come on. Office for iOS/iPadOS was designed to r
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In reply to sammyg: Unfortunately Teams for Consumers does not work on a laptop or desktop. Only on Android an
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Guess I'm glad i pulled a Paul. Ordered one, thought about it and cancelled a couple of days later. Don&#
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Isn't its predecessor, Windows 10 version 2004 supposed to be the Windows 10 version released in the four
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In reply to Kenneth_Burns: Really? It's just the THREE (3) latest tabs. Is that really a big deal? That&
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In reply to SherlockHolmes: Maybe the bug was thinking they could get away with it?
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In reply to spacecamel: Because it's hard to write proprietary extensions, VB code, etc for PWAs?
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Could they, is not the same as will they.
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In reply to mclark2112: Did you guys miss that there is a blue one?
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In reply to glenn8878: Well, they aren't providing the charger, and you don't need to buy one. They
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In reply to truerock2: Not exactly. The watch has used magnetic alignment since its inception, but the chargin
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Should be noted that the full sized HomePods are pretty regularly available for $200 these days. At that price
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Maybe MS could start a music service, where you could stream, but also buy music. Bought music could be stored
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In reply to paul-thurrott: It is certainly a great boon for the hearing impaired, but it has utility for other
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In reply to lightbody: So what is doing the router (DHCP) function? The cable box or the Google puck?
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In reply to SRLRacing: 'the US government is made up of a whole bunch of very smart people'. Unfortu
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"the Apple TV remote is a crime against humanity". Two words, Logitech Harmony.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: They say it's better than the alternative.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: What? Selling their products in their stores? How un-enlightened. I suppose North F
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In reply to ngc224: So, what's wrong with Surface Duo? The name, not the device.
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Well, now that I know it is Microsoft Bing, I may give it a go. Wasn't sure about that off-brand browser
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In reply to chris_t_lee: Fitbits and Apple watches depend a lot on arm swing when counting steps. Surprisingly
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In reply to will: I think you meant; without an iPhone the Apple watch is useless. You can't even set it
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In reply to canamrotax: These days, a watch is not just a watch, just like a phone is not just a phone.
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For what it is worth, my LG TV does support Miracast. Cast from my Surface Go to it now and again.
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In reply to bkkcanuck: Yea but. The Apple TV+ channel on Apple TV is how I access CBS All Access and Showtime,
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I would love to see MS offer Surface Pro X-like keyboards for their regular Surface Pro or Surface Go. What I
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I do wish it had a marginally usable touch pad like my Apple TV remote ;)
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So they understand a user might have more than one mobile device. Why do they not get a user might have more t
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In reply to paul-thurrott: That's a long expletive.
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Can you drive it with an XBox controller?
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In reply to nine54: I love that when closing my MacBook the external screen just becomes the primary monitor.
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In reply to toukale: Absolutely right. I'm not being harmed. I happen to choose Apple, but have a Pixel a
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In reply to Bart: Are you saying there aren't alternative app stores for Android? Or none that you'd
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In reply to Shmuelie: Maybe because the folks who build and support the apps stores, ecosystems and clientele
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In reply to davidl: So MS would get the 30%. They aren't a charity either. What would they put on it? Re-
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In reply to kenosando: This is true. Go take a look at the price of a YouTube Premium subscription in the YouT
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In reply to crunchyfrog: I would think cloud video would be exactly what you want when using the 'I'
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In reply to jgraebner: That's not entirely true. While you need to have an iPhone to use an Apple Watch,
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In reply to ll2019: It should be about the same. Fi on an iPhone is T-Mobile. Mint is T-Mobile. Both are MVNOs
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doesn’t suffer from Apple’s lock-in issuesdoesn’t benefit from Apple’s integration featuresDepends on
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In reply to pierrelatour: They could each make a platform that prioritizes their own interests.
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In reply to shawnthebeachy: Do people still micro-manage their memory? I only wonder about it when I get slowd
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In reply to Waethorn: The 'address book' is not just for e-mail. It is also the basis for phone dire
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In reply to ebraiter: If you are on Windows, Contacts in Outlook and People are the same. People just has less
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In reply to pachi: I doubt it. Just me but I notice I don't even have People pinned to my start menu and
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In reply to turnma: And Mac and iPadOS.
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As long as they aren't as proud of it as Apple is of Apple TV, I'm in.
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I have a Surface. I imagine I won't be seeing this till next year.
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In reply to wolters: Wonder if there is any 'standard' to sleep score. Wife typically gets 80-90 on
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In reply to will: iOS 14.1 will be Way before October.
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In reply to CMDV: I was thinking, if it were Win 10X on my Duo instead of Android, Live Tiles would be welcome
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In reply to Scsekaran: Yes they do, but in their defense, they are pretty lackluster too. Not many and virtual
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“These stores are making a lot more money from creative works than the creators.”I have to wonder how much
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In reply to crunchyfrog: No they didn't. There are still those that don't want to spend an arm (watc
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In reply to jgraebner: Kinda works with Surface DUO. so not exclusively exclusive.
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I'm going to file a class action lawsuit against Spotify. It is the only music service I can initiate wit
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In reply to helix2301: With the new Family setup, you can just buy the watch and you can set it up for your wi
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In reply to djr1984: It's always had the potential to do real work on it. It was just a matter of what th
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In reply to Chris_Kez: Probably none. I imagine it would be Microsoft's job to talk to users about how th
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Cool, wish I had an ounce of talent.
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In reply to red.radar: Nobody needs more than 256G of storage. ;)
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In reply to brothernod: I think it is more likely a bid for less bezels without the expense of a FaceID camera
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In reply to tonchek: So buy a 5. ;) The 4 doesn't even support a pencil for crying out loud. Besides, wh
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In reply to orbsitron: I have Apple Music on my Windows PC (still called iTunes) and Android phone right now.O
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In reply to rosyna: Where? Premiere comes with 2TB of shared storage. You can of course add more for money if
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I think this is going to take some spreadsheet work to decide if it is worthwhile for any particular situation
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In reply to Gedisoft: It 'doesn't', but as a country it can establish export restrictions on te
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The question is still, will the partner arrangement appease the deal maker in chief?
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In reply to mattbg: TikTok doesn't operate in China. ByteDance has a different application that does the
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In reply to Hawaiianteg: BUT, 5G! Gigabit symmetrical bandwidth, no latency, and available even in your tornad
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In reply to nbplopes: Well, game streaming is a fairly new technology. Apples current terms of reference don&#
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In reply to jimchamplin: Apple Arcade is not a streaming service. It provides you the opportunity to download
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In reply to jm2016: Allowing all developers to negotiate a better deal, providing benefit to Apple in exchange
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In reply to nanovak: Interestingly links in Outlook, open Edge today as well. In iOS 13.
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In reply to IanYates82: Safari doesn't have any problem running xCloud. It was there in Beta. Apple just
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Duo issuesMaybe you haven't read enough of them. I have read a good number of reviews that are quite favo
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In reply to paul-thurrott: You are discounting security updates. Android OEMs, when they curtail support for O
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In reply to BigM72: "I want to be DOING something, not futzing on a home screen." That sort of defines iOS doe
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In reply to david.thunderbird: 10 years ago it would have blown everything out of the water because the tech t
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In reply to md.marks: Now that's funny, right there.
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In reply to nbplopes: "This kind of none sense (sic) is why I stopped following and using MS WIndows and relat
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In reply to brad-sams: Read and watched. Snickered at the comment about the flashlight. Did that once. Just on
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In reply to scovious: No. I don't know if the paradigm of the dual screen is going to be useful, benefici
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In reply to craigsn: All the apps already take advantage of the ability to run two at a time, visibly and acce
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In reply to JH_Radio: Not exactly. Filling a very wide screen, or a more tablet-like screen, is different than
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In reply to crunchyfrog: I can tell you Best Buy thinks it is a phone. I had one of those coupons with the sho
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In reply to navarac: Look at the prices of current folding phones, and non-folding ones with pen support. Now
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In reply to krayziehustler: Not from the OPs $200/year plan. Unlimited for the year is $360. If I could buy th
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In reply to dstrauss: If you don't have O365 personal or business, there are limitations to what you can
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"alleged vexatious clauses", oh my!
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"Apple came to the attention of JFTC thanks to Epic’s legal battle". Guess they hadn't heard of them be
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In reply to Andi: Right, and soon all downloads in the App Store will be free, but getting past the splash scr
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In reply to Vladimir: You don't think there are flight controls for XBox, or there won't be more?
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In reply to shameer_mulji: If it's not a quick solution, it's not a Wall Street approved solution.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: So when is it not awkward? Laying on the desk at home? Would seem that that would p
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In reply to Sykeward: At this point, probably all true. It may be the future of whiteboards though. Needs to c
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In reply to Sykeward: Cool, where did you find that 50" 4K multi-touch Surface Pen enabled TV?
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Not sure you give MS enough credit for the Surface. I think they did create the category, and they did it way
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In reply to BigM72: The rebuttal to that is, can you get an employer to buy a $1500 device, that's not a
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In reply to glenn8878: I think that requirement is largely solved. You can get portable LCD screens that reall
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In reply to jchampeau: Isn't that the whole point? A device can be perfect for some but not all. There ar
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In reply to UK User: Well heck, there were foldable phones before too. Look at the Motorola Razr, and the iMat
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In reply to jfgordon: How different does it have to be to be new? We have had 'phones' since you cou
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In reply to navarac: Just imagine if the DUO covered all the stuff that it doesn't have. Imagine adding p
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In reply to nerdile: When a platform 'rips off' a third party ad-on/product and provides it natively
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Odd. Projecting to this PC, is not a setting that can be found by opening settings and typing into the find a
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Need to run out and buy more popcorn.
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I understand the idea of Windows Phone and Continuum and Dex with a hub. You have one device, that when hooked
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In reply to SherlockHolmes: But, but, this is MICROSOFT Bing. That's way more marketable, because now ev
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Not sure why everyone wants to think this is an Apple exclusive. Epic did exactly the same thing to Google, an
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In reply to bluvg: Classy or not, it is in the terms that are agreed to. Apple gets dinged for inconsistent a
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In reply to scovious: Better make this across the board. You buy a book for $10, you don't know if $5 goe
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In reply to lvthunder: Again this is one of those tricky things. If you signed up for a for-pay class, hos
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In reply to brettscoast: Microsoft has decades of experience with Minesweeper.
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Didn't just swipe Halo, got Band too. I imagine neither is unique enough to get a trademark on its own. I
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In reply to hidp123: We shall see. Wouldn't it be novel if MS worked best with MS.
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In reply to nine54: You sure about that? I already have native apps on my devices, phone, laptop, and the data
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So, how's Windows Phone and Continuum looking now? I acknowledge it wasn't super, but they never wen
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In reply to remc86007: My Lumia 950XL wasn't even on the list.
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In reply to chrisspera: Many phones cost as much or more than common laptops these days. Have for years. You c
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In reply to nbplopes: You do have to keep in mind that Epic is not a little boutique developer, and they got
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In reply to RM: Epic is required to use the XBox store.
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In reply to BeckoningEagle: Phone companies already get a tremendous cut of the revenue. The ability to make t
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In reply to Waethorn: Because sometimes you are not near a PC or desktop when you notice a mistake that needs
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In reply to frank_costanza: Given that wording, I would think Apple is virtually obligated to enforce that re
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In reply to MikeCerm: But, there is no requirement to have anything for sale in the app. They could just have
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In reply to rob_segal: That isn't the case for Youtube Premium. The in app price is about 30% higher than
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Another update already? Didn't we just get 20H1 (2004) like two days ago?
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When are they going to backport it to Windows 7 so those folks don't miss out.
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In reply to A_lurker: I think Amazon, Facebook, Google, (Apple) just don't want the added scrutiny such a
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In reply to jchampeau: And Zoom has been catering to consumers, as has TEAMS. So.
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Gee, guess getting a 30% take of imaginary stuff to be used in imaginary places is lucrative.
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Oracle. Yea, that screams youthful social media.
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In reply to JF-NYC: Would be a better idea than creating a dedicated TEAMS display. Seems sort of like creatin
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In reply to mclark2112: Funny how different people have different processes. I organize all my stuff by use an
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Maybe we'll get a Sonos speaker with Cortana. ;)
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Well, this is well timed. While Apple and Google are raking developers over the coals, Microsoft is handing th
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In reply to lvthunder: When I've sideloaded, it was, turn of the restriction in settings, get the apk on
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In reply to wdc2: What if you bought a generator at Walmart. From that day forward you could only get gas for
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In reply to peterc: They had no Arcade "bundle". It was never intended to have all those other services. Arcad
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In reply to navarac: Easily read your inbox list and pop up a message on the other screen when needed. Speeds
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"This fall, Google will release an over-the-air (OTA) update that will improve Wear OS performance." Since the
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In reply to ejuly: I'm in the same boat. I got News+ at the preview and dropped it after about a week. My
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Really? MS doesn't have the ability to turn this on with an update, and Dev channel [Insiders] who wish t
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In reply to EdAM: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." (not actually) - Mark T
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In reply to dftf: So....a Windows Phone with Continuum (assuming they had kept improving it)
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In reply to VancouverNinja: Hey, I can get $120 for my Surface Go. That makes it ONLY $1279.
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In reply to crp0908: No, Sir. You are important enough to get a decent piece of hardware, but all you do all d
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Just loaded it on my MacBook Pro, i5, 8G Ram, running 1st public Beta of Big Sur. Edge in Win 10 seems to be a
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In reply to ngc224: As a former MVP, we would have been thrilled to have MS give us a heads up before the gene
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In reply to VancouverNinja: Depends on how you define external. All the renders show one camera. If you fold i
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In reply to VancouverNinja: Surprised, "Wow!", or surprised, "Oh my Gawd?"
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I still have a Toshiba convertible. 15". The screen spun around on a center pivot and laid down over the keybo
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In reply to shameermulji: Apple offers a free tier. It's called Spotify. ;)
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In reply to klhyvcfxe2_vtni56y: Others commented accurately, but here is another data point. Download YouTube
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In reply to Hawaiianteg: No, Apple does make new rules from time to time. I understand requiring Sign in with
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In reply to Chris_Kez: Hmm, I have MSs remote desktop client, creatively called Remote Desktop Client, on my i
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In reply to lvthunder: Lets quote the whole thing, "How long do you think it'll take for Apple to say ok
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In reply to feek: Getting his hair done?
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So Sonos is having trouble selling their $400-$500 speakers? What makes them worth that much more than Amazon
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I recall doing this with NFC some time back. Say you want to share something, tap the back of your phone to an
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Now, come on. The headphones are actually pretty good. I won't get into how lo
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In reply to brian_c: Can you avail yourself of Amazon? I buy CDs from them. They also allow you to download MP
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Curious about a point. "TikTok ….. is only considering this outcome to stay in business in the wake of a pot
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In reply to dbonds: How's this https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-u-s-should-get-slice-of-tiktok-sal
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In reply to SvenJ: Got a reply to my e-mail, noting you can do one yourself on the site, but would need to do
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In reply to BeckoningEagle: If nothing else, it will absolutely become part of TEAMS.
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My Surface Pro7 still promises it's coming, as soon as my device is ready. Wonder what the excuse is now.
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Was just doing my Invoke redemption stuff. Note that if you have more than one, you need to provide MAC addres
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So what now differentiates Microsoft's Surface Headphones and Earbuds? That Play My Emails feature is ava
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In reply to StevenLayton: You are not alone.
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In reply to jchampeau: Probably cost them an arm and a leg.
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In reply to neznak: Really? I sort of recall Windows 7 with or without SP1.
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In reply to r34med: Saves me the trouble of looking. Thanks.
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We are now at what people have been beating Android up for, for years. Somewhat like Android, it is not becaus
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Someone remind me. What is VAT, and what does the EU do to deserve that cut?
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In reply to chrisspera: Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE is $299. Without LTE it's $199. Not sure how much b
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In reply to lvthunder: There does need to be some standard that can be applied. Patently false information tha
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In reply to SvenJ: There today. No version change, but noticed other changes as well.
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In reply to lwetzel: Version History says 45.6.8 was 6 days ago. Maybe the number is wrong and it hasn't
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iOS 45.6.8 No collections here.
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Interesting. If Google drops Pixel for more forward placement on Samsung, or somewhere else, would they still
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In reply to Simard57: Yes. Ever used an iPad?
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Regarding Skype/TEAMS. Are we differentiating Skype and TEAMS Personal vs Skype for Business/TEAMS. Paul are y
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Brought a tear to my eye. Wife and I both had 1020s with grips. She said quite often, you had to try to take a
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In reply to madthinus: So what input do they get out of the have-nots? I like not having the change?
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In reply to Rob_Wade: We can't figure out where to demand this, and what leverage we have. Not like we ca
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In reply to davidblouin: Yes. Oh, were you looking for more? ;) At my house we m
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The difference between this video and a similar one produced by Apple, is at the end of Apple's, Craig Fe
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In reply to paul-thurrott: IB who?
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In reply to jbinaz: On Business O365 they did in essence force Teams. It replaced Skype for Business. By repla
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In reply to Andi: Everything is illegal in France if they can make money off it.
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Snitch
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In reply to lilmoe: And this is a problem for MS, how? If you are using 'Cloud PC' you are paying th
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In reply to brduffy: You aren't really delivering producer apps over the internet. You are delivering scr
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In reply to blue77star: Really? The two companies trading places for most valuable are Microsoft and Apple. On
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In reply to cr08: Have to agree. As an experiment, when Windows Phones were in vogue ;), I set up an Azure bas
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In reply to blue77star: Maybe in relation to your music collection your life would be the same. You'd be
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In reply to blue77star: Keeping your money in a bank? What's that all about? I'm not letting someone
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In reply to bluvg: Wasn't that long ago I recall running thin clients based on Windows CE. Doesn't t
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In reply to Pierre Masse: No reason for a consumer version. If you want it, just buy it. MS doesn't stop
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In reply to red.radar: Haven't you heard? 5G fixes all that. Ubiquitous gigabit wireless connectivity at
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In reply to derylmccarty: Would be nice if we got actual ubiquitous 4G before we start hyperventilating over 6
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In reply to blue77star: 8.62 is the desktop client. There is a store version as well, but I don't believ
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In reply to Thretosix: The SSDs aren't proprietary are they? I see ads for the same external SSDs I buy r
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In reply to Vladimir: Not a gamer myself, but have an Xbox (one S). Isn't a PC you would use for gaming s
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In reply to bdollerup: Not even sure it was the bigger half.
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In reply to Vladimir: Too bad. It was a neat capability for some. My kids, when they were kids, loved some of
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"it’s clear that the firm was really trying to entice users to buy new iPhones". Really? The alternative to
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I knew about it. Never used it. Everything I really cared about was already sync'd to OneDrive. I do tre
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Wondering if you buy the Standard Edition of there is some upgrade path to the other two.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: That means there are those that firmly believe that if a Chinese company has the ca
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To add insult to injury, my OG Surface Go got 2004 from Windows Update, no forcing, no ISO, the natural way. I
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In reply to cone143: This is a consumer product. There is just very little that Pro provides a consumer over H
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"users can ask Cortana to effortlessly join and present in meetings". Oh cool, we can get Cortana to present i
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Seriously? There are flagship handsets geared to gamers? Are there phone gamer tournaments too? Are there peop
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In reply to peterc: No thank you. If I want a tablet, it's iPad, then Windows, then Android.
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Hey Movial, run, it's a trap.
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In reply to Master Devwi: OneNote misses you. I have hopes for Edge knowing you are here though.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: A/B testing? A is leave comments, B is delete comments randomly.
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Fired up a machine that I had on Insider builds to load up this one. Nothing. Came to ask if this was another
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In reply to sentinel6671: No excuse, but this was LinkedIn code, not MS per se. They bought it and have been p
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"only does an equality check between the clipboard contents and the currently typed content". Amazing how cod
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In reply to proftheory: Then you are kind of back to Windows RT. That didn't work out so well.
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RE: For those of us not on iPhones, there’s a lot of choices" There are just as many choices for us iPhon
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Seems this makes more sense for those using the browser as an app platform, more so than those using browsers
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In reply to Jim_MAY: As was noted on the premium side, they don't. They use the data themselves. They hav
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Just let it go. In a year they'll sell it to Lenovo.
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"plus a hardware slider switch for Airplane mode (a “connectivity switch”) for some reason" I wouldn'
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In reply to zeetv: So, a gadgets bar, and library.
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In reply to Bart: Apple doesn't need an insider program. They have a QC function. Used to be Steve Jobs,
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In reply to christian.hvid: I hear Jony Ive has a design firm. ;)
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In reply to red77star: How does your NAS do when you need to share a folder with a number of dispersed people?
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In reply to roykirk: Already there for me. has been for a while. Open your one drive on the web, click a folde
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In reply to jblank46: Agreed. When in a family it created a Family Share folder in my OneDrive, but set it up
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In reply to red77star: Don't get your licensing cost issue. Power Apps and Power Automate, along with ton
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In reply to Bart: It's hidden if you are trying to report the guy that owns the site.
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Funny thing. I have an 8" NuVision Windows tablet. Intel Atom x5-Z8300, 2G RAM (yes), 32G storage. That guy is
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In reply to bschnatt: I loved Media Center, and it would be perfect for me now. I dumped cable years ago and h
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In reply to johnh3: And a lot of the PCs they sold in the stores weren't even theirs. Mall rents are astr
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In reply to RobertJasiek: Would only be a cathartic experience for you. You can go to a Best Buy, hit up one o
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In reply to Harrymyhre: Really? There are people flummoxed by their cable TX remote too. If MS stops making S
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In reply to Skolvikings: The Apple store has a lot of folks waiting for service (Device, Genius Bar) and folks
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In reply to madthinus: They sell them at Best Buy, and there are way more of those, in the US at least. I hav
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In reply to Cryio:`And everyone jumps on Apple for not delivering with the latest and greatest. The bleeding e
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In reply to Breaker119: Wish I could help, but my kids are having these issues with their kids. I do believe A
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Seems wonderful if you don't know where you are going and have no fixed time t
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In reply to tendulkar: And that only the case on the taskbar. On the start menu there is no difference between
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In reply to christian.hvid: " inappropriate for a full-size computer screen. Pretty much like the Big Sur over
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In reply to wright_is: Come on. Deleting an icon on a screen doesn't rearrange all the pages. It just lea
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In reply to lvthunder: Not just Beta. Developer Beta 1. Cost you $100 to find out. They'll have public Be
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In reply to RobertJasiek: I think a lot of that is what you get used to. People can even get used to a Dvorak
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In reply to wright_is: If your use case is compiling bigger projects, you shouldn't be buying an Air. I u
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In reply to paul-thurrott: And the exception to that rule is, AirPower.
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In reply to lvthunder: If MS made native Win10 for Apple Silicon Macs, by extension it shouldn't be that
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In reply to Breaker119: Do they use cell service or just Wi-Fi? I know I'll get slaughtered for this, but
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Nah. Only way that disappears is if you think Enterprises all over the world are go
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In reply to Simard57: They did show Tomb Raider, downloaded right from the source, running just fine.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: In fact they ran their entire MacOS Big Sur reveal on one of those developer protot
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In reply to VancouverNinja: Why would you put a touchscreen on a device with an OS not designed for it? Unless
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In reply to paul-thurrott: I would be more likely to go with, Not Yet. But what do I know?
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In reply to hrlngrv: A big push in iPadOS is the ability to use a keyboard and mouse/trackpad. They have in fa
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In reply to OldITPro2000: I did notice they were running Linux in a Parrallels VM. So they are on board.
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In reply to jaredthegeek: They did have a short piece where they were supporting Linux in a Parralels instance
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In reply to jwpear: Based on the keynote, the development environment is designed to provide cross platform bi
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In reply to Cdorf: I have Outlook and Edge loaded on my iPhone. I have noticed for a long time if there are ur
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In reply to wright_is: TEAMS is really so much more than a chat, call, VTC app. It is that, plus a lot of Sha
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In reply to xafods: Just speculating, but my guess is, yes. That is based on a colleague with an Enterprise TE
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In reply to ph-sth: I was able to establish a TEAMS login with my MSA, a Hotmail account in fact. I seem to re
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In reply to paul-thurrott: I don't have a big issue with Apple charging a fee if a user buys out of the a
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Bets on how long it will be before there is a Skype/Teams button in Mobile Outlook.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Would seem that is part of the comparison.
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"will not cede leadership in global innovation" You have to have it before you can cede it.
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In reply to djross95: Glad you thought to put non-techy in front of senior. It rankles me a little whenever I
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I am curious about the "two document feeders". Isn't the 100 sheet one under the output tray just the pap
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In reply to lvthunder: For a $350 set of Beats, at 0% interest and 3% cash back, why not.
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In reply to lwetzel: The problem was introduced by MS in a Windows update? They do acknowledge the issue BTW.
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In reply to wright_is: To sell the fighter pilot mystique, of course.
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Maybe they just realized they did this. It's been around for some time. https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/mi
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RE: Fitness tracker. You don't typically use an iPhone, right? I wouldn't go with an Apple watch in
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Microsoft's used to cost, and Visual Studio was never cheap, though you can ge
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In reply to dcdevito: Then they could claim a lot more developers, like MS who can count anyone with a copy of
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Congratulations and best of luck.
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In reply to bls: That's what it costs. Nothing is really free. I assume it also accepts an Adobe ID, like
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Surface Go getting it now. Surface Pro 7, several minor updates in succession (thought we were past that), the
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Cool picture. I can see the tunnel to the underground bunker.
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In reply to dftf: Don't know about the other brands but Motorola didn't abid by the Android One prom
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In reply to madthinus: They wrote Android from 2007/8 to 2016 without building and maintaining phones.
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In reply to nbplopes: What makes you think it isn't already the best small mobile computer in the planet?
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"a Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, which definitely needs an upgrade" With what? Curious what you are think
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In reply to Chris_Kez: Except with layaway, there was always the chance some deep pocketed philanthropist woul
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In reply to Daniel7878: It's not different, except it is for MacBooks, iMacs, HomePods…...
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In reply to bluvg: High quality web cams take space. Largely in depth, an many of these high end laptops have
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In reply to LT1 Z51: Out of curiosity, did you use Skype independent of any other MS enterprise function (O365
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In reply to jchampeau: Was going to note something similar. As far as market share, it depends a lot on how yo
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In reply to christian.hvid: "But as a non-American, I'm also trying to be respectful of the fact that you
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Wow, these are some of the nicest things you've ever said about a Go. I have had an original Go since it
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In reply to kfriis: Because for years, pundits, site hosts, bloggers, etc have said, 'the only thing IE
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Incognito or Private or whatever browsers call that, have always meant nothing is stored on the machine you ar
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In reply to red77star: Was going to say the peripheral pricing looks very reasonable. Interesting looking mous
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In reply to paul-thurrott: The blocker being, we aren't risking our own customers. Let Dell and HP handle
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In reply to ghostrider: It's already been delayed more than 3 months. This thing was done in Dec. Yea the
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In reply to earlster: Why would you want to use Siri or Google Assistant on your Windows PC? Why do you care w
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Not available to me thru Windows Update. But then I'm using a non-mainstream device, a Surface Pro 7.
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In reply to red.radar: Paul will hate this suggestion, but consider Mail, that comes with Win 10 for personal,
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In reply to simont: It was more direct than that in Skype for Business. When opening Skype for Business it sim
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This integration should have been available when MS crammed Teams down O365 subscriber's throats.
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Signed up with it about two weeks ago. Closed my account today. Ours was still more like the first paragraph.
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In reply to HellcatM: They could go back to the Android-One program. Those devices were supposed to get update
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In reply to djross95: Regardless of what some say, you can own an iPhone and not succumb to the Apple ecosyste
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: You still can't run OFFICE on an iPad. The mobile Office apps are really good
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In reply to lvthunder: OK, then why does Teams need to add this feature? Both have numerous uses. What do you
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In reply to mebby: Heck, if you have 49 people in a physical meeting it would distract from the purpose of the
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Windows 10 Pro? That's a bit surprising, unless it is targeted at businesses, or possibly education. My
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In reply to lvthunder: Apparently Zoom users can keep track of what 49 people are doing. I agree with you, bu
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In reply to gregsedwards: Legitimate concern, but I don't think this is going to go away. These are not a
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Glad you can turn them off. Hopefully they don't all turn themselves on periodically with an update like
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Folks aren't giving much thought to T-Mobile being GSM and Sprint being CDMA. Totally different technolog
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"The simple app is bringing new functionality to Windows 10 that would have taken years to include natively in
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In reply to jp_accetta: I think Skype is about as cross platform as it gets, desktop, laptop, phone, across Wi
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In reply to dbonds: I think tethering is one of those legacy terms that is still used, though the feature is c
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: If you are already carrying around an un-integrated BT keyboard and mouse, just ad
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In reply to jaredthegeek: Pray for an updated Surface Go.
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In reply to BigM72: Running the web Office apps gets you pretty close to the full fat versions. Still may not
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In reply to rbwatson0: I think Apples new cross platform app purchase, may be a little hedge on that possibili
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In reply to Hypnotoad: Well, it was, but for some reason never caught on with developers. I had many apps on m
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In reply to ncn: I think you'd be surprised at how many bugs are found and reported by Insiders via the F
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In reply to j_c: In those list of needs are clearly some non-mainstream items.A full browser with all the nece
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In reply to tsangmanfai: You are forgetting that this new mouse support doesn't require an expensive iPad
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I think the multi-tasking that exists is not too far off the mark when talking about 9"-11" tablets like the i
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In reply to red.radar: On devices that are priced like mid to premium laptops.
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In reply to Igor Engelen: When I tried it under accessibility options a while back, it did work in Office. It
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In reply to Bart: I'm sure they have recordings of clapping and cheering from years past. Maybe they can
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In reply to wolters: VBA is sort of essential in doing anything worthwhile in Access. I know you can go a long
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In reply to RonV42: Maybe read the third paragraph.
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In reply to djross95: Not sure I understand. I have reset a Windows PC to out-of-the-box numerous times. It wi
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In reply to iantrem: I don't get the Chromebook as cheap alternative thing. You can get a cheap Windows P
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In reply to RobertJasiek: If you limit it to only those iPads that shipped with iPadOS 13 then I feel safe ans
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Don't get why Sonos didn't collect the devices used for upgrade. Refurb and sell them...like every o
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In reply to JustMe: So, Windows 7.
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In reply to ngc224: Probably an engineering issue. The Surface Book has all the important guts in the screen.
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In reply to LeFrenchFab: Sonos was founded in 2002. Amazon Echo was available starting 2015. Google home in 20
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In reply to darkgrayknight: Interesting to see someone else with Insteon. I had this before AI speakers became
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That's very unfortunate. Having been an MVP for over a dozen years in the past, the Summit was the highli
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In reply to will: Would be even nicer if they didn't turn it back on when they updated Mail.
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Aren't all Office documents malicious in the eyes of Google?
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In reply to davidl: Visio doesn't come with a Business O365 account, but it is available as an additional
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In reply to sonichedgehog360: Don't really get the issue. I use Outlook exclusively on my iPhone. Apple&#
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In reply to wright_is: I know that was sort of facetious, but that would be how I would set it up, hopefully o
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This may actually drive me away from Ring. Being looking at Arlo anyway, since that is what my cameras are. W
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In reply to wright_is: So you 'save' them on the desktop, until done with them, or some other place
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In reply to paul-thurrott: What about in Tablet Mode, where the tiles are the first thing you see when the scr
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"the single most important thing that any product called Windows has to do: Run Windows applications. Not some
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Not sure how that is different. Do you move a file from documents to desktop, open
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In reply to kevinbouwman: Cargo pants.
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In reply to paul-thurrott: If it's just an update, why will it "initially include a subset of the feature
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In reply to PeterC: I get the benefits. Just saying MS could have done this years ago.
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In reply to Eric_Rasmussen: I already only need one charger, USB-C, and don't need WiFi, laptop has LTE.
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In reply to trparky: Does anybody?
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In reply to PeterC: I'm surprised the senior leadership team was impressed. I can do that on my Surface G
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In reply to hrlngrv: There was an old joke about a guy in hell who was asked why he was there. He said, I was
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In reply to wbhite: I was going to say 'it made it harder to differentiate between ads and actual search
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"anywhere there is cellular service' that you pay for. Sure you pay for WiFi, wired internet too, but cel
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In reply to MikeGalos: So if defibrillator ads start showing up in my browsing, I should be concerned?
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In reply to Skolvikings: The problem I have with the Echo system is that you can't re-use a device in dif
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In reply to Stooks: I was thinking this myself. The Google and Apple app stores are supported by iPhones and A
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Thanks for doing this Paul. If one of the winners of the Surface Pro X decides they don't want it, I'
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In reply to DataMeister: Thurrott.com is worldwide. Shipping and export rules and regulations are not consiste
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In reply to jimchamplin: Bixby, maybe.
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In reply to PeterC: Still thing that is a dumb name. If I'm on my PC, why would I want to control Your Ph
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"It’s not clear if you would be able to interact with your iPhone from your Dell device via screen mirroring
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I would love a Surface Pro X tablet (no Type Cover) but anything would be met with great joy. Merry Christmas
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Is there a build # associated with this? I think I got an update over the weekend, but the update page just sa
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In reply to toukale: Must be nice to be clairvoyant. It certainly had an uphill battle ahead of it, but it was
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In reply to yaddamaster: Remember, this is not a MS product. It was sold by Harmon Kardon. I don't expect
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Unfortunate. I have two of these, but don't really use them to the full capability they had. I still ask
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In reply to HellcatM: You could say greedy money grab, but since Apple doesn't make a wireless charger...
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In reply to Daekar: The cable switching issue would be easily resolved if Apple would just switch to USB-C. Th
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In reply to wunderbar: Really? Maybe I'm naïve, but you can't run lands on a circuit board or a rib
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In reply to SteveM: I think it probably accurate. It is on, providing a feature, unless it needs to be off for
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In reply to jedwards87: Mehedi wrote this.
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Mary Jo just had a cold chill pass over her.
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Another reason it makes little sense, is the 1st two generations of wireless Airpods are not one-size fits all
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Had to re-read the first line of your Surface headphone response several times. Kept seeming to me like you wo
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In reply to Skolvikings: It is encouraging that Apple at least recognizes the need for software testing.
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In reply to MikeGalos: What? are you saying Apple didn't invent the shutter button? ;)
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Mandatory transition from Skype for Business to Teams for O365 Business users can't be hurting their adop
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Must be using the MS playbook. Replace stuff before the replacement has feature par
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In reply to jgraebner: Oh, cool. I'll have to play with that. Alexa has worked that way with Harmony for
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In reply to BTRProducer: If you only own two, it shouldn't be that tough. Pick up a couple of Minis, or g
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In reply to Nonmoi: Rejoice. Even if it were possible to make the UWP version feature equivalent with the desk
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In reply to gregsedwards: Maybe MS could make a wrist worn fitness tracker to complement their buds. Maybe the
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Can't wait until we can fold one into a swan.
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In reply to truerock2: You could try this.https://www.amazon.com/Wristband-Comsoon-Rotatable-Forearm-Smartphon
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In reply to jchampeau: I expect it will respond to requests that are specific to a person with specific inform
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And the data Amazon has just grows and grows.
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Pacifist military design? Really? (Watch the video)
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In reply to Andi: I don't get were you get this 'exclusive pairing privilege's' thing from
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Looks like they are creating a phone interface for laptops and desktops. Anyone here crying out for a full scr
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In reply to dontbeevil: Where does anything say he is going to focus on UWP development. He has a brilliant ba
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In reply to wright_is: Why make a device more expensive, when the user sees no benefit?1) To be able to put it
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Nokia? At the state of the art back then.
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I find Windows 10 to be fairly easy to use as a tablet...if I put it in Tablet Mode.
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"Google opening up Google Fi to other handsets, albeit it in somewhat limited form." Somewhat limited? On a no
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In reply to Vladimir: Really. All the teenagers where you live have that little integrity.
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In reply to jwpear: My approach was to use the home screen for apps I really do use quite frequently. The next
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'Nest Mini features a built-in wall mount at the back of the device...' It's a hole.
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Of the various 2nd screen options around, I found Apple just gets it right. If my MacBook is connected to an e
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In reply to qlstudent: You think there is a big enough market for a small 'media player' to make it
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"the recently released—and endlessly patched—iOS 13". Oh like that isn't the norm for all OSs these d
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"the Word Mobile app for Windows 10 that Microsoft no longer offers." Not entirely true. It is still there alo
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In reply to saturn: I think the deal here is how and where you use service. Paul has mentioned Fis super handl
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In reply to djross95: Kind of interesting that a couple of folks commented on the polycarbonate body. I agree
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In reply to Awhispersecho: It is a documented psychological disorder. Phonophilia. Have some compassion. I suf
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The Amazon product page notes compatibility with some Android phones as well. Didn't know you could pair
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Well thank goodness it arrived before 1909. Of course that is only because 1909 is coming in 1911hopefully. Th
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In reply to christianwilson: The driving force behind OneNote moved on. This seems to be par for MS lately. Th
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In reply to Pbike908: Granted, but this is relevant to Catalina on the Mac, how?
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In reply to tsangmanfai: What makes you tag Win 10X as a mobile OS? Neo is not pocketable, and doesn't se
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In reply to jgraebner: You are probably right for the most part. There are things I miss that died with WP, Gr
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In reply to UbelhorJ: While I am no longer a Windows Phone person, I can address a little of that. I have both
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In reply to Angusmatheson: Well, on ARM you run 64bit ARM apps. You run 32bit x86 apps, which aren't supp
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In reply to Eric_Rasmussen: The Insider program is about more than Windows. It also encompasses the majority o
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In reply to Sprtfan: Doing that you are back to the app compatibility issue. My Go will run every Windows app,
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In reply to MattHewitt: I don't see a 32 bit version of Photoshop on that list. Illustrator, yes. There a
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In reply to AnthonyE1778: Bingo. Apple seems to be able to make a usable touch first device with thinner bezel
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In reply to glenn8878: : "I don't have any devices that need USB-C". Then what i the big deal about
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In reply to digiguy: Even if it doesn't, it certainly has a USB-C port. As much as that is maligned as a
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: 1cm? I thought you said 1 inch.
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In reply to codymesh: And the keyboard can be shoved to the top of the bottom screen putting a virtual track p
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In reply to dannygt: Panos is not a tall guy, but he has a huge hand span.
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In reply to earlster: Nothing stopping you from buying any number of BT keyboards to use with it.
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In reply to karlinhigh: Or, like two monitors on a desktop, spanning an app across both for more real estate.
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In reply to markmagnus: Which is likely to be required. Even leaves enough time to have a first born child to
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In reply to MikeGalos: 1: Where does Mehedi say it isn't wireless? He just notes it is rechargeable. 2.
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Everyone that makes these things includes the battery life, including what is in the charging case. So, 24 hou
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In reply to Daekar: And it is easy to remember to turn it off so the battery lasts forever.
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In reply to glenn8878: I won't buy an ARM device until there are more apps.I won't write ARM apps, n
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In reply to jgraebner: Panos Panay live is pretty good as a presenter at these things.
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Actually, Apple makes users charge their Apple Pencil by attaching it to the iPad Pro. There is no other optio
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Maybe I can load whatever is on that ARM thing onto my Lumia 2520. That would probably make a nice device. ;)
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In reply to rmlounsbury: What do think is crippled about their USB-C. I can hook a USB-C hub to even my Surfac
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I agree with your devil's advocate position. The number of people who actually need TB is not that high (
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In reply to kazzed: I expect yours doesn't have USB-C. You can't consolidate your charger requiremen
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In reply to rmlounsbury: You aren't expecting (hoping for) USB-C? I won't stretch that hope to TB. I
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Guess it is time to start making sure I have downloaded copies of things I have purchased through Google Play
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What's "Go" about a 13.3" laptop? Doesn't seem any more portable than anything else. Seems like a Ch
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I'm curious. What can you do with USB-C with TB vs USB-C....that you need to do. I understand there are d
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In reply to beatnixxx: I agree. I thought unlocking the bootloader was needed to flash a third party ROM, not
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Will they come in prescription? Bifocal?
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It does require physical access to the phone, which means prying it from the hands of most Apple users. And th
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In reply to Stooks: 13 or 13.1? Answer To both is, yes. But 13 is what is on new phones that are already in b
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In reply to RobertJasiek: Well, iOS has never really been a file based system. It has always been app focused.
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In reply to dontbeevil: Have that in your copy/paste buffer do you?
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In reply to dontbeevil: What's wrong with significantly better at the same price?
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Series 3 starts at $199, not $399.
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Lefties, disregard.
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I have read in various places, the affected websites, did not only attack exploits in Safari/Apple/iOS, but Ch
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In reply to evox81: Try, Only with Cortana would the ability to move a window around on-screen be treated like
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Rename virtual desktops. Hmm, is this really a high demand feature? I honestly can't imagine a high perc
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'and it says none of your dating activity will be intentionally shared with anyone outside of Facebook Da
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In reply to wright_is: Agree with everyone else. File Manager should search files. If I want web results, I kn
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In reply to dontbeevil: Clearly.
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In reply to Stooks: If you are not willing to upgrade all your peripherals when you buy a new PC, you are not
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In reply to mrdrwest: I bet USB5 is what MS is waiting for.
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You really can't say anything about a cabled/dock DEX experience vs the Windows client? Not even 'se
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Depending on your daytime usage, your battery might well be dead before you wake up.
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In reply to codymesh: Those people will just need to side load the Play Store and move on with their lives.
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In reply to nickysreensaver: But they never worked all that well. Yes, I had some.
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Hard to believe you don't know what happens when you flip a Surface keyboard back, or rip it off. First o
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In reply to fishnet37222: There is a setting that automatically switches from tablet to desktop, depending on
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In reply to ebnador: You know you can float your keyboard, right. I don't often have issues with the keyb
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They did this before in Windows 7, before anyone realized Win 7 could have a touch screen. (that's sarcas
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In reply to wright_is: Paul likes Dark Mode
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Maybe they could bring eXFat support to OneDrive on an SD card.
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Not sure what the problem is. They had Walkie Talkie on the watch for a while. Dumped it at the last update. I
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In reply to Harrymyhre: "With a laptop, we are stuck with whatever the mfgr gives us." No you aren't. You
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In reply to skane2600: This isn't about sharing data. This is about using the power and apps of your cel
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In reply to jchampeau: Courtesy of Google, The only specific dessert I can think of that begins
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In reply to MikeGalos: You are right, but Apple isn't alone in calling two or more fixed focal length cam
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In reply to Atoqir: Another reason is 'tech support' and ecosystem commonality. Having everyone usin
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In reply to ghostrider: Guess it wasn't amazing enough when MS did it with Continuum on Windows Phones.
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If you you are using Fi on a non-Fi phone, why not just use T-Mobile? Is it the international roaming that mak
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You couldn't sort/search by author, title, etc before? I don't use Play Books myself. Not sure I�
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In reply to greatrexmark: Are we talking Boot Camp (dual boot) or VM (Parallels...) ? Using Parallels I just
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Wonder when my Harmon Kardon Invoke speakers will dump her?
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In reply to wright_is: Sort of like testing is no longer needed with software as a service.
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In reply to maethorechannen: For some it would be slide rules, pencils and graph paper.
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Why does route mapping require me "to be using Wear OS by Google smartwatch, Apple Watch, or other connected a
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“The auction winners, and Google, will be ordered randomly in the choice screen,” Google explains&nbs
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In reply to mattbg: Every driveway a drive-in.
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I can already do this in my Ford Focus. It's called an iPad. Immersive sound? Headphones. I can do Hulu a
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So a build that was intended for inside insiders accidentally went to outside insiders. (doesn't that so
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In reply to MikeGalos: Except MSs understanding off A/B testing seems different than mine, and maybe others. A
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Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics. I didn't do actual math on the above, but if you have 100 subscribers and
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Groove worked on all Windows Phones, even the $39 ones. Worked on unreliable networks too, since you could dow
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In reply to will: Outside the keyboard? It's an electronic typewriter for pete's sake. With a crap k
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In reply to dontbe_evil: Do you read this site much? It is chock full of Apple's derivative innovation.
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In reply to Brandonlpierce: If you see the one starting, "Trying this again..." , that would appear to be a re
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Wonder how much of the "brilliant and passionate design team he has built" will be going with him.
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Would seem to make more sense in a new Go device. That works well as a portable device and would benefit from
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If the additional 365 storage came with additional Office licenses, that would be nice.
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In reply to MartinusV2: How do you think MS failed? They never tried to make Windows Phone apps work on the PC
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In reply to digiguy: Oddly DUET conflicts with Facebook and Messenger apps on my Windows machine (Surface Go s
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In reply to skane2600: That's true if you want to run Android apps on a phone. If you want to run them on
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In reply to madthinus: It stops raining in Seattle?
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In reply to Simard57: Interesting you should ask. Here I am on a 10 day vacation and I brought my Surface Go a
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In reply to John_Noonan: Yea, but the Nexus 7 really was a great tablet. I still miss mine. It succumbed to ba
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In reply to iantrem: Must have been a younger photographer. Older ones didn't really have that option. Do
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In reply to paul-thurrott: You seem to believe the data is not still stored on an individual device. The cloud
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In reply to m_p_w_84: I had a Surface 3 quit booting, within warranty. Phone support agreed it was dead and cr
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In reply to wright_is: I think Mike's point was that the reason for the lost data wasn't the re-inst
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In reply to BoItmanLives: It's not even the same tech Samsung and others were working with. Those earlie
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It's a shame that some are poo-pooing the potential. Nokia had some of this using the camera and optical
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I've had this for years. It's called radio and is totally free. The even provide local news and weat
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Based on the store in the header shot, wonder if their OS will look more like Android or iOS?
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In reply to paul-thurrott:"Don't really care about their networking equipment per se" Maybe you should.
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In reply to Daekar: He was referring to the tipping, not specifically the cash. Were you?
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In reply to wright_is: And to comply with regulations.
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In reply to gstevenb: Bothered me too.
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc: They could have done that all along. The system knows how fast you ar
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In reply to karlinhigh: I wouldn't trust it to keep up with changes in speed zones, whether work zones or
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My boy once commented his crowd decided that a group of gamers should be called a stink, like a group of lions
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In reply to mattbg: They could call it Windex...what? that's taken?
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In reply to lvthunder: BINGO. I sit in front of a PC with a 5.1 sound system. If I'm an Apple Music subs
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When I got my Home/Nest hub (not the new Max) what struck me was, Hey, this is a Nexus 7 glued to a base. That
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Wow.News outlets such as NYT, CNN, etc.... (and Snopes) are all famously biased and always wrong. I am always
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RE: Macs with iOS apps. It is interesting that some of the best Android Apps, running on Chrome are from MS. T
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In reply to SAPaleAle:(would capacitive "button" work with a case?)^^^^^ This ^^^^^
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In reply to lvthunder: I can't imagine anyone having to hard power down a phone with a physical button, o
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In reply to Yaggs: That's a horrible example. The way it gets fixed is the cost is passed on to the consu
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In reply to jchampeau: Who cares about just the US (other than MS)? You know the EU is not US, right? In Euro
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In reply to lvthunder: That true? I can go to GameStop and buy an XBox game, not from MS. I imagine they had t
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In reply to fraXis: No, it is in the upgrade code, not a problem with the earlier version you are upgrading fr
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I read a story a while back as some law enforcement agencies were griping about Waze's ability to report
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In reply to codymesh: Actually iTunes is an online Media store, not just music.
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Apple has always been a master of strategic leaks.
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Always amazes me, some of the issues that slip through all the way 'RTM" (Release to Masses). I venture t
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In reply to glenn8878: Current Show does. No reason this wouldn't. Don't see Amazon disabling a feat
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In reply to Chris_Kez: MS could have. The low cost Lumias, that showed up as Go-Phones and such, made great me
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In reply to carlmess: Do no [t get caught being] evil.
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In reply to NoFlames: I don't go with that particular conspiracy theory. My theory is that Apple's k
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Prepare for the dissenting opinion on the Go. I find it a great little device. The only issue I have is batter
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In reply to MikeGalos: Do believe there is one, though I don't recall which. It is via a 'periscope&
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In reply to SvenJ: Got the upgrade advisor. Yea it's covered below, but it does still have the removable
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In reply to Igor Engelen: Yea, bummer. Apple is still supporting 4-5 year old devices.
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In reply to Stooks: Amazing how the rank and file seem to have forgotten how to do things. For years they load
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"You seem depressed. Should I order you some ice cream?"
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Still not being offered to my Surface Go. I checked. Can't expect MS to expect it to work on their own h
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In reply to mterrill68: I was going to dispute that as well. Cost savings prevents the Pixel 3a XL from suppor
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In reply to paul-thurrott: Of course it was, but it was using US enterprise and consumers as the bargaining ch
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In reply to warren: Older Macbooks didn't have the 'new' butterfly keyboards. The don't ne
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In reply to dontbe_evil: And what OS would you expect your de-googled Huawei phone to run?
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In reply to lvthunder: No, Huawei is in fact the target of this order. What happened is that Huawei was added
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In reply to brduffy: The US isn't that big, comparatively. Their problem is more the rest of the world, i
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In reply to egab: Try making that gesture to a cop. Bet he'll think it is rude too.
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In reply to darkgrayknight: There are numerous alternative Android app stores around the world. Even MS/Nokia
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In reply to jbinaz: So here is the way Rueters reports it. The Commerce Department issued a rule, promised on
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In reply to jimchamplin: Agree with all of that. I find them competative with Bose and Beats at the old price.
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In reply to MCimino: That's sort of a personal preference. Nothing wrong with that, just not universal. I
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'it killed Google Home as a hardware brand and replaced that with Nest'But, it seems to have replace
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In reply to kevinburkett: Paul should just send him his Pixel 3XL. He doesn't like it ;)
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Remember when Ballmer declared Linux a virus, stomped on an iPhone, threw a Playstation off the roof of the HQ
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I got a Fire 7 (refurbished) a while ago with the Echo dock to see how it worked. Was reasonably impressed wit
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In reply to jbinaz: Do you mean always listening while in guard mode, when you aren't there? Or always li
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In reply to RossNWirth: That would have been a great plus.
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In reply to Sectime: And typically they are shoved in a drawer or given to a kid.
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein: Just buying single SD cards, the difference between 64 and 128G is $10. Hard t
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"iPhone XR—...can be upgraded with more storage." Maybe that should say, 'can be purchased with m
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In reply to iantrem: Can't upvote this enough. Maybe keep this setting and just show me all my stuff in c
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Good, there can't be too many incompatible chat/collaboration apps.
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In reply to briantlewis: Airpods work fine for me too, but they hurt my Wife's ears. She has a set of the
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In reply to lvthunder: Seems just Beats, but Apple owns them, hence they are in the store.
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"The Cube won’t work on the go with MacBooks and other basic devices that only have a single USB-C port for
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In reply to jchampeau: Plug- able. It's a brand name, not English. ;)
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In reply to Trickyd: It is clear that it won't charge your laptop. The DC input is 5V/4A, so 20W max if t
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In reply to train_wreck: Not sure I understand. You are using 90 GB on that drive. How does requiring 32 seem
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"and those kids, as adults, will do what their parents and grandparents did, and demand access to the technolo
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In reply to senorlargo: Be nice if I could get You Tube on my Echo Show and Spot too.
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In reply to Mplovan: BINGO. I haven't worked for many companies that wanted me to work on company busines
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In reply to MikeGalos: Sounds like a Dilbert comic, doesn't it?
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Consider they were also trying to make this work for both standard Qi and their pseudo-Qi watch. have a gut f
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You think 'leaked' is the right term? Seems that every major tech news venue 'has gotten their
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In reply to ryandevega: That 'just about' doesn't include battery life, size, weight and outdoo
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In reply to chrishilton1: Yes. You just need to pair them the normal way. Jabra 65t is a good alterative.
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In reply to bluvg: Maybe it was the new version of Outlook that needed beta testing, and it came with the new
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In reply to rbgaynor: He might have been suggesting Tim look to his right. Or he might have been passing Tim o
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In reply to Bob2000: Not just data caps, but the typical assymetric service, Gigabit down, 56K up. Maybe this
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"it connects via WiFi to the Google data centres". No it doesn't. It connects via WiFi to my local router
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In reply to ChiWax: Plural of stadium perhaps, to show the distributed nature of the playing venue?
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In reply to jedwards87: The only unique feature of this thing seems to be the ability to charge the watch, pre
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In reply to Eric_Rasmussen: Depends on what you think their consumer strategy is. If it's to get rid of t
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In reply to gregsedwards: More likely something worse coming to replace it months after retireing the initial,
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In reply to navarac: They really do want to be like Google, don't they ;)
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Are you freakin' kidding me? Why the hell do I need Groove Music on my PC then? I sure can't use it
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In reply to jean: The internet itself is an alternate app store, as long as you are willing to take the risk.
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In reply to lvthunder: It comes on the phone, but is absolutely un-installable, and you can re-install from th
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In reply to Polycrastinator: Really? Think about that. There are a ton of 'in-box' applications on a
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In reply to lvthunder: Maybe it doesn't have to. Google has an option in Android that allows me to insta
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In reply to lvthunder: But Apple does not deserve 30% a month, every month, for simply the act of hosting a fr
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In reply to crfonseca: No, MS is not doing the same. I can buy, or get for free, any number of 'office�
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The simple math is if Apple Music and Spotify are $10/month in the store, you are paying Apple $10 to listen t
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In reply to rmlounsbury: The Cilio Redfly came out in 2008. That was a small netbook sized device that connect
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In reply to rmlounsbury: The problem with the laptop shells that have been tried, is that they are as big, hea
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In reply to wbhite: Wish mine lived longer than they did. If they built another, I'd buy it.
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In reply to dcdevito: The Pixel 1 was announced in Oct 2016. Two years of viability is pretty common for Andro
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In reply to cheetahdriver: Just a comment on the smart microwave. I have an Amazon one. I didn't think I
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc: Ohhh, virtual eggplant.
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While battery life will be a critical requirement, quick charging will be even more important. Whether it last
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In reply to jwpear: My wife has both an Apple watch (series 4) and a Fitbit (Versa). She wears both. According
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In reply to dontbe_evil: iPhone 10S Max, 512 RAM, $1449. Or was that rhetorical? Of course you can get a 10S,
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Why is a 'discovery required' feature a much better solution than having a dedicated back button, wh
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In reply to mattbg: They'll probably get rid of the headphone jack....so it can be paper thin...and sell
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In reply to digiguy: I'm with you, but not for the pencil necessarily. Something new; smaller bezels, Fac
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In reply to xapache: If so you can add the cost of that video to the eventual writedown.
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I have looked at Eero as an option for upgrading my WiFi solution. They seem to have excellent gear. My only i
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In reply to Mestiphal: Well, yea, but you also don't have to take the phone out of your pocket or purse,
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How come your eyes are watering and you are blowing your nose? I have a cold dammit, leave me alone.
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So the Go "is underpowered, the battery life is terrible, and the keyboard isn’t full-sized. But these issue
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In reply to TTigner: In portrait, think of it as a legal pad.
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In reply to Patrick3D: Not just vloggers. My radio station is available on-line. They have ads that say, '
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If I could have more icons on my 11" iPad than I can on my 5" phone, that would be nice. Some actual usable in
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Seems they may have found the inflection point for price x volume.
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"will enable Surface Go LTE users to finally get the latest Windows 10 version.".. without resorting to dumpin
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1) Hope it is configurable, to not default there.2) Really would be nice if MS provided the option of buying m
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In reply to Michael_Oland: What do you mean by standalone? Are you talking about the boxed perpetual version o
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In reply to longhorn: "Everything else is just politics, but if you buy Android One you don't have to dea
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"Lenovo is selling a 300e PC (for just $290) that lets you use Windows Ink on-screen with a common and inexpen
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If you aren't a school and want a $40 pen, just go to Amazon and buy one. https://amzn.to/2R74h3a That&
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In reply to pyore: I was going to say, Like Apple, not like MS
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In reply to PCDoesWhat: Clearly you need a cassette tape BT adapter. https://www.amazon.com/ION-Audio-Cassett
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Not clear, but does this include a cell data service with the subscription, sort of like some Kindles/Nooks?
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My Surface Go not being offered 1809 was what drove me off S mode. Yes I'm one who checks for updates, an
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In reply to Pierre Masse: Foldable Surface phone with Android compatibility, continuum and holographic project
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Do you think Verizon isn't paying Apple for this. Giving away services to tout subscriber numbers doesn&#
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: Didn't say it was right, just why it's relevant.
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In reply to Daekar: It's the modem that makes it a phone? If you believe that Qualcomm makes the best suc
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Congrats guys. You'll like the Go and Headphones, I own both, and regardless of what Paul says, the Go is
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Beside the price, I wonder if the power port on that thing graduated to USB-C, or it's still using a ligh
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Surface HeadphonesUgly Windows sweater (Extra-Large)
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Shouldn't it be "No, Samsung is not preinstalling an un-uninstallable Facebook app." An uninstallable Fac
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In reply to jchampeau: ? You check into your flight, then get a boarding pass, either paper or electronic. Don
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Amazon has been offering this with their Fire 8 and 10 tablets for a while. Their implementation was clever, i
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In reply to gregsedwards: It's kind of a shame too. I have two Invokes, the second bought at fire sale pr
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I think Brad has a fair point about the reason people have (or got) Amazon vs Google assistants. I have some o
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In reply to Watney: Are you saying it's all downhill from here?
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If this was Fi, I'd be real interested. Not 'Fi works on everything...sorta', but real three ca
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In reply to cawoodstock: They make cases with holes in the right places, just like every other phone with mult
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In reply to mattemt294: But they apperently don't have to follow through or do it with alacrity. Note my
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In reply to jchampeau: And headphone jackless. You win some, you lose some.
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I picked up a pair and find they have some compelling features. USB-C charging brings them in line with many o
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What does 'Google did immediately not respond' mean? They have a Google hotline, and Google didn
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I imagine, like human IQ tests, these are skewed by the expectations of the people writing the test. I have ac
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Hope they don't 'F' it up, making it better. While Paint Shop Pro has come a long way since the
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In reply to Singingwolf:Really? I've never noticed, or tried. I get a weekly email from Amazon and Google
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In reply to bassoprofundo: Hear, hear!
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How about we do this on PCs or invoke.
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If you lay it on a table, and it doesn't lay flat, it's wrong. Simple as that.
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In reply to CompUser: Using the options provided would hinder the option to complain.
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In reply to red.radar:Where does it say anything about Chromium based Edge in this build?
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In reply to MikeGalos: It's not a dongle, it's a cable. If you want to argue that, then every wire w
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Hope it works better than the feature on Echo. Alexa never seems to get it right.
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In reply to karma77police: You should read past the title before posting. There are other additions noted, as
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In reply to maethorechannen: How'd you get downvoted for that? Pretty clear that accurate data is irrelev
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Personally I kind of like looking at the processes on my PC and not finding half of them related to a web brow
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In reply to veermaharaj: Dream on.
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In reply to jgraebner: Absolutely. That 10" tablet should be running Chrome, so I can run Android apps bigger.
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc: 30 times more expensive? That's $1,470. Andromeda better be grou
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In reply to MikeGalos: I'm sure you know that downloading a Win 10 iso and loading it on some machine, vi
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In reply to ErichK: Use the Mac as a Mac. You don't need to run 'Windows'. You may have some ne
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"even a virtualization solution like Parallels Desktop, which lets you use Windows alongside macOS, performs b
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In reply to chump2010: Well I guess it depends on what you mean by knowing everything you say. Of course it ne
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In reply to lvthunder: I don't think ink is especially expensive, it's the darn cartridges it comes
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In reply to Daekar: Well, Verizon is rolling out 5G (in Houston I believe) and their site is hawking it partia
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There were a few PC makers that made 'entertainment component' Media Center PCs. HP made a very nice
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In reply to paul-thurrott: True dat. I use a Harmony remote to interface with my Apple TV as much as I can, an
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In reply to jgraebner: Agree with all, including the very typical, 'not for me, not for anyone," assessme
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In reply to gregsedwards: Would that be with a digital signature?
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In reply to Travelrobert: Buy a Windows Phone and velcro it to the back ;)
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Is this any different than it used to be? I think you could always put a Fi SIM into any unlocked phone, and y
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Fi isn't the most economical service if you are a moderately heavy data user. It gets better if you are s
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In reply to chrisrut: "Are any of you guys old enough to remember what it was like to order things by actuall
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In reply to kyler: I have managed (not really a challenge) to stay in S for months. Even bought the new LTE ye
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In reply to thespecificocean: I might have as well. My reason for Pixel is Fi. Wonder if it would have wireles
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On the MS store page I get to, the LTE version only comes in 8G/128G. There is no 256GB version with or withou
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In reply to dcdevito: Isn't it all just programming?
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In reply to jrswarr: Don't forget you still need to pay someone to deliver that streaming service to you
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Speaking of MS, do you remember MS Reader, the application that used the .lit file format. There were lots of
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In reply to C0rk: Yea, that's what it sounds like to me. Guess we can stop holding our breath for the lon
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In reply to doubledeej: Yea, but now you have USB-C, so you can get a dongle. Progress. ;)
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" I was just talking through this to myself (like a crazy person) while walking this morning, actually." I re
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In reply to George_Perry: There is really noting touch friendly about MacOS or MacOS applications. No reason t
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In reply to AnthonyE1778: Valid question, but take a look at the iPad Pro cost. If you are going to use it as
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In reply to Polycrastinator: Find an older pre-owned Mac, with a decent keyboard. My 2102 MacBook Pro is still
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I got a pair with my Pixel 3 and agree with everything Paul has said. It seems like Google has made an effort
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This has been here a while, but I just got my Pixel 3, with these earbuds. I like them. On a whim I stuck them
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In reply to jaredthegeek: Plus 1...actually 2
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In reply to Stooks: There are a lot of USB-C devices that don't support everything that USB-C can do. Mig
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OMG, a new iPad Mini? Warm up the credit card. I'm not sure my wife would even care what it costs.
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In reply to hrlngrv: There's an idea.
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It occurs to me that if there is a memory management issue (not lack of memory issue), shutting things down in
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In reply to beholderseye: It doesn't have a consortium of powerful nations?
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You can pick up a Pixelbook pretty readily for $799 and under these days (i5, 8G, 128G SSD)
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In reply to wolters: I thought it did this. Why doesn't the 'hide the notch' setting leave the
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In reply to thalter: I think if OEMs were to program in a black bar and use white icons, lettering, for status
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In reply to hrlngrv: I think it is more correct to say MS and Windows 10 are aggressively supporting PWAs. As
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In reply to Bats: No, Google Chrome is not a standard. HTML5 is a standard. Google Chrome implements that stan
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In reply to skane2600: They support the genre of people who prefer an app to do their business. Yes a browser
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In reply to thespecificocean: Bingo. This is embarrassing. (BTW, this comes real close to working on Windows P
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In reply to nbplopes: Wasn't anything stopping them from doing that before. No requirement to install the
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That would likely sell well in the US. Goes with MSs mobile offerings (made by Apple).
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In reply to Nic: I don't think that is by intent. USB-C audio seems to be something less than standardize
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In reply to prjman: Aren't there Apple sites you could be at?
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In reply to brduffy: What makes you think MS is putting any development effort into UWP? They just pulled the
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In reply to shameermulji: Yea, but Apple's business is selling hardware. Getting more Mac's sold bec
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In reply to VancouverNinja: Heresy. How was I harmed by them pulling out of phone and band (and Zune and Groov
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In reply to dcdevito: I have read these rumors as well. What I haven't seen is an cogent discussion on wh
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In reply to unfalln: And that is likely very accurate. I can tell you that there is a lot of disparity when ju
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In reply to rfog: You do have the option to backup files before that happens. Surely you did that already tho
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In reply to RobCannon: It does to a degree. You can capture reproduction steps, include screenshots, etc. Ther
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Put it on Fi and I'll take more notice.
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In reply to Daekar: Dropping another $100 can be an effort for some. If so, though, maybe Surface isn't
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In reply to Daekar: I don't think that is completely accurate. I think the reality is that Home is config
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In reply to skane2600: It is becoming clearer every day that MS wants me to move to Apple. MS had a nice phone
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In reply to Rob_Wade: Agree wholeheartedly. I have no idea how MS can continue to provide lip service to touc
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In reply to christian.hvid: What could be easier? 'Good Morning', to turn on the kitchen and family
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In reply to jbinaz: I wouldn't have thought we'd buy an Alexa powered microwave either, but then. Th
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In reply to Travis: Boy are you out of touch. Might want to come out from under that rock now and again.
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On the name. If I write Superbowl X on the whiteboard, no one seems to have problems with it. Write iPhone X h
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In reply to wolters: Comment on Samsung's multi-charge plate. It isn't the only such option, and wha
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Question for the knowledgeable. If you go to Settings>Siri & Search, there is the facility to create S
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In reply to jr.flynn: Don't hold your breath. It's coming but it appears to be in Beta right now.
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Paul Thurrott in Apple Releases iOS 12"By many measures, iOS 12 is a fairly minor upgrade."Mehedi Hassan in iO
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In reply to MikeGalos: To fast charge your iPhone, you buy a USB-C MacBook power supply and a USB-C to lightni
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In reply to MacLiam: You want to believe that, and hope it is true, but.. while I have never heard anyone say
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I'm not sure how you think these were "Lost" in the keynote. Makes it sound like scrolling fine print at
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In reply to jwpear: So, a laptop, which doesn't make phone calls, isn't pocketable, and is awkward t
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In reply to MacLiam: Actually I think MS did implement it to the degree necessary. My Lumia 950 and 950XL conn
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In reply to rfog: That doesn't always work. People have to know your product is better in spite of the i
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In reply to Chris_Kez:So, basically it helps MS help you. As opposed to Google helping Google.
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In reply to grantskinner: My guess is Apple's intentions are, works fine with a Mac.
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You know, Skype for Business has been recording for years.
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"Microsoft’s been working on this stuff for years..." Kind of an understatement. I remember using Transcribe
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What the Tech no longer on Roku? Just kept 'retrieving', so deleted and tried to re-add. Not there.
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Got it here, on a non-insider Go. Just went to updates and there was no such update there. (Good, I have speci
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Skip ahead? Really? Hope it makes it into the spring 2019 update. Just code it up, test it and update it via t
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I don't know. I'm not sure any camera yet can match the Lumia 1020 in raw capability and software su
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Well, that likely won't impact many. I imagine there aren't that many iOS Sway users. On iOS though,
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In reply to wunderbar: Telemetry has shown no-one logs off or shuts down anymore. This should not present a s
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In reply to TallGuySE: Apple AirPods are a mixed bag. One size does not fit all. I can leave mine in for hour
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Hey, that's good news. I feel better already.
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In reply to wright_is: Another feature I don't believe any normal VM solution provides, like VMWare, is t
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How about letting me sync now across my Win 10 device, desktop, laptop, Surface via the cloud. That's a f
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For me, I never get the text on my Pixel that should lead to the companion app. Yes I am getting texts on the
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In reply to rfog: With instructions like, 'get instant access to your Android phone's photos' a
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I think it is just part of the current environment. You need to be more tech savvy than you used to be if you
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In reply to VancouverNinja: So ChromeOS is Google's Windows 10 Mobile, and the PixelBook/Chromebook is W
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In reply to Bluesman57: If you are running 10 S you may be a bit app challenged, and covet the Play Store. Th
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In reply to hrlngrv: I get why ChromeOS needed the Play Store. I don't see why Windows does. The Windows
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In reply to kdjones74: This is the second post here postulating Windows running as a VM under ChromeOS. Anyon
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In reply to hrlngrv: The most interesting Android apps running on my PixelBook are not games, they are Office
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In reply to NoLaNM5150: Requires connectivity..though if you are running ChromeOS you have sort of accepted th
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Why can't the two companies try to adopt the best of their competitors, instead of the worst?
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Just watching windows pop up and whizz around made it hard for me to really see nuances. Tabbed seemed to affo
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First I heard about this was this morning when I opened my Surface and hit on. It was off, and normally I just
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In reply to karma77police: There are plenty of legitimate reasons to need a way to get a physical copy. MS un
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In reply to Rob_Wade: Not really. Radio alarm clocks have been around forever. This is just the cell phone ve
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As has been noted, I haven't any experiences like that for a long time on multiple Windows devices. The p
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Current case already has that LED. It's just inside, so you have to open the lid to see it. Still wonder
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Once upon a time there was a nice travel/map app called Streets and Trips. It had all this, and more. It allow
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MS Office 365 already does this as noted, but Exchange and Outlook have done this for years and years. This is
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: I partially agree. I have often pined for a mouse/touchpad on my iPad. If I had it
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In reply to Bats: Bats, what an appropriate screen name. I have no idea how your assertion that Go exists beca
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In reply to AlfredJohnson: Nice ad.
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In reply to tsangmanfai: Yea, I don't know if people who really have issues with the Surface 3 are using
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In reply to ghostrider: "Are we really to believe that the cost to manufacturer the covers and pen each repres
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In reply to m_p_w_84: I have been trying to get Access to run on my iPad. Just having a heck of a time. Works
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In reply to Jhambi: What is Windows lean? Some version of Windows that doesn't exist? Mobile? It comes wi
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In reply to Richard55: If you think they stuck a new processor in the old Surface 3, you need to do some more
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In reply to skborders: I would. The option of the faster processor (Than the 3), 8G RAM, the full swing kickst
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In reply to misterdos: That would be nice. Maybe a Google Fi version ;)
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So an updated Surface 3, at about the same price as those were. (bet LTE will add $100-$130)
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In reply to AW: Why not, MS doesn't make watches, or phones, just services for them.
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In reply to CRoebuck: Remember the Zune guy ;)
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I'd think they would be working to get rid of the damned registry, rather than plumping up the editor.
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If you want a read receipt, send an e-mail. Leave Skype for real time text chat, voice, video. Not every appli
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In reply to cseafous: The front is either black or white and it is dependent on the back color. You can't
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In reply to jaredthegeek: I have the same one and it is my 'primary play' device. Don't mean ga
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In reply to melinau: What makes you assume that? I am currently on a Surface 3 which is slow, but not dog slow
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I like the part where I am setting up a brand new Surface. Part of the setup offers to help get my phone conne
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In reply to wright_is: I disagree. 128G is plenty, since you have the option for a microSD for data storage, o
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In reply to will: Kind of funny. I don't even see Sets. Yes I have it, but I run in Tablet Mode and it do
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They seem to have deleted two other 'features'. One was Edge not actually closing tabs when you clos
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In reply to CompUser: Replying using IE11, so don't get that comment. Not sure I get your 33% either
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Now, if only they could crack that elusive wireless charger technology.
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In reply to nbplopes: Try Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Charger-Station-Charging-QI-Enabled/dp/B078MKF
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In reply to Stooks: Don't cut them that much slack. They release a number of phone models with Qi chargin
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Office 365, now with Google Docs support. (only a matter of time)
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In reply to MartinusV2: That's not why people don't use Edge. It's because the conventional wis
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I think it depends on how much of a shade tree mechanic you are. I got a Kobra that is wired at Amazon because
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Only thing that really interests me, beyond not going backwards in what my Pixel already does, is wireless cha
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In reply to beckerrt: In fact a "normal' person may not even be aware of there being anything other than
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I'm bummed. They are still on the 11 public beta releases. Not really surprised. The public betas usually
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In reply to ghostrider: Probably right there. Don't see the point of books in the store either. I don
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In reply to karma77police: Well, you must just be a future savant. Why are you here when you could be advising
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In reply to T182: Hey I'm one of the others. With that going away, not sure why I would store my music i
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I'll be taking a pass on the Moto option. Have a Moto X4 now and while it took Lenovo/Motorola 5 months t
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In reply to skane2600: They don't want to be in the 'also ran' category in music. They abandone
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In reply to behindmyscreen: Well from Google's TOS, "When you upload, submit, store, send or receive con
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In reply to ShadowCatcher: Not just an awesome idea, it would have been the right thing to do when MS summaril
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In reply to octafish: Yea but you are using a streaming service, your own. When listening away from home, you
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In reply to glenn8878 Actually she still does support music. I can have her play from iHeart, Spotify, Tune-in
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In reply to mjw149: You don't think $100 for the Invoke is affordable? It's not Dot or G-mini territ
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First Fi capable phone Nokia makes, I'm buying it. Google could do worse to have HMD/Nokia make a Pixel.
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In reply to wocowboy: Are you talking about the Google Home Max ($399) or the much cheaper Home and Mini? I wo
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In reply to sgbassett: You don't really need a 'battery base' for either the smaller Echo'
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In reply to hrlngrv: I keep reading 4G, which is what my Surface 3 has. You figure the $400 has 4G and 64G, Pl
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"First: I envision a classroom full of kiddies armed with these tablets in front of a bank of Surface Hub 2s..
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In reply to eeisner: Since MS killed Zune/Groove anyway.
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In reply to Dan1986ist: Yea, I could see myself replacing my Surface 3 with it. I don't think the Surface
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Microsoft isn’t sharing pricing ... As the saying goes, if you have to ask.......Does look great though.
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In reply to ponsaelius: It is until you hit that TB of storage. Then MS doesn't even have an option. Oh,
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In reply to Daekar: Relative to this. While these are supposed to be the 'same', one is a full 32/64
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When in Washington and you go by folks outside smoking, and it smells funny, try not to inhale so much of it.
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In reply to harmjr: I'd be happy if they just didn't introduce issues I didn't have before the
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In reply to gregsedwards: I'd consider that.
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In reply to JMarco: You don't think he means that the store version of iTunes, running on a Windows PC do
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In reply to Chris_Kez: The good news is that people do get the benefit. People asked for LTE capable Surfaces,
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In reply to Spineless: Doesn't seem that hard to me. ellipses (…)>Favorites, and you can delete, mov
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Considering Windows first appeared in 1985, and Linux in 1991, there was at least 6 years were Windows most ce
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto: I couldn't care less about a dark theme. On anything, desktop or phone. If
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We just releasing to release now? They painted some stuff and the list of known issues is longer than the list
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In reply to NT6.1: I would argue that the majority of business/professional applications, including Office, al
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In reply to skane2600: About the same period for which there are no new apps for Windows of any significance.
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto: Did you miss the part "“And I always use the iPad when I’m traveling."? I i
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In reply to bleeman: Same here, at least for shared lists, grocery and the like. Would need some calendaring f
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In reply to TheJoeFin: Are you talking about features that currently exist in OneNote 2016? I don't recog
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“Beginning with the launch of Office 2019 later this year, OneNote for Windows 10 will replace OneNote 2016
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In reply to Elindalyne: Things change all the time. When was the last time you used a floppie, 5.25 or 3.5? Ho
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"but not with the OnePlus 5T." Does the OnePlus 5T have a headphone jack? My Pixel has a headphone jack and US
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In reply to FalseAgent: Maybe you should take off the headphones and pay more attention to your partner during
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In reply to paul-thurrott: If headphones are OK , as opposed to earbuds, noise cancelling BT headphones aren&#
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That's how I've always lived my life. Expect the worst and you'll either be right, or pleasantl
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In reply to tjott: It is to denigrate all things MS. It is his hobby, his passion, his raison de vivre.
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In reply to JerryH: Yes, it can. https://chromeunboxed.com/chromebook-how-to-scan-with-hp-all-in-one-printers/
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In reply to Bob_Shutts: And now you know two. Use it to participate in podcasts, chat with friends and family
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In reply to SocialDanny123: Why would you want a P Web A offline? These are essentially web access application
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In reply to BigM72: Yea, all/any of those.
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In reply to mclark2112: I don't think so. We have had drop-in which starts a point to point from one Echo
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In reply to Waethorn: Not sure what Android One actually buys you. My Moto X4 hasn't seen 8.1 yet. The X4
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In reply to Simard57: There are tons of them. I put a link below to just one such device. (not a recommendatio
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In reply to Yaggs: Apple's is only as big as needed as well. You should check out all the stuff crammed i
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Been saying that for months.
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In reply to mrdrwest: How about demi-bezel?
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In reply to cheetahdriver: I was fair. Second paragraph, second sentence. Even pointed out the "LTE" issue tha
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Let me re-iterate a gripe that I have griped before in various places. If you are connected to a WiFi network,
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Maybe they have just realized what a brilliant move it was to dump Windows Phone/Mobile as an OS and just writ
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In reply to RonH: They have yet to make a phone that doesn't allow a physical headphone option. You need
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In reply to OntarioPundit: All the Lumia's, even the 950/XL, had FM radios. MS (irrationally) deleted the
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In reply to Bats: Actually we do see 'animated' notifications up there in what used to bezel. My bat
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Not sure why we call it a notch. We didn't cut a notch out of what used to be usable screen, we extended
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In reply to rob4jen:Well there is an ARM version of Chrome. Millions running Android use it. Probably doesn�
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I appreciate your altruistic concern for our well being, but being someone who uses Chrome almost exclusively,
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While I agree that MS should be doing more to get their products into the store, do we really need the "look,
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In reply to arknu: "Otherwise, what does a smartwatch do that is not achieved faster and better by pulling you
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In reply to thalter: If it is done right it should be easy. Grab the files you want to move, drag on top of an
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Beyond this there is no way to stack more O365 Home subscriptions. This is 2018. I can easily imagine a family
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In reply to jimchamplin: Maybe the downvotes are because it is not true. If I upload a photo to OneDrive direc
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In reply to JerryH: Yea, you can get to them all with the sharing hack, but shared content doesn't show u
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Again, I had no issues with the Store or UWP apps (as some have). I find it interesting how varied the experie
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No store problem here. Icon and tiles are everywhere they should be.
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In reply to Bats: I'm not particularly pleased with my Ring II. Lots of false positives, many instances w
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I'm wondering if some (or all) of these will show up on Google Fi. That would be a big plus in my mind.
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In reply to IanYates82: Another thumbs up from a premie.
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Look at it this way. You can look down your nose at everyone else.
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My favorite part is just taking one out of an ear, pauses what I am listening to. Putting it back, starts it b
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In reply to skane2600: Spring is a defined season that starts March 20 and ends June 20 this year. Early is a
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In reply to Waethorn: Why do you assume 'high cost'? I imagine these will be sub $1000, and people h
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In reply to atulmarathe: It's not like there aren't already LTE capable devices, and no, the carrie
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In reply to Waethorn: It's not like these only have LTE. Even on my current LTE capable Surface 3 I can e
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"There are just too many damned ways to do the same basic tasks in Windows 10." Don't understand, why tha
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In reply to MattHewitt: And just how long does it take to fix a vulnerability? 30,60, 90...180. Maybe a rewrit
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Not surprising. These aren't intended for people needing workstations, development, giant spreadsheets, g
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In reply to Angusmatheson: I'm with you. I have a 3" scar on my knee where I ran through a sliding glass
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In reply to JohnGalt1717: So you want Zune back.
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In reply to maethorechannen: Yup. Have one. Nothing special, and since it didn't come with Google service
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In reply to Rycott: Hey, the notch is brilliant. I don't know how I lived this long without one. Someday
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In reply to karma77police: I'm curious what Apple's counterpart to Surface is? iPad? Really? That�
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In reply to Bats: You do know that MS supported Pen and Tablet computing in 2005. XP Tablet edition. That'
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In reply to MikeCerm: Not sure it is all that bad as a tablet OS. I run my Surface 3 in tablet mode almost ex
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Few now remember that Surface used to be a “big ass table” computer. Probably fewer still have seen one i
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In reply to hrlngrv: Yea, I guess that would count. It also describes pre-PC era. We called it client-server
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We haven't got to the post-PC era because we haven't yet got something that does everything a PC doe
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How about they do Edge for iPad. I could use that.
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That poor woman in the header shot needs to get a proper standup workstation if she doesn't want to kill
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In reply to chriscarstens: You can do essentially that today. Turn on allow apps from Store only in Apps and F
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In reply to hrlngrv: In S mode they wouldn't be running Chrome, so I expect they would notice that ;)
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In reply to hrlngrv: IDEs may be a problem, but a lot of that other stuff can be cloud based. If you are talki
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I disagree that 10S failed, just because they are re-naming it for reason of perception. It is in fact expandi
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Are you saying I can't buy a consumer device with 10 Pro. It will come with 10 Pro S and I will have to g
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In reply to MikeCerm: Where did you see $200 for a 'boxed' copy of Windows? Nobody builds their own
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In reply to djross95: What are you talking about? Apple doesn't sell MacOS to anyone but Apple.
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Oh goody. Yet another thing that could potentially respond to "Hey Cortana".
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So, no features are on their To Do list?
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In reply to Polycrastinator: I don't get what people want. I use my Surface 3 almost exclusively in Table
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: There is a segment of modern society that is comfortable with the app store concep
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In reply to Matt Lohr: Computer is one of the selectable hot words on Echo. The key is to use a word that is d
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"First, Google doesn’t bring new services to G Suite immediately, and sometimes it doesn’t do so at all. I
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In reply to Patrick3D: You know this works fine from the 'Mobile/UWP' version of Excel and Mail. I d
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Bring on the flaming soccer balls.
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They seem concerned. They are the only ones who would/should be.
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In reply to red.radar: Can't even keep people from calling it the iWatch.
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In reply to BrandonMills: I had Office on Windows 8. I had it on Windows RT for that matter. What is the big d
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In reply to skane2600: Not sure what you are missing. I installed these on a 10S test machine to see what they
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In reply to djross95: Not sure what you mean by that. No-one (literally no one) is not having some problems wi
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In reply to jbuccola: I guess if the parameter is revenue, that's true. I don't have any data but g
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And Steve Jobs said, "If you see a square, they did it wrong"...oh wait...
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In reply to dcdevito: No, you are wrong. Competition is irrelevant. There should be only one option for every
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In reply to Angusmatheson: Note that you could say Hey Cortana to Windows Phones.
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Showed up yesterday, automatically, on my Pixel (pretty full on Google). Not on iOS (yet). Never bothered me t
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In reply to TraderGary: Have to agree with you. In certain situations Fi is unbeatable. I think their marketin
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"Open solutions always win in the end." Didn't I just read an article about how Barcelona is going to be
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In reply to mrdrwest: Bet there is a cap on the 25Mbps internet too. They'll make sure you still pay and
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In reply to Patrick3D: They are certainly working on that. There is some degree of conversation for some thing
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In reply to louiem3: To add to that, I can walk downstairs in the morning, say "Alexa, Good Morning" and have
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In reply to brinel321: The listening in isn't my biggest concern. The trigger words/phrases are there for
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In reply to gardner: Well played. TS came to mind when Paul mentioned the 'next failure'.
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In reply to MacLiam: You can keep the Band 2s in your drawer if you want, but don't be surprised if the s
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In reply to Polycrastinator: For the longest time, I would have said you were wrong. I can already do this wit
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In reply to mmcpher: Problem with MS making a better bone is they wouldn't know how to market it. They wo
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In reply to rlbumpus: Hmm, Tweetium doesn't make an Android version either. That's sort of a unicorn
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In reply to Michael Rivers: Well, Google (with partners) is showing screened assistants to cover the Show and
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In reply to jwpear: Yup, I get my what's new with Alexa e-mail every Friday. Picked up Google Home Mini
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"And if were to switch from, say, Amazon Alexa to Google Assistant (or vice versa), I bet the transition would
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In reply to Clarkb: Cortana on the Invoke works with Spotify, TuneIn and iHeart, and of course worked with Gro
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Booth #s 20000-25799...OM(freakin')G. They aren't numbered sequentially are they?
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In reply to Waethorn: Alexa turns on or off my lights when my hands are full or I'm laying in bed, she le
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I was looking forward to playing Groove over my Echo Shows....oh wait, can't even do that on my Invoke an
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In reply to mmcpher: "I'm still waiting for Alexa to take over my landline calls and open and lock my fro
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In reply to hrlngrv: Well, you can always uninstall PowerPoint, and just use the web version if you are force
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In reply to gregsedwards: Please, no. They'd kill it.
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Listened to some Groove yesterday as an ode to the service. Actually that was my go to service since it was Zu
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In reply to DaveHelps: The software 'feature' that lowers performance to increase battery life on o
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"But asking customers to pay $29 for improved performance on an already expensive product may be a bit too muc
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In reply to jt5: You don't have to press power and swipe. The phone recognizes your picking it up and lig
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Well, yea, that would be nice, really nice, but is far from the biggest issue. The things don't collabor
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In reply to bfarkas: The other problem with Amazon, Echo and Computer is that those phrases are used in normal
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In reply to Hike: Don't understand your point. All the Echo's have a choice of four. I can walk into
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"this past week’s episode proves that Google does want to put Chrome in the Store." BS. What this proves is
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In reply to brad-sams: Studio? I thought you somehow got hold of a giant iPad.
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In reply to wunderbar: I don't think that is the issue. The silicon handles the lower capacity fine, it j
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In reply to MartinusV2: I can drop my iPhone X in the toilet. S8+ as well. Wouldn't try that with my Lumi
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In reply to Dan1986ist: Then box up your PC and take it back where you got it. You aren't ready for techn
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In reply to rmlounsbury: Unlike the Surface Laptop which was a radical departure from anything available /S S
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In reply to Mehedi: Maybe they have finally someone that knows better than announcing it ahead of time, lest i
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When's the Windows Mobile app coming out?
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“[Set and other features] … are not necessarily tied to the next major update.”That phrasing could just
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In reply to hrlngrv: Don't understand the comment about small tablets needing to run Win 10 Mobile. 7" ta
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In reply to MikeGalos: Yea, but on the Lumia I have to tap the screen or the on button to get the Hello runnin
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"like the Touch ID sensor on the latest MacBook Pros." I was amused when I read that, considering that Touch
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In reply to Thr2017: I'm impressed. Windows folder=23gb, WindowsInstaller=14gb. That's 37gb right th
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In reply to hrlngrv: It may not be 'full' Office to you who defines that by being able to add on to
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In reply to Bleached: As soon as Office for iOS includes Visio, Access, Project, Publisher...Yea.
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In reply to lilmoe: Connected standby never really worked as advertised...on my Intel and AMD devices. Works g
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In reply to hrlngrv: Actually, no, it don't think it does. The store version of Office, that I am running
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In reply to wshwe: I don't think there will be anything that stops you from putting an AT&T SIM into
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I've had this since it was announced via some roundabout shenanigans. It is very nice, though I haven
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In reply to prettyconfusd: The 10" NuVision tablet sold at the MS store is surprisingly capable in this respec
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In reply to skramer49: In what way?
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You note that it has a headphone jack, 'despite it's thinness'. I hear that quite often and rea
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In reply to Bart: Not sure I would have noticed that little bar under the icons. I think I would have wondere
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In reply to VancouverNinja: He forgot the /S
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Would be nice if the iPad Edge was an iPad app. That's one thing that really doesn't benefit from th
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In reply to eeisner: I think you are absolutely right. A/B testing provides two different options to see what
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In reply to ponsaelius: When they first came out they were right out front in my local store, as were the 920s
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Seems like Cortana search in an 'acrylic' window that covers a different part of my screen than it d
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In reply to jboman32768: Anti-trust regulators? Have you been paying attention to our federal government latel
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In reply to MikeGalos: That's just head-hearing-adapter. It misses the entire point of it being a USB-C D
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In reply to rlcronin: Because it makes more sense to leave one on each device that needs one than to carry one
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In reply to PincasX: I'm not paying for the content. I'm paying for the privilege of commenting on t
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OK, serious question. Can you try this on your Pixel? I believe you have a Pixel XL, right. I know it has a he
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Another plus for these is their ability to understand they are in your ears. If you have them in and playing,
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Mine has sat in the car when it was below 30F and I had no problems picking it up and using it. Just a data po
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In reply to matsan: For $5/mo you too can have a Skype for Business option (and more).
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In reply to helix2301: No, you aren't alone. I've been a Groove user since way before it was Groove.
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With all the drawbacks to the Invoke, it really is a good sounding speaker. At $99 it is worth a try. It is go
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Seems to me the cost of the OS is relatively minor when you get down to the full cost of a PC, regardless of t
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In reply to jbuccola: Interesting. That's not what I think of when I think of ecosystem. To me that is t
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In reply to Waethorn: In six months time, when it starts to get dirty, you take it of and put on a new one. It
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In reply to MutualCore: Really? Not needing or wanting, or having the time to invest in 'hard-core'
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Wake me when books works. Not that I'm particularly interested in it, but if MS has any chance of selling
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"But modern smartphones support gigabit LTE now". Right, show me the speedtest.
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In reply to Maverick009: Really? I wasn't aware of that. Does that mean I can hook a Logitech web camera
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In reply to CaedenV: "though I imagine latency issues will need to be taken care of before this is opened up a
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"Yes, there is the cheaper Echo Dot but the audio quality on that device requires that it be connected to exte
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In reply to karma77police: So which one are you? Statler or Waldorf?
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In reply to Simard57: The icon can be turned off. Check in settings for 'Select which icons appear on the
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In reply to Stooks: There are a lot of $199 BT speakers that are only BT speakers. This is pretty competitive
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In reply to Soundtweaker: That really should happen. Bad enough they killed the Groove streaming service, whi
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In reply to skane2600: You can't drive two 4K displays at 60 Hz...off the USB-C port. Can't find wha
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In reply to calarez: Unique doesn't always have to mean the only one of it's kind. Can just be unusu
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In reply to Daekar: It made a difference when not everyone had unlimited txt. I suppose some still don't.
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While it appears that the device will come with 6 mos of Skype Out (calling landlines/cell phones) people may
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In reply to paul-thurrott: That explains the transition from the original Supersite for Windows naming.
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In reply to Stooks: Remember this does over-ride the Do Not Disturb feature. Similar features on Aple will ove
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In reply to Bdsrev: That seems strange. Not like there aren't numerous options for laptops way better tha
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In reply to Bats: Well, you are wrong about some stuff. I have dozens of albums I got free from Groove over th
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In reply to Asgard: Actually all the music I've bought from MS, via Zune, Xbox Music and Groove, is safe
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In reply to hrlngrv: Right, because when I'm going to read a book I reach for my laptop, or 1.5 pound Sur
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In reply to MikeCerm: I don't get the issue. My Pixel on Fi does SMS just fine through the Messages app,
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In reply to PeteB: 1G of data is $10/month. You pay $20 for the basic phone service. Are you saying you are ge
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In reply to Rob_Kowalski: It is dependent on how you work. My Fi data bill is almost nothing every month, sinc
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I am primarily on AT&T myself. Too much legacy and family plan. I also have Google Fi and would recommend
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The new devices are neat. Choice is good, but the upcoming new capabilities are more interesting. Routines: as
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"These will include features normally associated with Skype for Business, including inbound/outbound calls to
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In reply to MikeGalos: "How on earth is this "[T]he most exciting product to come out of last week’s press
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In reply to Waethorn: Thinking about a Windows on ARM sort of thing, if the legacy apps only ran on an extern
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I don't get something. "To date, the firm has sold two versions, a 16 GB version with remote control and
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In reply to brduffy: Probably can't imagine why any would buy a $50K car when you can get a perfectly goo
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In reply to kevinbouwman: No such thing as a stock Samsung OS.
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What is really needed is the option to allow me to cache my personal views so I am only presented results that
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"Those pinned contacts don’t appear in the taskbar in Tablet Mode, so you need to perform an extra step to a
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So is it real, industry standard, Qi charging? Or is it an Apple Watch sorta kinda Qi charging that requires a
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In reply to nbplopes: Yes, the 950 and 950XL. You can nit-pick as it is 'iris' recognition, not tech
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I'm on the Skip Ahead ring, got the update to Photos with the Create tab and Story Remix as an option. I
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In reply to cope23: Link worked for me. Installing now.
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In reply to Stooks: May be true but you essentially have one brand of phone to put iOS 11 on. If you picked th
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In reply to Bats: Those are languages, not countries. I speak English, I don't live in English. Those who
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Great. Conversation view. Can't wait to turn that off when it shows up. Same with Focused inbox. Just add
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What would be neat would be a 'conversational' UI that doesn't require speaking to your phone.
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In reply to PeteB: I have 'placeholders' back and they are better than they were. Insider build. Pre
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In reply to Stooks: Or really small PC? (with phone capability)
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In reply to Bats: Been able to initiate and respond to texts and make calls hands-free with my Windows phones
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In reply to Bats: Yea, I don't know about $1500-$3000 smartwatches. When you buy a Tag Hauer, Montblanc,
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In reply to jhoff80: Ah, OK. Don't have a Surface Laptop so don't even see OneNote (2016) in the sto
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In reply to jhoff80: MS may post that description, which does not say mobile BTW, but that is not their inten
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Not sure why you characterize this as a UWP mobile app. You clearly have figured out it is the future, and can
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Just a comment on installing Win 10 S on any machine. It was mentioned you can do this from Pro or Enterprise,
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In reply to Stooks: Well, that's not true. You, I, or Joe Consumer can walk into Best Buy and walk out w
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"the limited new version of Windows that cannot run desktop applications."Hmm, mine is running Word, Excel, Po
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You'd think that if you wanted to keep costs down, you would already throw on a stock version of Android.
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Not sure everyone isn't doing the same thing Google is doing. Ads are why the internet is 'free'
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In reply to Orin: There is more to it than just the ad free aspect. That is essentially for 5 people incidenta
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In reply to Orin: You have always been able to share Outlook.com calendars. Premium creates a unique shared ca
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Tippecanoe and Bixby too.
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@SRLRacing I don't think Story Remix is going to be your salvation. It's easy to use, but it is no
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@madthinus They aren't really tied to an OS release. This is delivered as just a Photo app update in the
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Already got it, in a Photos update. It adds back some stuff I swore I had already seen. You get a new menu opt
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So you think that the Fall Creators Update should ship with no issues at all? It would never ship. That build
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In reply to DataMeister: I don't entirely agree with that. I'll grant that some tiles are hard to fi
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In reply to Detective Polarphant: Maybe a biometric unlock? The 950/950XL use an Iris scanner which I think is
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Quit f'in teasing us. Never mention this again. See that pen in the shot? That is what would have made th
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I don't expect the review is going to be any different than what has been presented before. Paul is going
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In reply to toukale: That's your experience. Mine is just mine but is totally different. I have 6 of thes
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"the Invoke never shipping," What is that supposed to mean? It isn't expected to ship until the Fall. Ch
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In reply to Daniel_D: For most people, MS is only 'dicking around' with Windows twice a year. That&#
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In reply to chrisrut: What part of that implies we would stop seeing updates altogether? If they weren't
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When the heck does Skip Ahead, skip ahead?? I feel like the fast lane is moving pretty slow.They are actually
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In reply to PeteB: How so? To what service do you upload your collection in Spotify, so you can retrieve music
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In reply to Stooks: You mentioned the big one for many.
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In reply to ghostrider: Gotta echo that. Years ago I had City Lens on my Lumias. Not awe inspiring, but useful
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In reply to Jules_Wombat: 2 ft. You have to have your PC in a backpack. ;) I sort of expect these things to u
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Maybe they aren't providing a list of known issues to see if we (insiders) see them. If they aren't
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In reply to Darmok N Jalad: Not Program Files, Program Data. Other Store apps use that space to store app rela
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Hmm, seems something in the Adobe code needs that folder to exist, to store stuff as it builds a catalog. That
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I'm not even sure how this happens. I have machines I have actively sought the updates, but on those I ha
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In reply to Maverick: In reply to Maverick: Windows PC are not inherently more expensive. Certainly there are
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I get the Win 10 Pro initial requirement. Probably hard to prevent Home users from installing S and then immed
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In a related note, Apple is partnering with Tesla. Siri, order me an S3, in Rose Gold.
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In reply to LocalPCGuy: I expect the emphasis is on the app not doing anything wrong, not that the user can�
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So, Soon™ P.S. My Pixel, on public preview, actually got it yesterday late. Had server issues most of the da
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In reply to jbinaz: MS still has www.bingiton.com That's a site that displays 5 results side by side, an
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In reply to Paul_OFlaherty: "albeit with reasonable (and even handed) protection against 'hate speech
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In reply to timo47: What makes it easier and more familiar is that Paul does all his work in Chrome running on
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In reply to Waethorn: Look at the size of those bezels. What were they thinking. Oh, is that a stylus I see?
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In reply to karma77police: No-one ever said you couldn't do that stuff with Win32, they just didn't.
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In reply to karma77police: Nothing particularly wrong with Skype. I use it with my kids and grandkids to messa
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OneNote is the poster child for MS UWP capabilities. The guy running this is committed to making this Windows
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In reply to nbplopes: And what other company would that be? We can say Amazon here if that is what you are thi
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In reply to chaad_losan: 1) this is outgoing.2) if I get a call from a number I don't recognize on my pho
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"It’s not ready for me. It’s not ready for you. And it’s not ready for anyone." Does this need another
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In reply to Winner: Microsoft has been a software company for decades, starting 1975. Their first real hardwar
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In reply to ayebang: I guess it depends on what you think USB-C implies. On my Lumia 950XL that port allows c
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What I'd really like to see, on both iOS and Android, is support for more than one personal drive. Got th
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The chart isn't complimentary, but the majority of the big OEMs sit in the 20-25% range. That isn't
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In reply to Waethorn: You know, that's one of the things I hate about GMail. Where the heck did that mile
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein: Just curious. What do you use for speakers?
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Sort of on topic, but why isn't the TV app on my iPhone and iPad not just a small version of the Apple TV
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In reply to parheric: Come on. Chromebooks are not cheaper than Windows laptops, 10S or otherwise. All we can
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In reply to Salvador Romero: But Google has done exactly that for Apple, using Safari's engine under thei
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In reply to dkirk: I'd have to go with OneNote. I use both fairly equally, but Groove is the background t
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In reply to nbplopes: Right, and MS hasn't had accommodations for disabilities baked into the OS before.
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In reply to Waethorn: Not sure I understand wanting to do CAD work on a 12" portable device. You (generic) hav
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Can you actually do anything with these besides develop for them, at this point? It seems a bit odd that thes
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0 percent interest is always a nice option. It being over 2 years doesn't bother me in the least. My Surf
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In reply to Waethorn: What is your premium comment doing over here in the projects? I'm not a gamer, tho
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I expect there is one thing that will be an issue. Logitech has their Unifying Receiver tech which lets you co
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One of the better Wordflow features I'd like to see is actually working as well as it did in WP 7/8. Wind
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In reply to evox81: You guys aren't on the insider program are you? It's there (for me) it's co
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In reply to Darmok N Jalad: I think the point was that this "chromeless' app window is exclusive to Chro
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$130 may seem high, but it is cheaper than a Surface keyboard with fingerprint reader. I have one of those and
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In reply to skane2600: Don't know why you think running UWP Irfanview, iTunes, Office, etc would be any d
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Hmm, I have an MSDN subscription. Wonder how this would run on an HP Stream 7.
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In reply to Tallin: So, how should the cables themselves be labelled. Real world example: I have a Lumia 950 a
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In reply to lwetzel: No that last line is not what they are doing. Unless of course the plan is to wrap it in
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In reply to NazmusLabs: I'm curious about that comment. Do 'most' US ISPs (or cable providers
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In reply to NazmusLabs: No, I don't misunderstand the concept. I am fascinated by the concept of 'cu
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Just how does this 'paid streaming service' get to my house? Ah yes, over the Comcast (or whatever)
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In reply to skane2600: Don't know that this does, but App Studio did have the option of pulling all the c
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In reply to Waethorn: It doesn't get Office 2016 either. It's those things that that don't get
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In reply to Waethorn: Do appreciate the insight. Still doesn't quite explain what MS thinks is a tablet.
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In reply to warren: Hmm, that's the only one I have pinned. I don't see SMS (messaging) in the opti
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In reply to Waethorn: So, in your understanding, is a Surface Pro 3 a tablet or PC? It was marketed as a table
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In reply to ghostrider: I just don't think karma77police has ever said anything good about Windows 10 or
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In reply to Waethorn: Because if you install Office 2016, it's an Office 2016 license. You get five. Tech
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In reply to Waethorn: And me. I have no need for the full Office apps on my Surface 3. The mobile ones are jus
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In reply to Waethorn: Yea but this is pretty new. Outlook.com nee Hotmail.com nee MSN.com has been around fore
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In reply to Waethorn: I would imagine so. Hard time believing it is on AWS or GoogleDrive ;)
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@rth314 Actually that is exactly what happens. You can see all the files/folders in file manager whether they
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There are some things that need clarification. You showed a file with a blue cloud outline (off-line) and clic
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In reply to PeteB: Why? It isn't much different than an iPad. The UWP apps are effective. Some are excell
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In reply to Roger Ramjet: I absolutely agree. I have a Surface 3 that has been running "Win 10 S" since I boug
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In reply to Stooks: Not sure what you are trying to say here. Yes local apps need to be full UWP apps if they
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In reply to Stooks: OK, so what is the point of UWP? I'm going to run LinkedIn on my Xbox, HoloLens? If M
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You forgot to point out that Australia already got a 'Fall/Autumn' Creators (or Creator's) upd
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In reply to Darmok N Jalad: Brad's the managing editor. He can pay himself what he likes. ;)
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In reply to allanwith: Absolutely. We use it all the time, even between offices in the same building. They are
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In reply to crfonseca: Have used them too. There are alternatives, MS. There are already plenty of cute option
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In reply to EricGHarrison: Good to know there are alternatives. Hope MS pays attention to that. We have used G
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Can someone recommend a professional product for business VTC use. I rarely find the need to express my feeli
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In reply to Waethorn: Not sure what the point is anymore. MVPs do not get to mark posts as answers, moderators
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In reply to Waethorn: They are marked as solutions by a Moderator, employee or volunteer. That volunteer may o
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In reply to Waethorn: Once again, no they don't. Moderators are empowered to mark solutions. There is an
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In reply to Pbike908: From your MSA, Exchange, certainly. Don't know about GMail. I don't keep conta
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In reply to skane2600: I'll be happy to put in a good word as long as I get my WP with wireless charging,
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In reply to skane2600: Well clearly, if you'd been running the company, we'd be awash in Windows Pho
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In reply to skane2600: "It seems obvious that MS could get people to write UWP apps if they paid them to do it
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In reply to jr.flynn: Now that's funny ;)
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In reply to AximPrime: With the recent 'new' requirement for the OneDrive host drive being NTFS, I h
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In reply to jimchamplin: It does say "or transferred to another eligible user." As a subscriber, you aren'
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I love the "No Membership Required" line. My mailbox was chock full of one day sale ads from various folks. ;)
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In reply to wizarrc: The problem with this is that Groove, like most MS services, is tied to your MS Account,
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This is so far removed from Balmer's "There's no such thing as a free puppy", Linux rants. This is n
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Sounds to me like re-branded enterprise licensing for the OS. There has always been this bulk licensing of Win
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In reply to karma77police: So, Windows is the worst OS, except for all the others? Is that your point?
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In reply to JeremyJukes: Not sure what that has to do with the OneDrive situation. Maybe I'm missing some
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In reply to jpaterson84: Yea, storage. Storage is largely random access memory in mobile devices these days, s
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In reply to jlmerrill: Right now you can. Haven't heard that any current Mac users have an issue. Not s
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@narg, not necessarily that simple. OneDrive isn't the only thing on the SD. Can't just reformat and
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In reply to DataMeister: Would that really have been fine? Our would they have gotten grief anyway? But they s
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In reply to Waethorn: No, you are wrong. I am also an MVP and have been since 2003, in the mobile spaces. As w
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In reply to FalseAgent: To be clear, the Windows version doesn't support files-on-demand, aka placeholder
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In reply to quick_razor360: Didn't for me. I imagine there may be SD with different controllers in them t
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I understand power management is a hard computer science problem ;) Are these all stock OSs? I have some rand
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I really hate the inability to comment on "Premium Comments." when the segregation started, I could at least c
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In reply to CompUser: Nothing happened to my data. MS doesn't control it. The way I interact with it has
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In reply to Spineless: You may believe that, but I have a personal device with 64G of internal RAM. Some have
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In reply to hrlngrv: Not a problem to change it at the beginning, if you know you should and ignore the SD Car
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Fat32 my ass. This affects exFat, the MS proprietary, and SD card committee recommended format for SD cards ov
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In reply to red.radar: Often the option is take the early retirement, or be layed off in a month or two. Volun
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In reply to Waethorn: Well, being a Windows Phone fan, what do you think?
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In reply to skane2600: Not excusing it, just noting that embellishment is part of the marketeer's craft.
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In reply to WithinRafael: I'm seeing the wrapping issue as well. Edge, On insider builds. I have other i
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In reply to RonH: Kind of. I understand it's across the street and a lot of the old Nokia guys are there,
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In reply to FalseAgent: Don't get out the pitchforks yet. There were some things that disappeared from an
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"Communication is important, not just the words one uses, but the way in which those words are" going to be pi
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In reply to Bats: "If I were Microsoft, I would feel stabbed in the back." Seriously? You think MS is the vict