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    Was going to gripe about the 2-3% thrown around for the same reason lvthunder did. Nice that there are those h

    Posted 5 days ago on Ask Paul: July 1 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'd just like the thing to answer to a name of my choosing.

    Posted 1 week ago on Amazon’s Alexa May Soon Be Able to Imitate Any Voice – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 weeks ago on New in 22H2: Gestures – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 weeks ago on US Senators Advocate for Common Charger Law – 45 Comments

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    If you think Apples revenue stream is dependent on lightning licensing, you haven't a clue on where their mone

    Posted 2 weeks ago on US Senators Advocate for Common Charger Law – 45 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 weeks ago on New in 22H2: Desktop and Lock Screen – 16 Comments

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    My son married a girl from Mexico. The go visit family periodically and include dental visits with the trip. I

    Posted 2 weeks ago on Ask Paul: June 17 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Then charge for it. See if enough people value security and privacy to sustain a business.

    Posted 2 weeks ago on Brave CEO Lashes Out at DuckDuckGo Privacy Gaffe – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Report: Microsoft Has Started Testing Casual Games in Teams – 16 Comments

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    'The casual games are designed to allow colleagues to play against each other during meetings,' Seriously? If

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Report: Microsoft Has Started Testing Casual Games in Teams – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Microsoft Releases June Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 – 5 Comments

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    Everyone seems to gravitate to phones, Apple's lightning being tagged specifically. I imagine that was going t

    Posted 4 weeks ago on EU Will Make USB-C Mandatory on All Phones By 2024 – 50 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 weeks ago on Latest Pixel Drop Brings New At a Glance Features, More – 3 Comments

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    "which currently only surfaces content coming from the Microsoft Start news portal." That's not entirely accur

    Posted 1 month ago on Build 2022: Microsoft Opens Windows 11 Widgets to Third-party Developers – 10 Comments

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    I actually like the snap layouts, but they aren't much different than the layouts available with every Dell m

    Posted 1 month ago on Quality, Quality, Quality (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 month ago on Android Auto is Getting a Major Redesign – 19 Comments

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    TEAMS sounds like one of those applications with camera capabilities in dual-screen modes with dynamic orienta

    Posted 1 month ago on Surface Duo May 2022 Update Brings Camera Improvements – 1 Comments

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    They haven't done this on any of the multitude of USB-C devices they already have.

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Apple Could Ship First iPhone With USB-C Port in 2023 – 26 Comments

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    "personal computers—I can’t bring myself to call them PCs,". Sort of ironic since PC is an acronym/abbrevi

    Posted 2 months ago on What’s a Computer? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Move the menu. It's an option.

    Posted 2 months ago on Care About Windows? Do Not Watch This Video – 90 Comments

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    Microsoft sells tablets with pens.

    Posted 2 months ago on Care About Windows? Do Not Watch This Video – 90 Comments

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    Wonderful that I can now mess up my phones that are still under warranty or eligible for AppleCare.

    Posted 2 months ago on Apple Launches Self Service Repair Program for its Latest iPhones – 6 Comments

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    "Apple Watch is a rectangle with rounded corners for no good reason." Maybe it provides more screen real estat

    Posted 2 months ago on Google Pixel Watch Prototype Allegedly Found in a Restaurant – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 months ago on Ask Paul: April 22 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 months ago on EU Carries On With Common Charger Plans – 46 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 months ago on EU Carries On With Common Charger Plans – 46 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 months ago on Brave Protects Users from Google AMP (Updated) – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 months ago on Report: More PCs Running Windows XP, 7, and 8 Than Windows 11 – 58 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 months ago on Critics Say Windows Licensing is Anticompetitive – 16 Comments

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    Not exactly 'family' plans, but the per line cost does go down as you add lines.

    Posted 2 months ago on Back to Google Fi (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Would great if some of the features they are proud of actually worked consistently. First off the taskbar opti

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft Has No Plans to Let You Move the Windows 11 Taskbar – 104 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 months ago on When Everything is Technology, Nothing is Technology (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    MacBooks has 'Soft focus' for years. People thought it was just bad cameras, but they were ahead of their time

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft Teams Adds New Video Filters – 5 Comments

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    What would they run the cloud instance on?

    Posted 2 months ago on Here Are the New Windows 11 Features That Microsoft Announced – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft Announces Major Updates to Windows 365 – 28 Comments

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    They didn't say 'speak no evil'. That's a different monkey.

    Posted 3 months ago on Google Claims Microsoft Makes Governments Less Secure – 40 Comments

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    I wonder if this love for, and promotion of, Android over iOS will make the countless Windows users who prefer

    Posted 3 months ago on Report: Microsoft Adds New Android Division Following Internal Reorg – 34 Comments

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    In my experience, forced interoperability is always implemented at the lowest common denominator. Be careful w

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft’s Your Phone App Becomes Phone Link – 38 Comments

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    If you click something in Widgets, does it honor your choice?

    Posted 3 months ago on New Windows 11 Update Lets Users Set Default Browser With Just One Click – 7 Comments

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    Polycom was to conference speaker phones almost what Kleenex is to facial tissues. A speaker phone was a Polyc

    Posted 3 months ago on HP Acquires PC Accessory Maker Poly for $3.3 Billion – 4 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 months ago on Report: Apple Could Start Selling iPhones Via a Monthly Subscription – 25 Comments

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    There should never be a tablet vs PC discussion. PC means personal computer, though it is often conflated with

    Posted 3 months ago on The Future of Computing is … a Tablet? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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.

    Posted 3 months ago on New Windows 11 Insider Build Brings Back Naming Options for Start Menu Folders – 8 Comments

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    You do realize BT headphone/earphones existed before Apple sold them, and worked with Apple products right? Ot

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft on File Explorer Ads: Just Kidding! – 28 Comments

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    You need to consider that FaceID with 'mask support' is inherently less secure than full FaceID. It likely is

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Releases iOS 15.4 with Mask Support in Face ID – 15 Comments

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    Unfortunately, if they were good about not providing ads for things you already have installed, there would be

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft is Experimenting With Ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer – 58 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 months ago on More Mobile: External Display (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 months ago on More Mobile: External Display (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    "Plus, if you want to see the moon, just go to Arizona."That's where they filmed it anyway ;)

    Posted 3 months ago on Ask Paul: March 11 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Details How its New Studio Display Will Work with Windows PCs – 12 Comments

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    Wonder why a video editor needs your permission to: View your email address View your basic profile Maintai

    Posted 3 months ago on Windows 11 Insider Build 22572 Brings New Clipchamp Video Editing App – 18 Comments

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    As long as Apple pulls a hammie.

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Announces New iPhone SE, iPad Air, and Powerful Mac Studio – 81 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 months ago on More Mobile: Less Mobile? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Guess installing updates during peak renewable hours is something you have to look at in aggregate.

    Posted 4 months ago on New Windows 11 Insider Build Makes Windows Update More Eco-Friendly – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 months ago on How’s the First Windows 11 Feature Update Shaping Up? – 41 Comments

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    The most significant part is continuing to expand the full set of Your Phone capabilities to beyond Samsung, e

    Posted 4 months ago on Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 receive February 2022 Firmware Updates – 1 Comments

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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.

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft Warns About Windows Reset Feature Failing to Wipe All User Data – 5 Comments

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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.

    Posted 4 months ago on Report: Apple Could Launch Four Macs With New M2 Chips This Year – 27 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 months ago on Windows 11 Pro May Soon Require The Internet And an MSA Account During Setup – 43 Comments

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    Yea, I saw, “Keep an eye out for further improvements like the ability to name and rename folders". But real

    Posted 4 months ago on New Windows 11 Insider build brings App Folders in Start And Many More Changes – 32 Comments

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    I'm still running the insider builds on a Dell XPS laptop that is 'unsupported'. It's the arbitrary processor

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Wants to Turn Old PCs Into Chromebooks With Chrome OS Flex – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Wants to Turn Old PCs Into Chromebooks With Chrome OS Flex – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Wants to Turn Old PCs Into Chromebooks With Chrome OS Flex – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 months ago on Report: Pixel Phones to Support Streaming Android Apps to PCs and Chromebooks – 6 Comments

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    "Instead of typing in numerous alphanumeric characters into a URL," My keyboard is chock full of alphanumeric

    Posted 4 months ago on Opera is Bringing Emojis to the Address Bar – 11 Comments

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    Essentially, yes. What a digital word means is standardized. The actual picture that is displayed may be diffe

    Posted 4 months ago on Opera is Bringing Emojis to the Address Bar – 11 Comments

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    Wonder if they could come up with a button with a no BS algorithm behind it.

    Posted 4 months ago on LinkedIn Now Lets US Users Hide Political Content in Their Feed – 5 Comments

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    For the life of me, I cannot understand why the new Chat app powered by Microsoft Teams, only (ONLY) supports

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft’s First Big Update for Windows 11 is Now Available for Insiders – 4 Comments

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    EU has probably banned any sort of incentive as anti-competative.

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft Offers G Suite Legacy Customers a Deal – 27 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 months ago on Apple Finally Comments on AirTag Stalking – 59 Comments

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    Clearly that is one of the drawbacks with Apple's anti-tracking mitigation. It does however take some time to

    Posted 4 months ago on Apple Finally Comments on AirTag Stalking – 59 Comments

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    "a new Shopping experience" = new and more creative ways to push ads.

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Details the New Features Coming to YouTube in 2022 – 5 Comments

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    Just replace everywhere it says Android in the article with Samsung. My Pixel (Google makes that BTW) doesn't

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft’s Your Phone App Gets a New Continuity Feature with ‘Recent Apps’ – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 months ago on Latest Windows 11 Preview Hides New Wallpaper Stickers and Other Secret Features – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Adds More Experience Packs to Windows 11 – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Adds More Experience Packs to Windows 11 – 14 Comments

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    That's my reason, on one machine. My real machines run real releases. The awful unsupported one runs Insider.

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Adds More Experience Packs to Windows 11 – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple to collect commission regardless of whether developers use IAP – 4 Comments

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    Guess I'm a bit unsure of what distinguishes Mixed Reality and Augmented reality. Clearly Virtual reality impl

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Reportedly Killed HoloLens 3 – 26 Comments

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    So what is the word for when sites block or obscure replies in forums? Newspapers opting not to print letters

    Posted 5 months ago on Spotify Now Has 406 Million Users – 23 Comments

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    What? and unify Google's own communications options?

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Messages Support for iMessage Reactions Hits Beta – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on What I Use: Mexico City, January 2022 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Considering how many more Android users there are in the world than iOS/iPadOS, if Android users are more tech

    Posted 5 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter – 38 Comments

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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,

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro Review – 51 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Agrees to Xbox Subscription Auto-Renew Changes in the UK – 3 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Finally Upgrades Surface Duo … to Android 11 – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Report: Project Monarch Was Delayed, Now Expected This Spring – 46 Comments

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    With Intel you are pretty much guaranteed maximum noise under load.

    Posted 5 months ago on HP Announces New Commercial Desktop PCs and Workstations – 5 Comments

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    Thank goodness I can now uninstall the clock app. MS didn't remove nearly enough stuff on their own.

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Issues New Windows 11 Build to the Dev Channel – 6 Comments

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    Why? If so, shouldn't WhatsApp, Signal, Facebook Messenger then also support it? iMessage is Apple's messaging

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    "As such, RCS effectively supports encryption, if developers choose to implement it." That's not qui

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    Ah, that darned Android lock-in.

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    "Google, as the big honcho for Android, should push everyone off the old SMS and onto RCS. Maybe mandate it."

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    "and until there is a default cross platform messaging that takes privacy and end to end encryption has defaul

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    Yes really. Your RCS message is encrypted to the carrier, disassembled, manipulated and forwarded on to anothe

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    Well that's insightful. Visio and Project only work on Windows...failure.

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    It might be secure in some cases. If Apple were to support the Google implementation using Google servers, the

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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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,

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    Always good to have a checkmark in a column, even if it makes no real difference.

    Posted 5 months ago on Spotify HiFi is MIA – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Ask Paul: January 7 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    This replaced Groove, not Windows Media Player. Not sure that's clear.

    Posted 5 months ago on Tip: Get the New Windows 11 Media Player Now – 9 Comments

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    “What’s the next great frontier in audio?” Ad-dio

    Posted 5 months ago on Spotify is Bringing Display Ads to Podcasts – 19 Comments

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    Yea, and Google would poison their lunch and leave it for MS to find.

    Posted 5 months ago on Google is Working to Integrate Android with Windows – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 5 months ago on Google is Working to Integrate Android with Windows – 55 Comments

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    Seems everyone is announcing stuff with pricing TBD. Guess they are playing pricing chicken.

    Posted 5 months ago on HP Announces New Dragonfly, Many More Portable and Desktop PCs – 4 Comments

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    Some just aren't happy with that and want 1 million point 3.

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple is First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Valuation – 32 Comments

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    Or $1000 monitor stands, but I bet they aren't selling a boatload of those. Truckload maybe.

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple is First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Valuation – 32 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Report: Apple Has Big iPhone and Mac Plans for 2022 – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Google Finally Addresses the December 2021 Update for Pixel 6/6 Pro – 27 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple Invasion? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    You seriously want to take Apple to task for dropping one speaker? They've only produced two. The Homepod was

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple Invasion? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I think the problem with this is Paul's investment in his workflow. That is based on predominantly Windows app

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple Invasion? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Agree with others...new friends.

    Posted 6 months ago on I’m Switching to the iPhone – 147 Comments

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    Also makes sense since MS isn't running a competing mobile platform. Why would Google make their apps run well

    Posted 6 months ago on I’m Switching to the iPhone – 147 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs. Google Pixel 6 Pro: An Update – 80 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Where is the December Update for the Pixel 6 Series? – 36 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs. Google Pixel 6 Pro: An Update – 80 Comments

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    This is going to be interesting. The differences between high end iPhones and Pixels are more a matter of pref

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs. Google Pixel 6 Pro: An Update – 80 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Where is the December Update for the Pixel 6 Series? – 36 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro First Impressions – 101 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro First Impressions – 101 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro First Impressions – 101 Comments

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    Oddly that's not a bad analogy. While seatbelts don't prevent injury or death, they certainly lessen the insta

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

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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

    Posted 6 months ago on iFixIt Partners with Microsoft on Surface Repair Tools – 2 Comments

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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

    Posted 7 months ago on Apple Hasn’t Given Up on Getting Employees Back in the Office – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 7 months ago on Power Problems (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 7 months ago on Ask Paul: November 11 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Don't worry. It'll all be in there by 2025.

    Posted 7 months ago on New Insider Preview Build Adds Another Promised Windows 11 Feature – 9 Comments

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    Meta (Facebook) has a Workplace productivity collaboration service?

    Posted 7 months ago on Meta/Facebook Announces Workplace Integration with Microsoft Teams – 9 Comments

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    $299(?) for the base iPad education price, isn't that far off. You would get much better performance. Could us

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft Announces $249 Surface Laptop SE for Education – 63 Comments

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    Maybe it shouldn't help, but there is a significant amount of anecdotal evidence that it does, for some reason

    Posted 7 months ago on Google Pixel 6 Pro: Problems in Paradise? – 61 Comments

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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

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft to Kill OneDrive for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 in Early 2022 – 41 Comments

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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

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft to Kill OneDrive for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 in Early 2022 – 41 Comments

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    That's what I thought. I believe Chromebooks use this dual partition system as well.

    Posted 7 months ago on Ask Paul: November 5 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on Another Brick in the Wall (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Most not qualify for the Brad and Paul discount.

    Posted 8 months ago on Stardock Releases Start11 – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on What I Use: Paris 2021 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So is this just their communications/mobile business? The do other stuff like crummy appliances too.

    Posted 8 months ago on Samsung Revenues Hit $63 Billion, Beat Estimates – 2 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on New Windows 11 Build Previews MSA Settings Interface – 9 Comments

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    Maybe this is why they can afford slimmer margins in their Play Store.

    Posted 8 months ago on Google Revenues Grew 41 Percent to $65 Billion – 18 Comments

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    Watch their stock drop because wall street analysts expected 22% growth.

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft Earnings Soar 22 Percent to $45.3 Billion – 13 Comments

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    Zune forever! (somebody had to say it)

    Posted 8 months ago on 20 Years Later: My Original Apple iPod Review (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on 20 Years Later: My Original Apple iPod Review (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Do No...what was it again?

    Posted 8 months ago on Google is Pulling YouTube from Roku – 42 Comments

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    And quashed the YouTube app MS built.

    Posted 8 months ago on Google is Pulling YouTube from Roku – 42 Comments

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    Mac Mini's for everyone. ;)

    Posted 8 months ago on Google is Pulling YouTube from Roku – 42 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on Google is Pulling YouTube from Roku – 42 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on Stardock Fences 4 Supports Windows 11 – 3 Comments

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    So the Amazon App Store is something to be defended against?

    Posted 8 months ago on First Android Apps Preview Comes to … the Beta Channel? – 48 Comments

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    since they have no mobile windows platforms (gee I wish you could edit)

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft Officially Deprecates UWP – 32 Comments

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    Which makes sense since they have mobile windows platforms. Even their 'tablets' are becoming TINO (Tablet in

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft Officially Deprecates UWP – 32 Comments

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    Time to switch out of the Tevas? ;)

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Announces New MacBook Pros, M1 Pro and M1 Max Chipsets – 177 Comments

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    Just stereo pairs it would seem.

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Announces New MacBook Pros, M1 Pro and M1 Max Chipsets – 177 Comments

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    They call it Apple Silicon. It differentiates it from the ARM you find running Windows.

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Announces New MacBook Pros, M1 Pro and M1 Max Chipsets – 177 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Announces New MacBook Pros, M1 Pro and M1 Max Chipsets – 177 Comments

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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.

    Posted 8 months ago on Parallels Desktop 17.1 Adds Full Support for macOS Monterey and Windows 11 – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on Parallels Desktop 17.1 Adds Full Support for macOS Monterey and Windows 11 – 17 Comments

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    Fans are probably loud.

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft’s Xbox Mini Fridge Arrives – 18 Comments

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    "Will they? They seemed sincere. I guess they always do.It's been said the most important thing is sincerity.

    Posted 8 months ago on Ask Paul: October 15 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    "Intel plans to catch and surpass Apple around 2024-2025", assuming of course that Apple stands still.

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Set to Announce New Macs Next Week – 63 Comments

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    Simple solution. Don't load Chrome.

    Posted 8 months ago on Google Search Rivals Call on EU to Do Something – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 8 months ago on Hands-On with the Surface Slim Pen 2 – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on HP Chromebook x2 First Impressions – 13 Comments

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    'and you’ll have to front another $428 for a Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil (Gen 2)'. You actually don

    Posted 9 months ago on HP Chromebook x2 First Impressions – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on Ask Paul: October 1 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    MS should just hire these guys to do their UI for them. Hire, not buy.

    Posted 9 months ago on Start11 is Getting a Big Update Next Week – 42 Comments

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    I imagine the PlayStore comes at a price. I think that price is Chrome and Google Search, among other things.

    Posted 9 months ago on Windows 11’s Broken Promises (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on Windows 11 Feature Focus: New Docking/Undocking Experience – 9 Comments

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    Probably not, and they could just remove the charge port on iPhones altogether and just leave MagSafe. Careful

    Posted 9 months ago on EU to Require USB-C for Mobile Devices – 73 Comments

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    I am delighted. I did in fact notice. How could you not?

    Posted 9 months ago on Insiders in Dev Channel Get a Windows 11 Taskbar Fix – 5 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on Surface Duo 2 Specs and Photo Gallery – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on Surface Duo 2 Specs and Photo Gallery – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on Surface, Can You Spare a Part? – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on Microsoft Releases New Dev Build of Windows 11 – 13 Comments

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    I think a bit more user configuration might be in order, though that flies inf the face of 'simplification'.

    Posted 9 months ago on Microsoft Releases New Dev Build of Windows 11 – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on What Apple Didn’t Highlight During Its September Event (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on What Apple Didn’t Highlight During Its September Event (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on What Apple Didn’t Highlight During Its September Event (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on Analysis: Microsoft’s Windows 11 Performance Claims (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 9 months ago on Google Pixel 5a Review – 19 Comments

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    2025 sounds about right.

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Issues Fixes for Windows 11 Instability – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 10 months ago on Thanks for Testing Windows 11, Now Leave – 62 Comments

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    Not sure this as big a deal as 'enthusiast' sites want to make it be. Microsoft abandoning, Microsoft threaten

    Posted 10 months ago on The Great Windows 11 Dipsy-Doo (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 10 months ago on Ask Paul: August 27 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    That seems like the most ridiculous restriction/decision. I have this on a domain joined business machine, and

    Posted 10 months ago on New Windows 11 Build Updates Chat, Widgets, Store – 24 Comments

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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.

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft is Protesting a New Amazon NSA Contract Win. Of Course It Is – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 10 months ago on HP Launches Chrome OS Tablet PC, All-in-One Desktop – 22 Comments

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    The desktop version does sync in the background. We started using it extensively while we were all WFH. We wer

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft to Revamp OneNote Desktop, Kill Windows 10 Client – 46 Comments

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    Ahh, just realized you wanted the other way round.

    Posted 11 months ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365 – 59 Comments

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    There's a Mac version of Microsoft Remote Desktop.

    Posted 11 months ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365 – 59 Comments

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    Dissenting opinion. Stationed there 3 years and would never want to live there permanently. 90-100 degrees and

    Posted 11 months ago on Ask Paul: July 30 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 11 months ago on iPad Sales Fell in Q2, But It Still Dominates – 22 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on TPM Outrage (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: June 25 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Cortana, Skype, More are Being Removed or Deprecated in Windows 11 – 123 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 11 Screenshot Gallery – 49 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 11 Screenshot Gallery – 49 Comments

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    I wonder if the multi-monitor support will be smart enough to understand differing (but consistent) external m

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 – 185 Comments

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    If you live in a submarine, we have a version for you. It's called Windows 10.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 – 185 Comments

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    This is what happens after two decades of tech writers tell everyone the only reason other browsers exist is t

    Posted 1 year ago on EU Launches Antitrust Investigation of Google Ad Business – 7 Comments

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    Love your travelogues. I'm convinced, when MS tanks (?) you could continue to make a living writing those. The

    Posted 1 year ago on What I Use: Mexico City (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Going Electric: A 1500 Mile Road Trip (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So Google is sherlocking a state?

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Delivers Several New Android Features – 22 Comments

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    We called those Windows 7 Gadgets. They weren't well supported either.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 11: A Few More Screenshots – 60 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 11 First Impressions – 136 Comments

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    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the sun, I shall fear no UI...

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Support Ends on October 14, 2025 – 87 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Better Together (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Better Together (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Better Together (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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.

    Posted 1 year ago on U.S. Government Moves to Take on Big Tech – 39 Comments

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    If you click on it to copy, it gets the whole URL though.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Quietly Gives Up on URL Shortening in Chrome – 13 Comments

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    I noticed that too. Luckily my 3XL isn't my primary phone.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Ships Android 12 Beta 2 – 6 Comments

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    I've had that concern myself. Always hoped digital wallets/ IDs had some feature, that when initiated, you cou

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple WWDC21 Kicks Off with a Slew of Product Updates – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple WWDC21 Kicks Off with a Slew of Product Updates – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Announces Cheaper Pixel Buds – 3 Comments

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    DOORS is already a thing, but their trademark research guys have messed up before.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft to Preview Next Generation Windows on June 24 – 83 Comments

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    No, next generation, Windows NG.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft to Preview Next Generation Windows on June 24 – 83 Comments

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    This isn't for any of that. It is for developers to test Arm apps.

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Are the Specifications for the Snapdragon Developer Kit – 87 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Are the Specifications for the Snapdragon Developer Kit – 87 Comments

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    Expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed. Pessimistic optimism.

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Are the Specifications for the Snapdragon Developer Kit – 87 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Shared Calendars Update for Outlook for Windows is Now Available – 21 Comments

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    Yea, I don't think laptops are going to be 'delivering 240W'. At least not for long.

    Posted 1 year ago on USB-C 2.1 to Support 240 Watts of Power – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on USB-C 2.1 to Support 240 Watts of Power – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows 10 on ARM – 54 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the Apple Siri Remote (2nd Generation) – 25 Comments

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    I have a Duo. This looks super. Almost makes me wish I were a gamer.

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Supports Touch Controls for Dual-Screen Devices – 5 Comments

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    Making it look like a Mac Mini, won't make it run like a Mac Mini.

    Posted 1 year ago on Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows 10 on ARM – 54 Comments

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    Good luck to them. Hope they do as well as Microsoft.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google is Opening a Retail Store in New York City – 23 Comments

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    They need the guys who got rid of Jimmy Hoffa.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft to Retire IE 11 in 2022. Mostly. – 28 Comments

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    Oh look, iPhone widgets. Can't wait for the Android widgets on my iPhone.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Announces Android 12 Beta – 11 Comments

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    In reply to bluvg: That allegation is wrong. There are already others making products that integrate into App

    Posted 1 year ago on Tile Testifies Against Apple in Antitrust Case – 66 Comments

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    In reply to OntarioPundit: What makes you believe Tile doesn't make a comparable product? They are the le

    Posted 1 year ago on Tile Testifies Against Apple in Antitrust Case – 66 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: The ad writes itself. Don't get Floc'd, get Edge.

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, Vivaldi Will Disable FLoC Too – 19 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Wasn't on my MS Duo, so no sweat.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Kills Cortana on Mobile – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Discontinues the HomePod – 54 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Evo vs. Apple M1: Hardware Compatibility – 85 Comments

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    In reply to cchubbuck: Maybe Intel is more like the internal combustion engine. You can put it in trucks, sed

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Evo vs. Apple M1: Hardware Compatibility – 85 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Evo vs. Apple M1: Hardware Compatibility – 85 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: Don't see why I need to be any more completely factual than Intel. ;)

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Takes on Apple M1 with New Series of “Go PC” Ads – 86 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Takes on Apple M1 with New Series of “Go PC” Ads – 86 Comments

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    Beat Apple at what? They aren't technically in the same business. Intel sells processors to 3rd parties.

    Posted 1 year ago on New Intel CEO Wants to Beat Apple – 36 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: Because that's how it works. Do you nothing about free enterprise?

    Posted 1 year ago on EU Companies Complain that Chinese Sanction Favors U.S. Tech Firms – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1) Preview – 63 Comments

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    In reply to Michael_Babiuk: Access, Project. These aren't even esoteric applications. There are other way

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1) Preview – 63 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes: Every such trade-in has a written disclaimer that notes they can change the amount upon

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1) Preview – 63 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1) Preview – 63 Comments

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    In reply to RonV42: It was not the default search on my Windows devices. Never has been.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Responds to U.S. Antitrust Suit – 29 Comments

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    Is 'simmers' a word? Those who sim?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Flight Simulator VR Experience is Now Available – 11 Comments

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    I have to agree that 'People use Google Search because they choose to, not because they are forced to or

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Responds to U.S. Antitrust Suit – 29 Comments

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    In reply to sergeluca: That's not really how it should be thought of. Apple didn't decide they were

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Reportedly Designing Its Own ARM Chips – 76 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Reportedly Designing Its Own ARM Chips – 76 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Reportedly Designing Its Own ARM Chips – 76 Comments

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    In reply to Dan: Yes, because the only reason other browsers exist is to be able to download Chrome, right?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Edge Heads to M1 Macs in Preview – 27 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Fires Back at Facebook – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo is Coming to 4 New Countries in 2021 – 37 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: How is it inferior? It is certainly different. Look at your header picture. You hav

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo is Coming to 4 New Countries in 2021 – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo is Coming to 4 New Countries in 2021 – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo is Coming to 4 New Countries in 2021 – 37 Comments

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    Hey look, people like it. We can charge them more.

    Posted 1 year ago on Disney+ Usage Continues to Rise, So Prices are Going Up Too – 9 Comments

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    I just wish they would make that keyboard for regular Surfii Pro too. The pen storage is brilliant.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Begins Publicly Testing Windows 10 on ARM x64 Emulation – 22 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes: They have all their people building it. They don't have time to test it too.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Begins Publicly Testing Windows 10 on ARM x64 Emulation – 22 Comments

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    In reply to LT1 Z51: Or Oculus. They are screwing that up.

    Posted 1 year ago on U.S. Government, Most States Seek to Break Up Facebook – 38 Comments

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    In reply to oscar90: Speak for yourself. I'm a follower of Apple.

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Announces New UI for Fire TV – 10 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces AirPods Max – 86 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces AirPods Max – 86 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces AirPods Max – 86 Comments

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    In reply to kdjones74: Thank goodness. I was tempted to buy one. Now I won't have to eXPlain it.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft’s Holiday Commercial is for the Dogs – 12 Comments

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    In reply to RM: What is it but an Enterprise Product? Amazon Echo, now with Slack?

    Posted 1 year ago on Salesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion – 32 Comments

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    In reply to lefrinj: Everyone should read The Circle, by Dave Eggers. (movie isn't as good)

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Steps Back from the Productivity Score Cliff – 13 Comments

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    Surprised it didn't come with a stack ranking dashboard.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Steps Back from the Productivity Score Cliff – 13 Comments

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    When is TEAMS getting photo editing, audio and video production support? And a calculator, it needs a calculat

    Posted 1 year ago on Teams Gets More Calling Features, Including CarPlay Support – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Android Apps on Windows, Again (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to shark47: You can see the bezels on the top picture, wide as ever.

    Posted 1 year ago on Disappointing Surface Laptop 4, Pro 8 Images Leak – 52 Comments

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    What would you expect a reviewer to run but standard Apple workloads? These aren't MacPro replacements. T

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple MacBook Pro 13” M1 Review- Why You Might Want To Pass – 13 Comments

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    In reply to Mcgillivray: It's not about not helping others. It's about the security aspects of the f

    Posted 1 year ago on Sidewalk is Amazon’s Latest Creepy Service – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Sidewalk is Amazon’s Latest Creepy Service – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Sidewalk is Amazon’s Latest Creepy Service – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Sidewalk is Amazon’s Latest Creepy Service – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Sidewalk is Amazon’s Latest Creepy Service – 43 Comments

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    Anyone looking at what streaming costs in terms of data usage? With COMCAST pretty much rolling out data caps

    Posted 1 year ago on Living with Game Streaming (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple to Reduce App Store Fee to 15 Percent for Most Developers – 72 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple to Reduce App Store Fee to 15 Percent for Most Developers – 72 Comments

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    40 companies?

    Posted 1 year ago on Huawei Sells Its Honor Smartphone Business – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Photoshop Comes to ARM on Windows and macOS – 24 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau: This is going to be interesting considering there is PhotoShop on Windows, MacOS, WOA a

    Posted 1 year ago on Photoshop Comes to ARM on Windows and macOS – 24 Comments

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    In reply to proftheory: I see perfectly legitimate mail, and sometimes important mail in my junk/spam folder t

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Adds New Personal Data Protection to Gmail – 4 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Thinking About Google Photos (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: November 13 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Brings Its Own Silicon to the 13-inch MacBook Pro – 34 Comments

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    Reliability is the enemy of shipping.

    Posted 1 year ago on Inconsistency (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2: Please don't roll it out with an e-mail saying "TEAMS was installed, everyone use

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Teams to Get Multi-Account Support (Updated) – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Teams to Get Multi-Account Support (Updated) – 12 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72: Unfortunately TEAMS personal accounts don't work on the desktop (yet), just iOS/iPadO

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Teams to Get Multi-Account Support (Updated) – 12 Comments

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    Maybe it's like the venting around Surfaces.

    Posted 1 year ago on Pixel 5 Display Gap is By Design, Google Says – 21 Comments

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    Charging promises are carefully and specifically worded. "can charge it up to 50 percent in 30 minutes" not &#

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple iPhone 12 Review – 31 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: Apple Preps ARM-Based MacBook Pros, MacBook Air – 77 Comments

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    In reply to fishnet37222: Then you are using it wrong ;)

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: Apple Preps ARM-Based MacBook Pros, MacBook Air – 77 Comments

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    The good news is these 'events' are likely pre-recorded. Apple's surely is. That means you can

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Bogarts Xbox Series X|S Day for Mac Event – 46 Comments

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    In reply to sammyg: "Example will Adobe make a version of PhotoShop that is equal to their Intel version". May

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Bogarts Xbox Series X|S Day for Mac Event – 46 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: Parallels was shown running on an ARM Mac at the announcement. So, not dual booting (Boo

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Bogarts Xbox Series X|S Day for Mac Event – 46 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Bogarts Xbox Series X|S Day for Mac Event – 46 Comments

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    In reply to SRLRacing: You know both companies had this planned well in advance, and didn't share their c

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Bogarts Xbox Series X|S Day for Mac Event – 46 Comments

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    In reply to RonH: The rumors are Apple is working on eliminating or reducing the stick. Funny that others feel

    Posted 1 year ago on OnePlus Buds Z Wireless Earbuds are Now Available – 7 Comments

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    I imagine when you search, it will respond with "here is what I found on Google for you."

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Allegedly Developing Alternative to Google Search – 16 Comments

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    In reply to MarcTsawwassen: It will be delayed.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Finally Adds Trackpad Support to Office on iPad – 6 Comments

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    "only now bringing support for this functionality to Office". Come on. Office for iOS/iPadOS was designed to r

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Finally Adds Trackpad Support to Office on iPad – 6 Comments

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    In reply to sammyg: Unfortunately Teams for Consumers does not work on a laptop or desktop. Only on Android an

    Posted 1 year ago on Zoom Finally Adds End-to-End Encryption – 11 Comments

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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&#

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 5 Suffers From Alarming Build Quality Problem – 46 Comments

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    Isn't its predecessor, Windows 10 version 2004 supposed to be the Windows 10 version released in the four

    Posted 1 year ago on What’s New in Windows 10 Version 20H2 – 32 Comments

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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&

    Posted 1 year ago on What’s New in Windows 10 Version 20H2 – 32 Comments

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    In reply to SherlockHolmes: Maybe the bug was thinking they could get away with it?

    Posted 1 year ago on Office PWA Installs Caused by Microsoft Edge Bug – 16 Comments

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    In reply to spacecamel: Because it's hard to write proprietary extensions, VB code, etc for PWAs?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Testing Office PWAs in Windows 10 – 44 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: Could they, is not the same as will they.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Testing Office PWAs in Windows 10 – 44 Comments

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    In reply to mclark2112: Did you guys miss that there is a blue one?

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Launches New iPhone 12 Pro Line With Upgraded Cameras, LiDAR Sensor – 26 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878: Well, they aren't providing the charger, and you don't need to buy one. They

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Introduces New MagSafe Wireless Charger for iPhone 12 – 9 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2: Not exactly. The watch has used magnetic alignment since its inception, but the chargin

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Introduces New MagSafe Wireless Charger for iPhone 12 – 9 Comments

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    Should be noted that the full sized HomePods are pretty regularly available for $200 these days. At that price

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Releases Smaller, More Affordable HomePod – 12 Comments

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    Maybe MS could start a music service, where you could stream, but also buy music. Bought music could be stored

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Play No Longer Sells Music – 41 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Android Sound Notifications Can Help Those with Hearing Loss – 7 Comments

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    In reply to lightbody: So what is doing the router (DHCP) function? The cable box or the Google puck?

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Improves Its Wi-Fi Mesh Products – 9 Comments

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    In reply to SRLRacing: 'the US government is made up of a whole bunch of very smart people'. Unfortu

    Posted 1 year ago on U.S.: Big Tech are Abusive Monopolies That Should be Regulated or Broken Up – 104 Comments

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    "the Apple TV remote is a crime against humanity". Two words, Logitech Harmony.

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with Chromecast with Google TV – 42 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: They say it's better than the alternative.

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with Chromecast with Google TV – 42 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: What? Selling their products in their stores? How un-enlightened. I suppose North F

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Removes Rival Audio Products from Store – 38 Comments

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    In reply to ngc224: So, what's wrong with Surface Duo? The name, not the device.

    Posted 1 year ago on Bing is Rebranded to Microsoft Bing – 34 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Bing is Rebranded to Microsoft Bing – 34 Comments

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    In reply to chris_t_lee: Fitbits and Apple watches depend a lot on arm swing when counting steps. Surprisingly

    Posted 1 year ago on Fitbit Versa 3 First Impressions – 23 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Wearable (In)decision (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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.

    Posted 1 year ago on Wearable (In)decision (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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.

    Posted 1 year ago on What I Use: 2020 Road Trip (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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,

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple TV App for Xbox is being Developed – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Pro X Refreshed With Microsoft’s New SQ2 Processor, Platinum Finish – 23 Comments

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    I do wish it had a marginally usable touch pad like my Apple TV remote ;)

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Launches New Chromecast Powered by Google TV – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Testing New Storage and Phone Features in Windows 10 – 7 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: That's a long expletive.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 on ARM to Get 64-Bit x86 App Support Next Year – 30 Comments

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    Can you drive it with an XBox controller?

    Posted 1 year ago on Going Electric: From 2008 to 2020 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to nine54: I love that when closing my MacBook the external screen just becomes the primary monitor.

    Posted 1 year ago on Living with a Laptop: Dual Displays (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pulls an Apple with Play Store Rules – 83 Comments

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    In reply to Bart: Are you saying there aren't alternative app stores for Android? Or none that you'd

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pulls an Apple with Play Store Rules – 83 Comments

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    In reply to Shmuelie: Maybe because the folks who build and support the apps stores, ecosystems and clientele

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pulls an Apple with Play Store Rules – 83 Comments

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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-

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pulls an Apple with Play Store Rules – 83 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pulls an Apple with Play Store Rules – 83 Comments

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    In reply to crunchyfrog: I would think cloud video would be exactly what you want when using the 'I'

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Announces Another Smart Home Tsunami – 17 Comments

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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,

    Posted 1 year ago on Saying No to Pixel (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Saying No to Pixel (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    doesn’t suffer from Apple’s lock-in issuesdoesn’t benefit from Apple’s integration featuresDepends on

    Posted 1 year ago on Saying No to Pixel (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to pierrelatour: They could each make a platform that prioritizes their own interests.

    Posted 1 year ago on Coalition Takes on Apple App Store Policies – 31 Comments

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    In reply to shawnthebeachy: Do people still micro-manage their memory? I only wonder about it when I get slowd

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Details How the New Edge Has Become More Efficient – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on New Insider Build Brings Meet Now to Windows 10 – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on New Insider Build Brings Meet Now to Windows 10 – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on New Insider Build Brings Meet Now to Windows 10 – 21 Comments

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    In reply to turnma: And Mac and iPadOS.

    Posted 1 year ago on New Insider Build Brings Meet Now to Windows 10 – 21 Comments

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    As long as they aren't as proud of it as Apple is of Apple TV, I'm in.

    Posted 1 year ago on Android 11 Comes to Android TV – 15 Comments

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    I have a Surface. I imagine I won't be seeing this till next year.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Finalizes Windows 10 Version 20H2 – 21 Comments

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    In reply to wolters: Wonder if there is any 'standard' to sleep score. Wife typically gets 80-90 on

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: September 18 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to will: iOS 14.1 will be Way before October.

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Releases Safari 14 for macOS Catalina and Mojave – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on iOS 14 is Here. Where are the Microsoft Widgets? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Scsekaran: Yes they do, but in their defense, they are pretty lackluster too. Not many and virtual

    Posted 1 year ago on iOS 14 is Here. Where are the Microsoft Widgets? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    “These stores are making a lot more money from creative works than the creators.”I have to wonder how much

    Posted 1 year ago on Tim Sweeney On Apple and Google: ‘These Monopolies Need To Be Stopped’ – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Halo First Impressions – 19 Comments

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    In reply to jgraebner: Kinda works with Surface DUO. so not exclusively exclusive.

    Posted 1 year ago on Your Phone’s App Feature Comes to More Samsung Phones – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Spotify Issues Antitrust Complaint About Apple One – 46 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Watch, Fitness+, and … My Wife (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Adobe Illustrator Ships on iPad Next Month – 10 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Adobe Illustrator Ships on iPad Next Month – 10 Comments

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    Cool, wish I had an ounce of talent.

    Posted 1 year ago on Adobe Illustrator Ships on iPad Next Month – 10 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar: Nobody needs more than 256G of storage. ;)

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces New iPads – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces New iPads – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces New iPads – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Launches Apple One – 27 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Launches Apple One – 27 Comments

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    I think this is going to take some spreadsheet work to decide if it is worthwhile for any particular situation

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Launches Apple One – 27 Comments

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    In reply to Gedisoft: It 'doesn't', but as a country it can establish export restrictions on te

    Posted 1 year ago on Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok’s U.S. Operations – 23 Comments

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    The question is still, will the partner arrangement appease the deal maker in chief?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Not Buying TikTok – 25 Comments

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    In reply to mattbg: TikTok doesn't operate in China. ByteDance has a different application that does the

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Not Buying TikTok – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Hawaiianteg: BUT, 5G! Gigabit symmetrical bandwidth, no latency, and available even in your tornad

    Posted 1 year ago on App Store Revisions Are a Middle Finger to Microsoft (Updated) – 124 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes: Well, game streaming is a fairly new technology. Apples current terms of reference don&#

    Posted 1 year ago on App Store Revisions Are a Middle Finger to Microsoft (Updated) – 124 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin: Apple Arcade is not a streaming service. It provides you the opportunity to download

    Posted 1 year ago on App Store Revisions Are a Middle Finger to Microsoft (Updated) – 124 Comments

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    In reply to jm2016: Allowing all developers to negotiate a better deal, providing benefit to Apple in exchange

    Posted 1 year ago on App Store Revisions Are a Middle Finger to Microsoft (Updated) – 124 Comments

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    In reply to nanovak: Interestingly links in Outlook, open Edge today as well. In iOS 13.

    Posted 1 year ago on Tip: Choose a New Default Browser in iOS 14 – 20 Comments

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    In reply to IanYates82: Safari doesn't have any problem running xCloud. It was there in Beta. Apple just

    Posted 1 year ago on Tip: Choose a New Default Browser in iOS 14 – 20 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: September 11 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: You are discounting security updates. Android OEMs, when they curtail support for O

    Posted 1 year ago on Android 11 … It’s Complicated (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Android 11 … It’s Complicated (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 900: Duos – 15 Comments

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    In reply to md.marks: Now that's funny, right there.

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 900: Duos – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 900: Duos – 15 Comments

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    In reply to brad-sams: Read and watched. Snickered at the comment about the flashlight. Did that once. Just on

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo Review – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo Review – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo Review – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo Review – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo Review – 38 Comments

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    In reply to navarac: Look at the prices of current folding phones, and non-folding ones with pen support. Now

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo Review – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Mint Mobile Launches Its First Unlimited Plan – 35 Comments

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    In reply to dstrauss: If you don't have O365 personal or business, there are limitations to what you can

    Posted 1 year ago on Google is Bringing Native Microsoft Office Editing to Mobile – 4 Comments

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    "alleged vexatious clauses", oh my!

    Posted 1 year ago on Italy is Investigating Apple, Dropbox, and Google – 4 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Now Japan is Going After Apple’s App Store Too – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Now Japan is Going After Apple’s App Store Too – 14 Comments

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    In reply to Vladimir: You don't think there are flight controls for XBox, or there won't be more?

    Posted 1 year ago on Flight Simulator is Biggest Xbox Game Pass for PC Launch Ever – 25 Comments

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    In reply to shameer_mulji: If it's not a quick solution, it's not a Wall Street approved solution.

    Posted 1 year ago on Qualcomm Officially Unveils Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 for PCs – 40 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on A Tale of Two Smartphones (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Brings Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise to Surface Hub 2S – 13 Comments

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    In reply to Sykeward: Cool, where did you find that 50" 4K multi-touch Surface Pen enabled TV?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Brings Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise to Surface Hub 2S – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Thinking About Foldables (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Thinking About Foldables (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878: I think that requirement is largely solved. You can get portable LCD screens that reall

    Posted 1 year ago on Thinking About Foldables (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Thinking About Foldables (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Thinking About Foldables (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Thinking About Foldables (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 to Launch September 18 at $1999 – 28 Comments

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    In reply to nerdile: When a platform 'rips off' a third party ad-on/product and provides it natively

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Terminates Epic’s Developer Account – 63 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10’s Wireless Display Feature is Now Optional – 20 Comments

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    Need to run out and buy more popcorn.

    Posted 1 year ago on China Intervenes in TikTok Deal – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with Samsung DeX for Windows, One Year Later – 24 Comments

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    In reply to SherlockHolmes: But, but, this is MICROSOFT Bing. That's way more marketable, because now ev

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Appears to be Rebranding Bing – 40 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Terminates Epic’s Developer Account – 63 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Facebook Airs Its Apple Grievances – 64 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Facebook Airs Its Apple Grievances – 64 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Facebook Airs Its Apple Grievances – 64 Comments

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    In reply to brettscoast: Microsoft has decades of experience with Minesweeper.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft, Oracle Race to the Finish to Acquire TikTok – 26 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Takes on Health Tracking … with a Device Called Halo – 29 Comments

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    In reply to hidp123: We shall see. Wouldn't it be novel if MS worked best with MS.

    Posted 1 year ago on Not the Android Apps Solution We Were Looking For … Yet (Updated) – 54 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Not the Android Apps Solution We Were Looking For … Yet (Updated) – 54 Comments

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    So, how's Windows Phone and Continuum looking now? I acknowledge it wasn't super, but they never wen

    Posted 1 year ago on Not the Android Apps Solution We Were Looking For … Yet (Updated) – 54 Comments

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    In reply to remc86007: My Lumia 950XL wasn't even on the list.

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo Unboxing – 28 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo Unboxing – 28 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Judge Issues Split Decision in Epic v. Apple – 55 Comments

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    In reply to RM: Epic is required to use the XBox store.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Backs Epic in Fight with Apple – 47 Comments

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    In reply to BeckoningEagle: Phone companies already get a tremendous cut of the revenue. The ability to make t

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    In reply to frank_costanza: Given that wording, I would think Apple is virtually obligated to enforce that re

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    Another update already? Didn't we just get 20H1 (2004) like two days ago?

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 20H2 is Just About Done – 18 Comments

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    When are they going to backport it to Windows 7 so those folks don't miss out.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Brings WSL 2 to Windows 10 Versions 1903, 1909 – 6 Comments

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    In reply to A_lurker: I think Amazon, Facebook, Google, (Apple) just don't want the added scrutiny such a

    Posted 1 year ago on Now Oracle is Considering a TikTok Bid Too – 14 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau: And Zoom has been catering to consumers, as has TEAMS. So.

    Posted 1 year ago on Zoom is Coming to Amazon, Facebook, and Google Smart Displays – 11 Comments

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    Gee, guess getting a 30% take of imaginary stuff to be used in imaginary places is lucrative.

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Hits a $2 Trillion Market Cap – 45 Comments

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    Oracle. Yea, that screams youthful social media.

    Posted 1 year ago on Now Oracle is Considering a TikTok Bid Too – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Zoom is Coming to Amazon, Facebook, and Google Smart Displays – 11 Comments

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    In reply to mclark2112: Funny how different people have different processes. I organize all my stuff by use an

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of iOS 14 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Maybe we'll get a Sonos speaker with Cortana. ;)

    Posted 1 year ago on Panos Panay Is Joining the Board of Sonos [Updated] – 12 Comments

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    Well, this is well timed. While Apple and Google are raking developers over the coals, Microsoft is handing th

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Celebrates Over 2000 Indie Titles on Xbox – 5 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder: When I've sideloaded, it was, turn of the restriction in settings, get the apk on

    Posted 1 year ago on Epic Sues Google Too, But with a Twist – 27 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Epic Sues After Apple Removes Fortnite from App Store – 129 Comments

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    In reply to peterc: They had no Arcade "bundle". It was never intended to have all those other services. Arcad

    Posted 1 year ago on Epic Sues After Apple Removes Fortnite from App Store – 129 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Even Microsoft is Still Trying to Figure Out Surface Duo (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    "This fall, Google will release an over-the-air (OTA) update that will improve Wear OS performance." Since the

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Reminds Us that Wear OS Still Exists – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Prepping All-in Subscription Bundle for October – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Dev Channel Build Introduces a New Post-Update Experience – 10 Comments

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    In reply to EdAM: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." (not actually) - Mark T

    Posted 1 year ago on Chromebook Sales Growth Outpaced Laptops by 3X in U.S. – 59 Comments

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    In reply to dftf: So....a Windows Phone with Continuum (assuming they had kept improving it)

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo to Launch September 10 at $1399 – 98 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja: Hey, I can get $120 for my Surface Go. That makes it ONLY $1279.

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo to Launch September 10 at $1399 – 98 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on New Dell Latitude Chromebook Targets the Enterprise – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac is Now Available – 5 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Comes the Surface Duo – 78 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja: Depends on how you define external. All the renders show one camera. If you fold i

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Comes the Surface Duo – 78 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja: Surprised, "Wow!", or surprised, "Oh my Gawd?"

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Comes the Surface Duo – 78 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Toshiba Exits the PC Business – 16 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji: Apple offers a free tier. It's called Spotify. ;)

    Posted 1 year ago on Hubris, Thy Name is Apple (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to klhyvcfxe2_vtni56y: Others commented accurately, but here is another data point. Download YouTube

    Posted 1 year ago on Hubris, Thy Name is Apple (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Hawaiianteg: No, Apple does make new rules from time to time. I understand requiring Sign in with

    Posted 1 year ago on Hubris, Thy Name is Apple (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez: Hmm, I have MSs remote desktop client, creatively called Remote Desktop Client, on my i

    Posted 1 year ago on Hubris, Thy Name is Apple (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Hubris, Thy Name is Apple (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to feek: Getting his hair done?

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows Rocked by Major Reorg – 69 Comments

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    So Sonos is having trouble selling their $400-$500 speakers? What makes them worth that much more than Amazon

    Posted 1 year ago on Sonos: Amazon Selling Smart Speakers Below Cost is Illegal – 44 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Launches Nearby Share on Android – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Killing Cortana on Mobile, Invoke, and Surface Headphones – 67 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Play Music Shut Down Starts in September – 49 Comments

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    Curious about a point. "TikTok ….. is only considering this outcome to stay in business in the wake of a pot

    Posted 1 year ago on Damned if You Do (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Damned if You Do (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Killing Cortana on Mobile, Invoke, and Surface Headphones – 67 Comments

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    In reply to BeckoningEagle: If nothing else, it will absolutely become part of TEAMS.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Confirms Its Interest In Buying TikTok – 64 Comments

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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.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Expands Windows 10 Version 2004 Rollout – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Killing Cortana on Mobile, Invoke, and Surface Headphones – 67 Comments

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    So what now differentiates Microsoft's Surface Headphones and Earbuds? That Play My Emails feature is ava

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Killing Cortana on Mobile, Invoke, and Surface Headphones – 67 Comments

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    In reply to StevenLayton: You are not alone.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Expands Windows 10 Version 2004 Rollout – 24 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau: Probably cost them an arm and a leg.

    Posted 1 year ago on Nvidia is in Talks to Acquire Arm – 35 Comments

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    In reply to neznak: Really? I sort of recall Windows 7 with or without SP1.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 Limps Forward – 24 Comments

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    In reply to r34med: Saves me the trouble of looking. Thanks.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 Limps Forward – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 Limps Forward – 24 Comments

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    Someone remind me. What is VAT, and what does the EU do to deserve that cut?

    Posted 1 year ago on EU Proposes New Laws to Rein in Big Tech – 74 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: EU to Investigate Google Acquisition of Fitbit – 8 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder: There does need to be some standard that can be applied. Patently false information tha

    Posted 1 year ago on Big Tech CEOs Appear Before Congressional Antitrust Committee – 22 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ: There today. No version change, but noticed other changes as well.

    Posted 1 year ago on Collections Comes to Edge Mobile – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Collections Comes to Edge Mobile – 9 Comments

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    iOS 45.6.8 No collections here.

    Posted 1 year ago on Collections Comes to Edge Mobile – 9 Comments

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    Interesting. If Google drops Pixel for more forward placement on Samsung, or somewhere else, would they still

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: Google Wants More Control of Samsung’s Handsets – 39 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57: Yes. Ever used an iPad?

    Posted 1 year ago on Lenovo Flex 5G Review – 25 Comments

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    Regarding Skype/TEAMS. Are we differentiating Skype and TEAMS Personal vs Skype for Business/TEAMS. Paul are y

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: July 24 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Throwback: Nokia Lumia 1020 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20175 – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Unleashes Dozens of Alexa Developer Improvements – 7 Comments

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    In reply to davidblouin: Yes.     Oh, were you looking for more? ;)  At my house we m

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Unleashes Dozens of Alexa Developer Improvements – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Teases Its Next-Generation Productivity UX – 49 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: IB who?

    Posted 1 year ago on Slacks Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft – 78 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz: On Business O365 they did in essence force Teams. It replaced Skype for Business. By repla

    Posted 1 year ago on Slacks Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft – 78 Comments

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    In reply to Andi: Everything is illegal in France if they can make money off it.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft’s Smith Spoke to Congressional Committee About Apple – 39 Comments

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    Snitch

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft’s Smith Spoke to Congressional Committee About Apple – 39 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Two Paths, One Destination (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to brduffy: You aren't really delivering producer apps over the internet. You are delivering scr

    Posted 1 year ago on Two Paths, One Destination (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to blue77star: Really? The two companies trading places for most valuable are Microsoft and Apple. On

    Posted 1 year ago on Two Paths, One Destination (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Cloud PC is Coming in Spring 2021 – 76 Comments

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    In reply to blue77star: Maybe in relation to your music collection your life would be the same. You'd be

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Cloud PC is Coming in Spring 2021 – 76 Comments

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    In reply to blue77star: Keeping your money in a bank? What's that all about? I'm not letting someone

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Cloud PC is Coming in Spring 2021 – 76 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Cloud PC is Coming in Spring 2021 – 76 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Cloud PC is Coming in Spring 2021 – 76 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar: Haven't you heard? 5G fixes all that. Ubiquitous gigabit wireless connectivity at

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Cloud PC is Coming in Spring 2021 – 76 Comments

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    In reply to derylmccarty: Would be nice if we got actual ubiquitous 4G before we start hyperventilating over 6

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: July 17 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Skype 8.62 Arrives – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft: The Future of Gaming is … You – 33 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft: The Future of Gaming is … You – 33 Comments

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    In reply to bdollerup: Not even sure it was the bigger half.

    Posted 1 year ago on Now the EU is Going After Voice Assistants, Smart Devices – 22 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft: The Future of Gaming is … You – 33 Comments

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    "it’s clear that the firm was really trying to entice users to buy new iPhones". Really? The alternative to

    Posted 1 year ago on iPhone User? You Might Be Owed a Settlement Payment – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Retiring OneDrive File Fetching – 14 Comments

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    Wondering if you buy the Standard Edition of there is some upgrade path to the other two.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Flight Simulator Launches August 18 on PC – 32 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Let’s Chat About Signal (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Most Surface PCs are Not Getting Windows 10 Version 2004 Yet – 41 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Dell Announces Stunning New XPS Desktop – 35 Comments

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    "users can ask Cortana to effortlessly join and present in meetings". Oh cool, we can get Cortana to present i

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Announces New Teams Features, Including Smart Displays – 26 Comments

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    Seriously? There are flagship handsets geared to gamers? Are there phone gamer tournaments too? Are there peop

    Posted 1 year ago on Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 865 Plus – 12 Comments

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    In reply to peterc: No thank you. If I want a tablet, it's iPad, then Windows, then Android.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Acquires 60 Employees from Surface Duo OS Partner Movial (Updated) – 23 Comments

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    Hey Movial, run, it's a trap.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Acquires 60 Employees from Surface Duo OS Partner Movial (Updated) – 23 Comments

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    In reply to Master Devwi: OneNote misses you. I have hopes for Edge knowing you are here though.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Refreshes the Start Menu in Latest Windows 10 Insider Build – 56 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: A/B testing? A is leave comments, B is delete comments randomly.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Refreshes the Start Menu in Latest Windows 10 Insider Build – 56 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Refreshes the Start Menu in Latest Windows 10 Insider Build – 56 Comments

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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

    Posted 1 year ago on LinkedIn Caught Copying Data from iOS Clipboard – 28 Comments

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    "only does an equality check between the clipboard contents and the currently typed content". Amazing how cod

    Posted 1 year ago on LinkedIn Caught Copying Data from iOS Clipboard – 28 Comments

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    In reply to proftheory: Then you are kind of back to Windows RT. That didn't work out so well.

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 on ARM Compatibility Check-In – 45 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: July 3 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Seems this makes more sense for those using the browser as an app platform, more so than those using browsers

    Posted 2 years ago on Coming Around on ALT + TAB for Edge Tabs (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on EU Questions Google Rivals About Fitbit Acquisition – 11 Comments

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    Just let it go. In a year they'll sell it to Lenovo.

    Posted 2 years ago on EU Questions Google Rivals About Fitbit Acquisition – 11 Comments

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    "plus a hardware slider switch for Airplane mode (a “connectivity switch”) for some reason" I wouldn'

    Posted 2 years ago on Lenovo Flex 5G First Impressions – 37 Comments

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    In reply to zeetv: So, a gadgets bar, and library.

    Posted 2 years ago on About That New Start Menu (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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,

    Posted 2 years ago on About That New Start Menu (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid: I hear Jony Ive has a design firm. ;)

    Posted 2 years ago on About That New Start Menu (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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?

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Improves OneDrive for Consumers and Businesses – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Improves OneDrive for Consumers and Businesses – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Improves OneDrive for Consumers and Businesses – 43 Comments

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    In reply to red77star: Don't get your licensing cost issue. Power Apps and Power Automate, along with ton

    Posted 2 years ago on Master 365: Getting Started with Power Automate (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Bart: It's hidden if you are trying to report the guy that owns the site.

    Posted 2 years ago on Spotify Adds a Premium Duo Subscription for Couples – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 Makes Its First Usage Share Appearance – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Throwback: Microsoft Store (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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    In reply to Harrymyhre: Really? There are people flummoxed by their cable TX remote too. If MS stops making S

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings: The Apple store has a lot of folks waiting for service (Device, Genius Bar) and folks

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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    In reply to Cryio:`And everyone jumps on Apple for not delivering with the latest and greatest. The bleeding e

    Posted 2 years ago on Former Intel Engineer Says Apple Plotted Divorce Because of Skylake – 19 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Consolidates Skype on Windows – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Redmond, Start Your Photocopiers. Please. (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Redmond, Start Your Photocopiers. Please. (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid: " inappropriate for a full-size computer screen. Pretty much like the Big Sur over

    Posted 2 years ago on Redmond, Start Your Photocopiers. Please. (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Hands-On: Apple MacBook Air (2020) – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Hands-On: Apple MacBook Air (2020) – 25 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: And the exception to that rule is, AirPower.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple’s Advantage (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder: If MS made native Win10 for Apple Silicon Macs, by extension it shouldn't be that

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple’s Advantage (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Consolidates Skype on Windows – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Game, Set, Match? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57: They did show Tomb Raider, downloaded right from the source, running just fine.

    Posted 2 years ago on Game, Set, Match? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Game, Set, Match? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Game, Set, Match? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: I would be more likely to go with, Not Yet. But what do I know?

    Posted 2 years ago on Game, Set, Match? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Game, Set, Match? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to OldITPro2000: I did notice they were running Linux in a Parrallels VM. So they are on board.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Details its Plan to Switch to ARM – 74 Comments

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    In reply to jaredthegeek: They did have a short piece where they were supporting Linux in a Parralels instance

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Details its Plan to Switch to ARM – 74 Comments

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    In reply to jwpear: Based on the keynote, the development environment is designed to provide cross platform bi

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Details its Plan to Switch to ARM – 74 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces iOS 14 with Widgets, PIP, Threads, and More – 34 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Personal Features for Teams Are Available in Preview – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Personal Features for Teams Are Available in Preview – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Personal Features for Teams Are Available in Preview – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Complains About Apple’s Business Practices – 113 Comments

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    Bets on how long it will be before there is a Skype/Teams button in Mobile Outlook.

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Adds Meet to Gmail – 3 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: Would seem that is part of the comparison.

    Posted 2 years ago on Parallels will Bring Windows Apps to Chromebook Enterprise – 28 Comments

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    "will not cede leadership in global innovation" You have to have it before you can cede it.

    Posted 2 years ago on U.S. Steps Back a Bit from the Huawei Cliff – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Makes Windows 10 Recovery Options Slightly Less Confusing – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on HP Envy Pro 6400 Mini-Review – 20 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder: For a $350 set of Beats, at 0% interest and 3% cash back, why not.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Launches Zero-Interest Financing for Most Hardware – 7 Comments

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    In reply to lwetzel: The problem was introduced by MS in a Windows update? They do acknowledge the issue BTW.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Acknowledges, Will Fix USB Printer Flaw in Windows 10 – 23 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: To sell the fighter pilot mystique, of course.

    Posted 2 years ago on Teams Gets Custom Backgrounds, More – 15 Comments

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    Maybe they just realized they did this. It's been around for some time. https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/mi

    Posted 2 years ago on Teams Gets Custom Backgrounds, More – 15 Comments

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    RE: Fitness tracker. You don't typically use an iPhone, right? I wouldn't go with an Apple watch in

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: June 12 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: Microsoft's used to cost, and Visual Studio was never cheap, though you can ge

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces Its WWDC 2020 Lineup – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces Its WWDC 2020 Lineup – 14 Comments

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    Congratulations and best of luck.

    Posted 2 years ago on Moving Forward – 122 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Adobe Releases Photoshop Camera – 8 Comments

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    Surface Go getting it now. Surface Pro 7, several minor updates in succession (thought we were past that), the

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Delivers May 2020 Update to Surface Pro 7, Laptop 3 – 11 Comments

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    Cool picture. I can see the tunnel to the underground bunker.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Reportedly Ready to Start Reopening Campus – 3 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Sold Just 7.2 Million Pixel Handsets in 2019 – 28 Comments

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    In reply to madthinus: They wrote Android from 2007/8 to 2016 without building and maintaining phones.

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Sold Just 7.2 Million Pixel Handsets in 2019 – 28 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes: What makes you think it isn't already the best small mobile computer in the planet?

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Planning to Announce ARM Shift for Macs at WWDC – 24 Comments

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    "a Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, which definitely needs an upgrade" With what? Curious what you are think

    Posted 2 years ago on What I Use: June 2020 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez: Except with layaway, there was always the chance some deep pocketed philanthropist woul

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Prepping Interest-Free Hardware Payment Plans – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Daniel7878: It's not different, except it is for MacBooks, iMacs, HomePods…...

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Prepping Interest-Free Hardware Payment Plans – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Dell XPS 13 (9300) Review – 31 Comments

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    In reply to LT1 Z51: Out of curiosity, did you use Skype independent of any other MS enterprise function (O365

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: June 5 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review – 56 Comments

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    In reply to kfriis: Because for years, pundits, site hosts, bloggers, etc have said, 'the only thing IE

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Sued for Tracking Private Browsing – 29 Comments

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    Incognito or Private or whatever browsers call that, have always meant nothing is stored on the machine you ar

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Sued for Tracking Private Browsing – 29 Comments

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    In reply to red77star: Was going to say the peripheral pricing looks very reasonable. Interesting looking mous

    Posted 2 years ago on HP Launches New Gaming PCs, Peripherals – 10 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: The blocker being, we aren't risking our own customers. Let Dell and HP handle

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 is Now Available – 51 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 is Now Available – 51 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Releases New Cortana Experiences – 14 Comments

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    Not available to me thru Windows Update. But then I'm using a non-mainstream device, a Surface Pro 7.

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 is Now Available – 51 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar: Paul will hate this suggestion, but consider Mail, that comes with Win 10 for personal,

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Says Skype Investments to Continue – 18 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Says Skype Investments to Continue – 18 Comments

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    This integration should have been available when MS crammed Teams down O365 subscriber's throats.

    Posted 2 years ago on Teams/Skype Integration Delayed to June – 1 Comments

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    Signed up with it about two weeks ago. Closed my account today. Ours was still more like the first paragraph.

    Posted 2 years ago on Nextdoor Pivots to Neighborliness – 1 Comments

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    In reply to HellcatM: They could go back to the Android-One program. Those devices were supposed to get update

    Posted 2 years ago on Google is Designing its Own Processors. Of Course It Is (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Google is Designing its Own Processors. Of Course It Is (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: You still can't run OFFICE on an iPad. The mobile Office apps are really good

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 Might Have Just Passed FCC – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Teams Now Shows 9 People in Participant View – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Teams Now Shows 9 People in Participant View – 17 Comments

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    Windows 10 Pro? That's a bit surprising, unless it is targeted at businesses, or possibly education. My

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 Might Have Just Passed FCC – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Teams Now Shows 9 People in Participant View – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Master 365: Get 6 TB of OneDrive Storage for $100 Per Year (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Glad you can turn them off. Hopefully they don't all turn themselves on periodically with an update like

    Posted 2 years ago on Outlook Could Soon Be Getting Inbox Tabs – 23 Comments

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    Folks aren't giving much thought to T-Mobile being GSM and Sprint being CDMA. Totally different technolog

    Posted 2 years ago on T-Mobile Acquires Sprint – 15 Comments

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    "The simple app is bringing new functionality to Windows 10 that would have taken years to include natively in

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Releases PowerToys 0.16, Details Future Roadmap – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft: 40 Million People Are Now Using Skype Daily – 23 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on My Mint Mobile Switch: First Steps – 29 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: If you are already carrying around an un-integrated BT keyboard and mouse, just ad

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jaredthegeek: Pray for an updated Surface Go.

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to rbwatson0: I think Apples new cross platform app purchase, may be a little hedge on that possibili

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Enables Universal App Purchases for iPhones, Mac – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Panos Panay Appoints New Lead for Windows Insider Program – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to tsangmanfai: You are forgetting that this new mouse support doesn't require an expensive iPad

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar: On devices that are priced like mid to premium laptops.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Unveils Upgraded iPad Pro With Trackpad Support – 40 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple to Release iPadOS 13.4 Next Week With Full Mouse and Trackpad Support – 4 Comments

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    In reply to Bart: I'm sure they have recordings of clapping and cheering from years past. Maybe they can

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces WWDC 2020 As an Online Event – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Plots the End of Visual Basic – 59 Comments

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    In reply to RonV42: Maybe read the third paragraph.

    Posted 2 years ago on Google’s Next-Gen Chromecast Ultra Will Be Powered by Android TV – 3 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Does Windows 10X Solve the Chromebook Problem? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Working on Surface Pen-like Handwriting Features for Apple Pencil – 10 Comments

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    Don't get why Sonos didn't collect the devices used for upgrade. Refurb and sell them...like every o

    Posted 2 years ago on Sonos Kills Recycle Mode – 6 Comments

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    In reply to JustMe: So, Windows 7.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Exploring Tweaked Start Menu Design in Windows 10 – 34 Comments

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    In reply to ngc224: Probably an engineering issue. The Surface Book has all the important guts in the screen.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Reportedly Launching 14.1-inch MacBook Pro, iMac Pro This Year – 5 Comments

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    In reply to LeFrenchFab: Sonos was founded in 2002. Amazon Echo was available starting 2015. Google home in 20

    Posted 2 years ago on Walking Back My Google Smart Home Ambitions (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to darkgrayknight: Interesting to see someone else with Insteon. I had this before AI speakers became

    Posted 2 years ago on Walking Back My Google Smart Home Ambitions (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Cancels MVP Summit Due to Coronavirus Concerns – 11 Comments

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    In reply to will: Would be even nicer if they didn't turn it back on when they updated Mail.

    Posted 2 years ago on New Video Shows Off Surface Duo’s ‘Peek’ Feature – 20 Comments

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    Aren't all Office documents malicious in the eyes of Google?

    Posted 2 years ago on Gmail’s New Deep Learning Models Protect Better Against Malicious Office Documents – 1 Comments

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    In reply to davidl: Visio doesn't come with a Business O365 account, but it is available as an additional

    Posted 2 years ago on When Office 365 Commercial Makes Sense for an Individual (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to sonichedgehog360: Don't really get the issue. I use Outlook exclusively on my iPhone. Apple&#

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Reportedly Will Reverse Some Monopolistic Practices – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon’s Ring Now Requires Two-Factor Authentication – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon’s Ring Now Requires Two-Factor Authentication – 9 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: So you 'save' them on the desktop, until done with them, or some other place

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    "the single most important thing that any product called Windows has to do: Run Windows applications. Not some

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to kevinbouwman: Cargo pants.

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: February 14 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Releases New Windows 10 Build, Previews New Calendar App – 20 Comments

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    In reply to PeterC: I get the benefits. Just saying MS could have done this years ago.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Surface Duo Spotted Out in the World (Now with Video) – 58 Comments

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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.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Surface Duo Spotted Out in the World (Now with Video) – 58 Comments

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    In reply to trparky: Does anybody?

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Updated Voice Typing to Be Smarter, but It’s Malfunctioning – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Surface Duo Spotted Out in the World (Now with Video) – 58 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Google to Rethink New Search Redesign Following Backlash – 16 Comments

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    In reply to wbhite: I was going to say 'it made it harder to differentiate between ads and actual search

    Posted 2 years ago on Google to Rethink New Search Redesign Following Backlash – 16 Comments

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    "anywhere there is cellular service' that you pay for. Sure you pay for WiFi, wired internet too, but cel

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Partners Bring More Always Connected PCs to Education – 3 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos: So if defibrillator ads start showing up in my browsing, I should be concerned?

    Posted 2 years ago on Fitbit Enables SpO2 Monitoring on Newer Wearables – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Rethinking Whole-House Audio (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Takes Another Step Back From Its App Store – 33 Comments

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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'

    Posted 2 years ago on Congratulations to Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway Winners! – 23 Comments

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    In reply to DataMeister: Thurrott.com is worldwide. Shipping and export rules and regulations are not consiste

    Posted 2 years ago on Congratulations to Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway Winners! – 23 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin: Bixby, maybe.

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Announces Galaxy Book Flex Ahead of CES – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Dell Announces Screen Mirroring and File Transfer Between IOS and Windows – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Dell Announces Screen Mirroring and File Transfer Between IOS and Windows – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway: Surface Pro X, Pro 7, and Laptop 3 – 2573 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Pixel 4’s First Feature Drop Lands With Improved Face Unlock, More – 3 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Slowly Pulling the Plug On the Harman Kardon Invoke – 53 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Slowly Pulling the Plug On the Harman Kardon Invoke – 53 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Slowly Pulling the Plug On the Harman Kardon Invoke – 53 Comments

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    In reply to HellcatM: You could say greedy money grab, but since Apple doesn't make a wireless charger...

    Posted 2 years ago on iPhones Might Go Fully Wireless in 2021 – 39 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on iPhones Might Go Fully Wireless in 2021 – 39 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on HP Elite Dragonfly First Impressions – 11 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Admits to iPhone Location Tracking, Will Fix – 11 Comments

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    In reply to jedwards87: Mehedi wrote this.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Admits to iPhone Location Tracking, Will Fix – 11 Comments

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    Mary Jo just had a cold chill pass over her.

    Posted 2 years ago on The WinForms Notepad Project: Themes (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Another reason it makes little sense, is the 1st two generations of wireless Airpods are not one-size fits all

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Could Bundle AirPods With 2020 iPhones – 2 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: November 22 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings: It is encouraging that Apple at least recognizes the need for software testing.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Has Another Huge Quality Problem (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos: What? are you saying Apple didn't invent the shutter button? ;)

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Puts a Dedicated Camera Button the Latest iPhone 11 Battery Case – 19 Comments

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    Mandatory transition from Skype for Business to Teams for O365 Business users can't be hurting their adop

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Teams Has Over 20 Million Daily Active Users – 23 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: Must be using the MS playbook. Replace stuff before the replacement has feature par

    Posted 2 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Google Ekes Out an Audio Win (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Google Ekes Out an Audio Win (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Google Ekes Out an Audio Win (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Nonmoi: Rejoice. Even if it were possible to make the UWP version feature equivalent with the desk

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: November 8 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards: Maybe MS could make a wrist worn fitness tracker to complement their buds. Maybe the

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Might Introduce Fitness Tracking on the Echo Buds – 4 Comments

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    Can't wait until we can fold one into a swan.

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Unveils New Concept for a Folding Phone – 7 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2: You could try this.https://www.amazon.com/Wristband-Comsoon-Rotatable-Forearm-Smartphon

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Releases watchOS 6.1 With AirPods Pro, Older Apple Watch Support – 5 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau: I expect it will respond to requests that are specific to a person with specific inform

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple HomePod Gets More Multi-User Support With Latest Software Update – 10 Comments

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    And the data Amazon has just grows and grows.

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Alexa Will Soon Let You Pay Bills With Your Voice – 3 Comments

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    Pacifist military design? Really? (Watch the video)

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reveals “Most-Limited” Xbox Controller Design to date – 5 Comments

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    In reply to Andi: I don't get were you get this 'exclusive pairing privilege's' thing from

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces AirPods Pro – 43 Comments

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    Looks like they are creating a phone interface for laptops and desktops. Anyone here crying out for a full scr

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10X Details Leak, Confirm Laptop Support – 40 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Designed for Xbox Goes Mobile – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung’s Latest Exynos Processor Is More Powerful, but Doesn’t Come With Built-In 5G – 6 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: Nokia? At the state of the art back then.

    Posted 2 years ago on The Pixel 4 XL Photography Advantage – 22 Comments

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    I find Windows 10 to be fairly easy to use as a tablet...if I put it in Tablet Mode.

    Posted 2 years ago on Stardock Brings More Touch Controls to Windows 10 – 15 Comments

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    "Google opening up Google Fi to other handsets, albeit it in somewhat limited form." Somewhat limited? On a no

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Pixel 4 XL First Impressions – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Vladimir: Really. All the teenagers where you live have that little integrity.

    Posted 2 years ago on Pixel 4 Face Unlock to (Eventually) Require Open Eyes – 27 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Review – 35 Comments

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    'Nest Mini features a built-in wall mount at the back of the device...' It's a hole.

    Posted 2 years ago on Google’s New Nest Mini Is the Next-Gen Home Mini Speaker – 1 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Chromebook: Docking (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to qlstudent: You think there is a big enough market for a small 'media player' to make it

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    "the recently released—and endlessly patched—iOS 13". Oh like that isn't the norm for all OSs these d

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    "the Word Mobile app for Windows 10 that Microsoft no longer offers." Not entirely true. It is still there alo

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Chromebook: Android Apps (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About the Pixel 4 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to djross95: Kind of interesting that a couple of folks commented on the polycarbonate body. I agree

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About the Pixel 4 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Awhispersecho: It is a documented psychological disorder. Phonophilia. Have some compassion. I suf

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About the Pixel 4 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    The Amazon product page notes compatibility with some Android phones as well. Didn't know you could pair

    Posted 2 years ago on Quick Hands-On: iOS 13 + Xbox Wireless Controller + Clamp – 5 Comments

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    Well thank goodness it arrived before 1909. Of course that is only because 1909 is coming in 1911hopefully. Th

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Version 1903 Blocking Issue for Surface Book 2 – 13 Comments

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    In reply to christianwilson: The driving force behind OneNote moved on. This seems to be par for MS lately. Th

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Office Mobile App is Coming to iOS Too – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Pbike908: Granted, but this is relevant to Catalina on the Mac, how?

    Posted 2 years ago on MacOS Catalina’s Best New Feature is Off to a Rough Start – 28 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Android is the Right Choice for Surface Duo (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Android is the Right Choice for Surface Duo (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Android is the Right Choice for Surface Duo (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Launches MacOS Catalina – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Eric_Rasmussen: The Insider program is about more than Windows. It also encompasses the majority o

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows Insider Program is Leaderless – 30 Comments

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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,

    Posted 2 years ago on Living in the Now (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Living in the Now (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to AnthonyE1778: Bingo. Apple seems to be able to make a usable touch first device with thinner bezel

    Posted 2 years ago on Living in the Now (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Living in the Now (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Pumped (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: 1cm? I thought you said 1 inch.

    Posted 2 years ago on Hands On: Surface Ear Buds – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Event Photo Gallery #2 – 31 Comments

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    In reply to dannygt: Panos is not a tall guy, but he has a huge hand span.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Event Photo Gallery #2 – 31 Comments

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    In reply to earlster: Nothing stopping you from buying any number of BT keyboards to use with it.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Event Photo Gallery #2 – 31 Comments

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    In reply to karlinhigh: Or, like two monitors on a desktop, spanning an app across both for more real estate.

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Microsoft Announced at Its New York Event – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Microsoft Announced at Its New York Event – 37 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos: 1: Where does Mehedi say it isn't wireless? He just notes it is rechargeable. 2.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Launches Surface Pro X With New Ultra-Thin Design, Slim Pen, Type Cover – 28 Comments

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    Everyone that makes these things includes the battery life, including what is in the charging case. So, 24 hou

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Now Makes Surface-branded Earbuds – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar: And it is easy to remember to turn it off so the battery lasts forever.

    Posted 2 years ago on All the Leaks That are Fit to Print – 59 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on All the Leaks That are Fit to Print – 59 Comments

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    In reply to jgraebner: Panos Panay live is pretty good as a presenter at these things.

    Posted 2 years ago on All the Leaks That are Fit to Print – 59 Comments

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    Actually, Apple makes users charge their Apple Pencil by attaching it to the iPad Pro. There is no other optio

    Posted 2 years ago on Our First Look at the New Microsoft Surface Pen and Wireless Charger – 12 Comments

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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. ;)

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s New Surface with ARM Chip Leaks, Along With new Laptop and Pro – 26 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s “Anything but Ordinary” Campaign for Next-Gen Surface Leaked – 24 Comments

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    I agree with your devil's advocate position. The number of people who actually need TB is not that high (

    Posted 2 years ago on Thunderboltable (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to kazzed: I expect yours doesn't have USB-C. You can't consolidate your charger requiremen

    Posted 2 years ago on HP Revises Spectre x360 13 with 10th-Gen Core Processors – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s “Anything but Ordinary” Campaign for Next-Gen Surface Leaked – 24 Comments

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    Guess it is time to start making sure I have downloaded copies of things I have purchased through Google Play

    Posted 2 years ago on YouTube Music Replaces Google Play Music in Android 10 – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Google’s Pixelbook Go Takes the Traditional Approach to Laptops – 5 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Chromebook: One Loss, One Win (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to beatnixxx: I agree. I thought unlocking the bootloader was needed to flash a third party ROM, not

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Mate 30 Bootloader Will Be Unlockable So You Can Sideload Google Apps – 15 Comments

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    Will they come in prescription? Bifocal?

    Posted 2 years ago on Facebook Reportedly Working on Smart Glasses to Replace Your Phone – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on iOS 13 Bug Lets You Access Contacts Without Unlocking Your Phone – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on iOS 13 Bug Lets You Access Contacts Without Unlocking Your Phone – 12 Comments

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    In reply to RobertJasiek: Well, iOS has never really been a file based system. It has always been app focused.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces Release Dates for iOS 13, iOS 13.1, iPadOS, macOS Catalina, and watchOS 6 – 10 Comments

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    In reply to dontbeevil: Have that in your copy/paste buffer do you?

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces iPhone 11 Pro Line With Three Cameras, Improved Battery Life – 15 Comments

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    In reply to dontbeevil: What's wrong with significantly better at the same price?

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Launches iPhone 11 With a Second Camera, Fastest Mobile CPU – 10 Comments

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    Series 3 starts at $199, not $399.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Unveils Apple Watch Series 5 With an Always-On Display – 1 Comments

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    Lefties, disregard.

    Posted 2 years ago on Logitech MX Master 3 Review – 27 Comments

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    I have read in various places, the affected websites, did not only attack exploits in Safari/Apple/iOS, but Ch

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Downplays iPhone Security Issue – 47 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on New 20H1 Build Brings Virtual Desktops Renaming to All – 12 Comments

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    Rename virtual desktops. Hmm, is this really a high demand feature? I honestly can't imagine a high perc

    Posted 2 years ago on New 20H1 Build Brings Virtual Desktops Renaming to All – 12 Comments

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    'and it says none of your dating activity will be intentionally shared with anyone outside of Facebook Da

    Posted 2 years ago on Facebook Launches Its Dating Platform – 5 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows Insider Program Finally Cleans Up Its 19H2 Mess – 18 Comments

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    In reply to dontbeevil: Clearly.

    Posted 2 years ago on Logitech’s MX Master 3 Finally Brings Type-C and a New Magnetic Scroll Wheel – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on It’s Official: USB4 Incorporates Thunderbolt 3 – 51 Comments

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    In reply to mrdrwest: I bet USB5 is what MS is waiting for.

    Posted 2 years ago on It’s Official: USB4 Incorporates Thunderbolt 3 – 51 Comments

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    You really can't say anything about a cabled/dock DEX experience vs the Windows client? Not even 'se

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Final Impressions – 15 Comments

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    Depending on your daytime usage, your battery might well be dead before you wake up.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Watch Reportedly Getting Built-In Sleep Tracking – 17 Comments

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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.

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei to launch new Mate 30 flagship on September 19 – 7 Comments

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    In reply to nickysreensaver: But they never worked all that well. Yes, I had some.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple’s Tag Device for Tracking Personal Items Detailed in New Leak – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on First Ring Daily Live: Everyone Gets a Confusion – 2 Comments

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    In reply to fishnet37222: There is a setting that automatically switches from tablet to desktop, depending on

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Begins Testing Updated Touch Experience with Latest Windows 10 Release – 33 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Begins Testing Updated Touch Experience with Latest Windows 10 Release – 33 Comments

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    They did this before in Windows 7, before anyone realized Win 7 could have a touch screen. (that's sarcas

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Begins Testing Updated Touch Experience with Latest Windows 10 Release – 33 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: Paul likes Dark Mode

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft is Bringing Dark Mode to Mobile and the Web – 12 Comments

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    Maybe they could bring eXFat support to OneDrive on an SD card.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft to Bring exFAT Support to the Linux Kernel – 29 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Reportedly Halted iPhone Walkie-Talkie Project – 26 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Back to the Intel NUC – 63 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Hands-On with Samsung DeX for Windows – 43 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau: Courtesy of Google, The only specific dessert I can think of that begins

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Ditches Android’s Naming Tradition, Android Q to Be Called Android 10 – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Details of Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro Leaks, Confirming Upgraded Cameras – 7 Comments

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    In reply to Atoqir: Another reason is 'tech support' and ecosystem commonality. Having everyone usin

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung’s New DeX App for Windows and Mac Goes Live Ahead of Launch – 24 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider: Guess it wasn't amazing enough when MS did it with Continuum on Windows Phones.

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung’s New DeX App for Windows and Mac Goes Live Ahead of Launch – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on In Orbit Outside Samsung’s Galaxy (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    You couldn't sort/search by author, title, etc before? I don't use Play Books myself. Not sure I�

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Launches New Experimental Features for Play Books – 3 Comments

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    In reply to greatrexmark: Are we talking Boot Camp (dual boot) or VM (Parallels...) ? Using Parallels I just

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Details New Features in Chrome OS 76 – 10 Comments

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    Wonder when my Harmon Kardon Invoke speakers will dump her?

    Posted 2 years ago on Cortana Is Being Removed From Its Own Thermostat – 24 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: Sort of like testing is no longer needed with software as a service.

    Posted 2 years ago on MSDN Magazine Ends in November – 11 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen: For some it would be slide rules, pencils and graph paper.

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Trips Takes Its Final Trip – 21 Comments

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    Why does route mapping require me "to be using Wear OS by Google smartwatch, Apple Watch, or other connected a

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Fit is Improved on Android, iOS – 2 Comments

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    “The auction winners, and Google, will be ordered randomly in the choice screen,” Google explains&nbs

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Outlines Its Search Ballot Box for Android – 13 Comments

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    In reply to mattbg: Every driveway a drive-in.

    Posted 2 years ago on YouTube and Netflix Coming to Tesla Cars – 32 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on YouTube and Netflix Coming to Tesla Cars – 32 Comments

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    So a build that was intended for inside insiders accidentally went to outside insiders. (doesn't that so

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Explains Errant Insider Build – 3 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos: Except MSs understanding off A/B testing seems different than mine, and maybe others. A

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 19H2 Gets New Insider Preview Build – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Music Growth Outpaces Spotify, Apple Music – 38 Comments

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    Groove worked on all Windows Phones, even the $39 ones. Worked on unreliable networks too, since you could dow

    Posted 2 years ago on Spotify Launches New Lite App for Developing Countries – 4 Comments

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    In reply to will: Outside the keyboard? It's an electronic typewriter for pete's sake. With a crap k

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Reportedly Ditching MacBook’s Infamous Butterfly Keyboard Design – 40 Comments

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    In reply to dontbe_evil: Do you read this site much? It is chock full of Apple's derivative innovation.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Copied the iPhone’s Animoji and Made It More Accessible – 18 Comments

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    In reply to Brandonlpierce: If you see the one starting, "Trying this again..." , that would appear to be a re

    Posted 3 years ago on Spammers (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Wonder how much of the "brilliant and passionate design team he has built" will be going with him.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s Chief Designer Jony Ive Leaving the Company – 32 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Reportedly Prototyping Surface Devices With Qualcomm and AMD Chips – 45 Comments

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    If the additional 365 storage came with additional Office licenses, that would be nice.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Doubles OneDrive’s Standard Storage Plan, Introduces New Options for Office 365 Customers – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina Public Betas – 20 Comments

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    In reply to digiguy: Oddly DUET conflicts with Facebook and Messenger apps on my Windows machine (Surface Go s

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina Public Betas – 20 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Foldable Surface Device Will Reportedly Run Android Apps – 30 Comments

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    In reply to madthinus: It stops raining in Seattle?

    Posted 3 years ago on 19H2gate (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Gives Up on Tablets – 54 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Gives Up on Tablets – 54 Comments

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    In reply to iantrem: Must have been a younger photographer. Older ones didn't really have that option. Do

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: June 14 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: June 14 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on So, My MacBook Air Died (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on So, My MacBook Air Died (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to BoItmanLives: It's not even the same tech Samsung and others were working with. Those earlie

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Pixel 4 Could Include Air Gestures – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Pixel 4 Could Include Air Gestures – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify Now Has a Playlist That Combines News and Music for Your Daily Drives – 3 Comments

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    Based on the store in the header shot, wonder if their OS will look more like Android or iOS?

    Posted 3 years ago on Report Details Huawei’s Plans for an Android Alternative – 31 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:"Don't really care about their networking equipment per se" Maybe you should.

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar: He was referring to the tipping, not specifically the cash. Were you?

    Posted 3 years ago on The End of Ownership? (Premium) – 26 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: And to comply with regulations.

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Blocks Huawei From Pre-Installing Instagram, WhatsApp on Its Phones – 33 Comments

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    In reply to gstevenb: Bothered me too.

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Blocks Huawei From Pre-Installing Instagram, WhatsApp on Its Phones – 33 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Maps Now Has a Speedometer – 41 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Maps Now Has a Speedometer – 41 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Launches Xbox-branded Shower Gel, Deodorant, Body Spray – 42 Comments

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    In reply to mattbg: They could call it Windex...what? that's taken?

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Launches Xbox-branded Shower Gel, Deodorant, Body Spray – 42 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on The End of iTunes (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Mystery Google Media Device Appears at FCC – 3 Comments

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    Wow.News outlets such as NYT, CNN, etc.... (and Snopes) are all famously biased and always wrong. I am always

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Could Be Facing a New Antitrust Investigation in the U.S. – 18 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: May 31 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to SAPaleAle:(would capacitive "button" work with a case?)^^^^^ This ^^^^^

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Next Galaxy Note Won’t Have Any Physical Buttons, or a Headphone Jack – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Next Galaxy Note Won’t Have Any Physical Buttons, or a Headphone Jack – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Oh, Apple (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Oh, Apple (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Oh, Apple (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Fixes USB Bug Preventing Users From Updating to Windows 10 Version 1903 – 12 Comments

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    I read a story a while back as some law enforcement agencies were griping about Waze's ability to report

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Maps Expands the Ability to See Speed Cameras – 10 Comments

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    In reply to codymesh: Actually iTunes is an online Media store, not just music.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s New Apple Music and Apple TV Apps for macOS Leak in Screenshots – 11 Comments

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    Apple has always been a master of strategic leaks.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s New Apple Music and Apple TV Apps for macOS Leak in Screenshots – 11 Comments

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    Always amazes me, some of the issues that slip through all the way 'RTM" (Release to Masses). I venture t

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Fixes USB Bug Preventing Users From Updating to Windows 10 Version 1903 – 12 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878: Current Show does. No reason this wouldn't. Don't see Amazon disabling a feat

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Announces a Smaller, Cheaper Echo Show – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Updates the iPod Touch – 14 Comments

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    In reply to carlmess: Do no [t get caught being] evil.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Now Forces Microsoft Edge Preview Users to Use Chrome for the Modern YouTube Experience – 49 Comments

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    In reply to NoFlames: I don't go with that particular conspiracy theory. My theory is that Apple's k

    Posted 3 years ago on iFixit Examines Apple’s 4th Try at Butterfly Keyboard – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: May 24 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos: Do believe there is one, though I don't recall which. It is via a 'periscope&

    Posted 3 years ago on OnePlus Finds Itself in Another Camera Zoom Kerfuffle (Updated) – 15 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ: Got the upgrade advisor. Yea it's covered below, but it does still have the removable

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10’s Latest Major Update Now Available With Light Theme, Windows Sandbox, More – 32 Comments

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    In reply to Igor Engelen: Yea, bummer. Apple is still supporting 4-5 year old devices.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Pledges to Be More Upfront About iPhone Performance – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Walmart Launches a Line of Low-Cost Tablets – 35 Comments

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    "You seem depressed. Should I order you some ice cream?"

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Working on Wearable Capable of Reading Human Emotions – 2 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10’s Latest Major Update Now Available With Light Theme, Windows Sandbox, More – 32 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3a XL Review: The New Sweet Spot – 41 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. Steps Back from the Huawei Cliff, for Now – 151 Comments

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    In reply to warren: Older Macbooks didn't have the 'new' butterfly keyboards. The don't ne

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Announces New MacBook Pro With Improved Keyboard, 8-Core CPU – 34 Comments

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    In reply to dontbe_evil: And what OS would you expect your de-googled Huawei phone to run?

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Responds to Android Ban – 36 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Responds to Android Ban – 36 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Responds to Android Ban – 36 Comments

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    In reply to egab: Try making that gesture to a cop. Bet he'll think it is rude too.

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Responds to Android Ban – 36 Comments

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    In reply to darkgrayknight: There are numerous alternative Android app stores around the world. Even MS/Nokia

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Responds to Android Ban – 36 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz: So here is the way Rueters reports it. The Commerce Department issued a rule, promised on

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Google Suspends Business with Huawei – 108 Comments

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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.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Cuts the Price of Surface Headphones by $100 – 38 Comments

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    In reply to MCimino: That's sort of a personal preference. Nothing wrong with that, just not universal. I

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Cuts the Price of Surface Headphones by $100 – 38 Comments

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    'it killed Google Home as a hardware brand and replaced that with Nest'But, it seems to have replace

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Clarifies What’s Happening to “Works with Nest” – 9 Comments

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    In reply to kevinburkett: Paul should just send him his Pixel 3XL. He doesn't like it ;)

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Live Transcribe App Can Now Transcribe Sound Events – 6 Comments

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    Remember when Ballmer declared Linux a virus, stomped on an iPhone, threw a Playstation off the roof of the HQ

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Partners with Sony … on Gaming?! – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Updates Fire 7 Tablets – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Alexa Guard Now Available on All Echo Speakers in the U.S. – 8 Comments

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    In reply to RossNWirth: That would have been a great plus.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3a XL Follow-Up – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Sectime: And typically they are shoved in a drawer or given to a kid.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3a XL First Impressions – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein: Just buying single SD cards, the difference between 64 and 128G is $10. Hard t

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3a XL First Impressions – 16 Comments

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     "iPhone XR—...can be upgraded with more storage." Maybe that should say, 'can be purchased with m

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3a XL First Impressions – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook is Launching a Major Redesign – 17 Comments

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    Good, there can't be too many incompatible chat/collaboration apps.

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Messenger is Coming to Windows, Mac – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Powerbeats Pro Available for Preorder This Friday, Available a Week Later – 10 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder: Seems just Beats, but Apple owns them, hence they are in the store.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Powerbeats Pro Available for Preorder This Friday, Available a Week Later – 10 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Plugable Launches Its Smallest USB-C Docking Station – 14 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau: Plug- able. It's a brand name, not English. ;)

    Posted 3 years ago on Plugable Launches Its Smallest USB-C Docking Station – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Plugable Launches Its Smallest USB-C Docking Station – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Version 1903 Requires at Least 32 GB of Storage – 40 Comments

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    "and those kids, as adults, will do what their parents and grandparents did, and demand access to the technolo

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: April 19 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to senorlargo: Be nice if I could get You Tube on my Echo Show and Spot too.

    Posted 3 years ago on YouTube is Coming Back to Amazon Fire TV – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Mplovan: BINGO. I haven't worked for many companies that wanted me to work on company busines

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Home Use Program Now Offers Office 365 for Consumers – 20 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos: Sounds like a Dilbert comic, doesn't it?

    Posted 3 years ago on AirPower Was Likely Doomed by Electromagnetic Interference – 20 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on AirPower Was Likely Doomed by Electromagnetic Interference – 20 Comments

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    You think 'leaked' is the right term? Seems that every major tech news venue 'has gotten their

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Edge 75 First Impressions – 50 Comments

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    In reply to ryandevega: That 'just about' doesn't include battery life, size, weight and outdoo

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Launches New Kindle With Adjustable Light – 7 Comments

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    In reply to chrishilton1: Yes. You just need to pair them the normal way. Jabra 65t is a good alterative.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Announces AirPods 2 with Wireless Charging Optional – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Outlook’s New Logo Is Now Live on iOS – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Launches New Stadia Game Streaming Service – 50 Comments

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    In reply to Bob2000: Not just data caps, but the typical assymetric service, Gigabit down, 56K up. Maybe this

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Launches New Stadia Game Streaming Service – 50 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Launches New Stadia Game Streaming Service – 50 Comments

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    In reply to ChiWax: Plural of stadium perhaps, to show the distributed nature of the playing venue?

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Launches New Stadia Game Streaming Service – 50 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s Long-Awaited AirPower Launch Hinted by iOS 12 Beta – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Kills OneDrive Music Streaming in Groove Music – 85 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards: More likely something worse coming to replace it months after retireing the initial,

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Kills OneDrive Music Streaming in Groove Music – 85 Comments

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    In reply to navarac: They really do want to be like Google, don't they ;)

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Kills OneDrive Music Streaming in Groove Music – 85 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Kills OneDrive Music Streaming in Groove Music – 85 Comments

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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.

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator: Really? Think about that. There are a ton of 'in-box' applications on a

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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�

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to rmlounsbury: The Cilio Redfly came out in 2008. That was a small netbook sized device that connect

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Q Has a Built-In Desktop Mode – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Q Has a Built-In Desktop Mode – 24 Comments

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    In reply to wbhite: Wish mine lived longer than they did. If they built another, I'd buy it.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Hardware Failure is Inevitable (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Hardware Failure is Inevitable (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Are You an Amazon or an Apple Family? – 10 Comments

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    In reply to locust infested orchard inc: Ohhh, virtual eggplant.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple to Release an AR Headset Next Year – 14 Comments

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    While battery life will be a critical requirement, quick charging will be even more important. Whether it last

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Reportedly Bringing Sleep Tracking to the Apple Watch – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Reportedly Bringing Sleep Tracking to the Apple Watch – 30 Comments

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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,

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Unveils Its $1980 Foldable Phone, the Galaxy Fold – 36 Comments

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    Why is a 'discovery required' feature a much better solution than having a dedicated back button, wh

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Q’s Gesture-Based Navigation Will Work a Lot Like the iPhone – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Report Details Apple’s 2019 Product Plans – 43 Comments

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    In reply to digiguy: I'm with you, but not for the pencil necessarily. Something new; smaller bezels, Fac

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Expected to Launch New iPad Mini in the First Half of 2019 – 13 Comments

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    In reply to xapache: If so you can add the cost of that video to the eventual writedown.

    Posted 3 years ago on Alex Kipman Teases Microsoft’s MWC Announcement – 18 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Digs Deeper Into Smart Home With Its Latest Acquisition – 29 Comments

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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,

    Posted 3 years ago on Instant Tethering Comes to More Chromebooks, Android Handsets – 9 Comments

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    How come your eyes are watering and you are blowing your nose? I have a cold dammit, leave me alone.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s 2019 Super Bowl Ad Will Put a Smile on Your Face – 17 Comments

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    So the Go "is underpowered, the battery life is terrible, and the keyboard isn’t full-sized. But these issue

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: February 1 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to TTigner: In portrait, think of it as a legal pad.

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: February 1 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Patrick3D: Not just vloggers. My radio station is available on-line. They have ads that say, '

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: February 1 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on iOS 13 to Introduce New Dark Mode, Improved iPad Home Screen – 5 Comments

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    Seems they may have found the inflection point for price x volume.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Quarterly Earnings Report Includes a Huge iPhone Shortfall – 56 Comments

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    "will enable Surface Go LTE users to finally get the latest Windows 10 version.".. without resorting to dumpin

    Posted 3 years ago on Firmware Updates Hit Surface Laptop 2, Surface Go LTE – 3 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Office 365 to Use OneDrive as Default Save Location Going Forward – 31 Comments

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    In reply to Michael_Oland: What do you mean by standalone? Are you talking about the boxed perpetual version o

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Brings Office 365 for Mac to the App Store – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Hires Apple Veteran to Bring Fuchsia to Market – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Assessing Microsoft’s Progress in Education (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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&

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Now Makes a $39.99 Pen Designed Specifically for Students – 11 Comments

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    In reply to pyore: I was going to say, Like Apple, not like MS

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify’s In-Car Music Player Reportedly Launching Later This Year – 25 Comments

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    In reply to PCDoesWhat: Clearly you need a cassette tape BT adapter. https://www.amazon.com/ION-Audio-Cassett

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify’s In-Car Music Player Reportedly Launching Later This Year – 25 Comments

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    Not clear, but does this include a cell data service with the subscription, sort of like some Kindles/Nooks?

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify’s In-Car Music Player Reportedly Launching Later This Year – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 version 1809 Enters its Final Deployment Phase – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Pierre Masse: Foldable Surface phone with Android compatibility, continuum and holographic project

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Sends Out Invites for MWC 2019, Will Likely Talk HoloLens 2 – 5 Comments

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    Do you think Verizon isn't paying Apple for this. Giving away services to tout subscriber numbers doesn&#

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Now Offers Free Apple Music on Verizon Wireless – 5 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser: Didn't say it was right, just why it's relevant.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Claims Qualcomm Refused to Sell Its Chips for the Newest iPhones – 53 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Claims Qualcomm Refused to Sell Its Chips for the Newest iPhones – 53 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Here are the Surface Hardware Winners! – 46 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Reportedly Started Production of Long-Delayed AirPower – 15 Comments

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    Surface HeadphonesUgly Windows sweater (Extra-Large)

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 3: Surface Hardware – 2088 Comments

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    Shouldn't it be "No, Samsung is not preinstalling an un-uninstallable Facebook app." An uninstallable Fac

    Posted 3 years ago on Fake News: Samsung’s Uninstallable Facebook App – 43 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau: ? You check into your flight, then get a boarding pass, either paper or electronic. Don

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant Gets New Interpreter Mode, Flight Check-in Abilities – 2 Comments

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    Amazon has been offering this with their Fire 8 and 10 tablets for a while. Their implementation was clever, i

    Posted 3 years ago on Lenovo’s New Android Tablets Can Turn Into Alexa-Powered Smart Displays – 3 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 537: Assisting the CES Assistants – 10 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 537: Assisting the CES Assistants – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Watney: Are you saying it's all downhill from here?

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s Biggest Problem? The iPhone Isn’t Better Than Android (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    If this was Fi, I'd be real interested. Not 'Fi works on everything...sorta', but real three ca

    Posted 3 years ago on Nokia’s Next Android Flagship Features Five Cameras – 37 Comments

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    In reply to cawoodstock: They make cases with holes in the right places, just like every other phone with mult

    Posted 3 years ago on Nokia’s Next Android Flagship Features Five Cameras – 37 Comments

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    In reply to mattemt294: But they apperently don't have to follow through or do it with alacrity. Note my

    Posted 3 years ago on Nokia’s Next Android Flagship Features Five Cameras – 37 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau: And headphone jackless. You win some, you lose some.

    Posted 3 years ago on Nokia’s Next Android Flagship Features Five Cameras – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Headphones Are Nearly $50 Off on Amazon – 11 Comments

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    What does 'Google did immediately not respond' mean? They have a Google hotline, and Google didn

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft executive boasts that even Google employees are adopting one of its products – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant Takes the Crown, Cortana Sits Last on Smart Speaker IQ Test – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Corel Confirms Acquisition of Parallels – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Singingwolf:Really? I've never noticed, or tried. I get a weekly email from Amazon and Google

    Posted 3 years ago on You Will Soon Be Able to Have Cortana Read Your Email Out to You – 15 Comments

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    In reply to bassoprofundo: Hear, hear!

    Posted 3 years ago on You Will Soon Be Able to Have Cortana Read Your Email Out to You – 15 Comments

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    How about we do this on PCs or invoke.

    Posted 3 years ago on You Will Soon Be Able to Have Cortana Read Your Email Out to You – 15 Comments

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    If you lay it on a table, and it doesn't lay flat, it's wrong. Simple as that.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Says Some iPad Pros Are Bent Out of the Box, Claims It’s Not a Defect – 39 Comments

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    In reply to CompUser: Using the options provided would hinder the option to complain.

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 19H1 Build 18305 Introduces Windows Sandbox, Simplified Start Menu, New Settings UI, More – 29 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:Where does it say anything about Chromium based Edge in this build?

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 19H1 Build 18305 Introduces Windows Sandbox, Simplified Start Menu, New Settings UI, More – 29 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on This $19.99 Cable Lets You Charge the Surface Pro or Laptop With USB Type-C – 13 Comments

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    Hope it works better than the feature on Echo. Alexa never seems to get it right.

    Posted 3 years ago on Cortana Is Getting Multi-User Voice Recognition Support – 16 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: You should read past the title before posting. There are other additions noted, as

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 19H1’s Latest Build Introduces Updated File Explorer Icon, Console Improvements, More – 33 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen: How'd you get downvoted for that? Pretty clear that accurate data is irrelev

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Takes on the Digital Divide, This Time with Data – 67 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Reportedly Killing Edge in Favour of a New Chromium-Based Browser – 75 Comments

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    In reply to veermaharaj: Dream on.

    Posted 3 years ago on Barnes & Noble Announces a New Nook Tablet That Actually Makes Some Sense – 15 Comments

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    In reply to jgraebner: Absolutely. That 10" tablet should be running Chrome, so I can run Android apps bigger.

    Posted 3 years ago on Barnes & Noble Announces a New Nook Tablet That Actually Makes Some Sense – 15 Comments

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    In reply to locust infested orchard inc: 30 times more expensive? That's $1,470. Andromeda better be grou

    Posted 3 years ago on Barnes & Noble Announces a New Nook Tablet That Actually Makes Some Sense – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Boot Camp, Still Crazy After All These Years – 41 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Boot Camp, Still Crazy After All These Years – 41 Comments

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    "even a virtualization solution like Parallels Desktop, which lets you use Windows alongside macOS, performs b

    Posted 3 years ago on Boot Camp, Still Crazy After All These Years – 41 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on PowerPoint and Skype to Get Live Captions, Subtitles – 6 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder: I don't think ink is especially expensive, it's the darn cartridges it comes

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Tango First Impressions – 29 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Apple Won’t Support 5G Until at Least 2020 – 28 Comments

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    There were a few PC makers that made 'entertainment component' Media Center PCs. HP made a very nice

    Posted 3 years ago on Before a Surface (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: November 30 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jgraebner: Agree with all, including the very typical, 'not for me, not for anyone," assessme

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: November 30 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards: Would that be with a digital signature?

    Posted 3 years ago on Beneath A Surface: Available Today! – 40 Comments

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    In reply to Travelrobert: Buy a Windows Phone and velcro it to the back ;)

    Posted 3 years ago on Here’s what Surface is Planning to Release in 2019 – 49 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on A Quick Look at What You Will—And Won’t—Get with Google Fi – 54 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Project Fi Could Be Coming to the iPhone, OnePlus, and Samsung Devices – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Confirms Monday was its Biggest Day Ever – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on I Got The Surface Go AMA – 59 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Rumored Mid-Range Pixel Leaks – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Go with LTE Advanced Now Available for Purchase – 7 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito: Isn't it all just programming?

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Touts AI Advances in Outlook – 28 Comments

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    In reply to jrswarr: Don't forget you still need to pay someone to deliver that streaming service to you

    Posted 3 years ago on Disney Announces Its Own Streaming Service, Will Pull Content From Netflix – 39 Comments

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    Speaking of MS, do you remember MS Reader, the application that used the .lit file format. There were lots of

    Posted 3 years ago on Barnes & Noble Announces a New Nook Tablet For Some Reason – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Xbox One Will No Longer Let You Stream to Your Phone Using a USB TV Tuner – 21 Comments

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    In reply to doubledeej: Yea, but now you have USB-C, so you can get a dongle. Progress. ;)

    Posted 3 years ago on Intel NUC (NUC8i7BEH) Mini-PC Kit First Impressions – 29 Comments

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    " I was just talking through this to myself (like a crazy person) while walking this morning, actually." I re

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: November 2 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to George_Perry: There is really noting touch friendly about MacOS or MacOS applications. No reason t

    Posted 3 years ago on So, About the New MacBook Air (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on So, About the New MacBook Air (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator: Find an older pre-owned Mac, with a decent keyboard. My 2102 MacBook Pro is still

    Posted 3 years ago on So, About the New MacBook Air (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds (Mini) Review – 10 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds First Impressions – 32 Comments

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    In reply to jaredthegeek: Plus 1...actually 2

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Expected to Launch New iPad Mini As Early As This Year – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Expected to Launch New iPad Mini As Early As This Year – 24 Comments

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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.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Expected to Launch New iPad Mini As Early As This Year – 24 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv: There's an idea.

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Version 1809 Suffers from Yet Another Data Loss Bug – 77 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Reliability Issues Continue with Pixel 3 – 67 Comments

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    In reply to beholderseye: It doesn't have a consortium of powerful nations?

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Reliability Issues Continue with Pixel 3 – 67 Comments

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    You can pick up a Pixelbook pretty readily for $799 and under these days (i5, 8G, 128G SSD)

    Posted 3 years ago on Acer Chromebook Spin 13 First Impressions – 20 Comments

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    In reply to wolters: I thought it did this. Why doesn't the 'hide the notch' setting leave the

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL First Impressions – 28 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL First Impressions – 28 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Chrome Now Lets You Install PWAs As Regular Apps on Windows 10 – 53 Comments

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    In reply to Bats: No, Google Chrome is not a standard. HTML5 is a standard. Google Chrome implements that stan

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Chrome Now Lets You Install PWAs As Regular Apps on Windows 10 – 53 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Chrome Now Lets You Install PWAs As Regular Apps on Windows 10 – 53 Comments

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    In reply to thespecificocean: Bingo. This is embarrassing. (BTW, this comes real close to working on Windows P

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Chrome Now Lets You Install PWAs As Regular Apps on Windows 10 – 53 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes: Wasn't anything stopping them from doing that before. No requirement to install the

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Complies With EU, Will Charge More for Android in Europe – 35 Comments

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    That would likely sell well in the US. Goes with MSs mobile offerings (made by Apple).

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Unveils ‘Blush’ Surface Laptop 2 for China – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds First Impressions – 32 Comments

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    In reply to prjman: Aren't there Apple sites you could be at?

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Headphones Availability Starting In November – 27 Comments

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    In reply to brduffy: What makes you think MS is putting any development effort into UWP? They just pulled the

    Posted 3 years ago on Are the Stars Aligning for Microsoft + Google? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji: Yea, but Apple's business is selling hardware. Getting more Mac's sold bec

    Posted 3 years ago on Are the Stars Aligning for Microsoft + Google? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Are the Stars Aligning for Microsoft + Google? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Are the Stars Aligning for Microsoft + Google? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Has A Software Quality Problem – 114 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Has A Software Quality Problem – 114 Comments

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    In reply to RobCannon: It does to a degree. You can capture reproduction steps, include screenshots, etc. Ther

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Has A Software Quality Problem – 114 Comments

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    Put it on Fi and I'll take more notice.

    Posted 3 years ago on Nokia’s Latest Product Is a Gorgeous $349 Android Phone – 53 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar: Dropping another $100 can be an effort for some. If so, though, maybe Surface isn't

    Posted 3 years ago on Yes, the New Surface PCs Run Windows 10 Home. Yes, It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Yes, the New Surface PCs Run Windows 10 Home. Yes, It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Moves Away From Office Mobile – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Moves Away From Office Mobile – 48 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid: What could be easier? 'Good Morning', to turn on the kitchen and family

    Posted 3 years ago on The Thing About Amazon (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz: I wouldn't have thought we'd buy an Alexa powered microwave either, but then. Th

    Posted 3 years ago on The Thing About Amazon (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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.

    Posted 3 years ago on The Thing About Amazon (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About the iPhone XS (and XS Max) (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to wolters: Comment on Samsung's multi-charge plate. It isn't the only such option, and wha

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About the iPhone XS (and XS Max) (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Question for the knowledgeable. If you go to Settings>Siri & Search, there is the facility to create S

    Posted 3 years ago on iOS 12 Brings Improved Performance, Screen Time, ARKit 2, More – 21 Comments

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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.

    Posted 3 years ago on iOS 12 Brings Improved Performance, Screen Time, ARKit 2, More – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on iOS 12 Brings Improved Performance, Screen Time, ARKit 2, More – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on New Surface PCs are Back in Black – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on YouTube Tests Vertical Video Ads – 5 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Lost in the Keynote, Apple Raises Prices on iPhone and Watch – 87 Comments

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    In reply to jwpear: So, a laptop, which doesn't make phone calls, isn't pocketable, and is awkward t

    Posted 3 years ago on Lost in the Keynote, Apple Raises Prices on iPhone and Watch – 87 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Lost in the Keynote, Apple Raises Prices on iPhone and Watch – 87 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Oops, Microsoft Is Doing It Again – 62 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:So, basically it helps MS help you. As opposed to Google helping Google.

    Posted 3 years ago on Oops, Microsoft Is Doing It Again – 62 Comments

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    In reply to grantskinner: My guess is Apple's intentions are, works fine with a Mac.

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Your Phone for Windows 10, Take 2 – 46 Comments

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    You know, Skype for Business has been recording for years.

    Posted 3 years ago on Skype Can Finally Record Your Calls – 12 Comments

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    "Microsoft’s been working on this stuff for years..." Kind of an understatement. I remember using Transcribe

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft To-Do Gets Inking Support on Windows 10 – 4 Comments

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    What the Tech no longer on Roku? Just kept 'retrieving', so deleted and tried to re-add. Not there.

    Posted 3 years ago on A Cortana Powered Thermostat – What The Tech Ep. 410 – 3 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Mistakenly Sends Out Insider Update Notification to Windows 10 Users – 19 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Sticky Notes 3 for Windows 10 Launches With Cross-Device Syncing, Dark Theme, More – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on HMD Acquires PureView Trademark from Microsoft – 17 Comments

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    Well, that likely won't impact many. I imagine there aren't that many iOS Sway users. On iOS though,

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Killing Sway on iOS – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17744 Hits the Fast Ring – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Resisting the Urge (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Hey, that's good news. I feel better already.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant Now Delivers Positive Vibes, for Free – 4 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: Another feature I don't believe any normal VM solution provides, like VMWare, is t

    Posted 3 years ago on Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac Launches with Mojave Support – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Sticky Notes Coming to Mobile Alongside Major Windows 10 Update – 14 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Your Phone App Now Available for Windows 10 Version 1803 (updated) – 24 Comments

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    In reply to rfog: With instructions like, 'get instant access to your Android phone's photos' a

    Posted 3 years ago on Your Phone App Now Available for Windows 10 Version 1803 (updated) – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Caught Being Sneaky With Location Data Collection – 33 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja: So ChromeOS is Google's Windows 10 Mobile, and the PixelBook/Chromebook is W

    Posted 3 years ago on Why Would Google Bring Windows 10 to Pixelbook? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Why Would Google Bring Windows 10 to Pixelbook? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Why Would Google Bring Windows 10 to Pixelbook? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to kdjones74: This is the second post here postulating Windows running as a VM under ChromeOS. Anyon

    Posted 3 years ago on Why Would Google Bring Windows 10 to Pixelbook? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv: The most interesting Android apps running on my PixelBook are not games, they are Office

    Posted 3 years ago on Why Would Google Bring Windows 10 to Pixelbook? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to NoLaNM5150: Requires connectivity..though if you are running ChromeOS you have sort of accepted th

    Posted 3 years ago on Why Would Google Bring Windows 10 to Pixelbook? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Why can't the two companies try to adopt the best of their competitors, instead of the worst?

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Delays FaceTime Group Chat – 18 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Working to Bring Back the ‘Compact View’ to Modern Skype – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17730 Released – 4 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Redstone 5 ISOs Finally Available – 2 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Wake up to Spotify Songs on Android Because Of Course You Can – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Just Took a Huge Shot at Windows and Mac in New Chromebook Ad – 183 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on This Is Apple’s New Wireless AirPods Charging Case – 1 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Bing Now Lets You Make Your Own Itineraries in Maps – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Calendar Gets Improved Rescheduling – 2 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Thinking About the Next Pixelbook (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Thinking About the Next Pixelbook (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to AlfredJohnson: Nice ad.

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Pro (2017) Gets Massive Set of Firmware Updates Too – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Skip the Entry-Level Surface Go Configuration – 33 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider: "Are we really to believe that the cost to manufacturer the covers and pen each repres

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Skip the Entry-Level Surface Go Configuration – 33 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Skip the Entry-Level Surface Go Configuration – 33 Comments

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    In reply to Jhambi: What is Windows lean? Some version of Windows that doesn't exist? Mobile? It comes wi

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Skip the Entry-Level Surface Go Configuration – 33 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Skip the Entry-Level Surface Go Configuration – 33 Comments

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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

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Skip the Entry-Level Surface Go Configuration – 33 Comments

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    In reply to misterdos: That would be nice. Maybe a Google Fi version ;)

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Surface Go – 123 Comments

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    So an updated Surface 3, at about the same price as those were. (bet LTE will add $100-$130)

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Announces Surface Go – 13 Comments

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    In reply to AW: Why not, MS doesn't make watches, or phones, just services for them.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Now Has a Surface Store in Taiwan – 19 Comments

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    In reply to CRoebuck: Remember the Zune guy ;)

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Now Has a Surface Store in Taiwan – 19 Comments

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    I'd think they would be working to get rid of the damned registry, rather than plumping up the editor.

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Build 17711 Brings More Microsoft Edge Improvements – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Skype Is Finally Getting Read Receipts – 11 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Next iPhones Will Come in Too Many Colors – 15 Comments

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    In reply to jaredthegeek: I have the same one and it is my 'primary play' device. Don't mean ga

    Posted 4 years ago on Details of Microsoft’s $400 Surface Tablet Emerge – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Details of Microsoft’s $400 Surface Tablet Emerge – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft: If You Are Going to Put Ads in Windows 10, Be Smart About it (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Get a Surface Pro Platinum Bundle for Just $799 – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on New Windows 10 Build Brings Massive Microsoft Edge Improvements – 32 Comments

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    They seem to have deleted two other 'features'. One was Edge not actually closing tabs when you clos

    Posted 4 years ago on New Windows 10 Build Brings Massive Microsoft Edge Improvements – 32 Comments

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    In reply to CompUser: Replying using IE11, so don't get that comment. Not sure I get your 33% either

    Posted 4 years ago on New Windows 10 Build Brings Massive Microsoft Edge Improvements – 32 Comments

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    Now, if only they could crack that elusive wireless charger technology.

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Set to Step Up Its Audio Hardware Game – 14 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes: Try Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Charger-Station-Charging-QI-Enabled/dp/B078MKF

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Delays AirPower Charging Mat Once Again Due to Technical Hurdles – 45 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Delays AirPower Charging Mat Once Again Due to Technical Hurdles – 45 Comments

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    Office 365, now with Google Docs support. (only a matter of time)

    Posted 4 years ago on Evernote Comes to Microsoft Teams – 5 Comments

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    In reply to MartinusV2: That's not why people don't use Edge. It's because the conventional wis

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Bringing SwiftKey to the Desktop, Blocking Auto-Playing Videos – 28 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Best OBD II device for car – 15 Comments

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    Only thing that really interests me, beyond not going backwards in what my Pixel already does, is wireless cha

    Posted 4 years ago on Early Pixel 3 XL Leaks Disappoint Critics – 23 Comments

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    In reply to beckerrt: In fact a "normal' person may not even be aware of there being anything other than

    Posted 4 years ago on Early Pixel 3 XL Leaks Disappoint Critics – 23 Comments

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    I'm bummed. They are still on the 11 public beta releases. Not really surprised. The public betas usually

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Get the iOS, macOS, and tvOS Betas (Updated) – 11 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider: Probably right there. Don't see the point of books in the store either. I don

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Project Fi Now Supports Three More Phones – 15 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600: They don't want to be in the 'also ran' category in music. They abandone

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge for iOS Now Supports EBooks – 22 Comments

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    In reply to behindmyscreen: Well from Google's TOS, "When you upload, submit, store, send or receive con

    Posted 4 years ago on Fewer Options For Those with Their Own Music (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Fewer Options For Those with Their Own Music (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to octafish: Yea but you are using a streaming service, your own. When listening away from home, you

    Posted 4 years ago on Fewer Options For Those with Their Own Music (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878 Actually she still does support music. I can have her play from iHeart, Spotify, Tune-in

    Posted 4 years ago on PC Makers are Embracing Alexa – 42 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on PC Makers are Embracing Alexa – 42 Comments

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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.

    Posted 4 years ago on HMD to Expand its Nokia Phone Portfolio – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Watch Out Alexa, Google is Coming Home – 36 Comments

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    In reply to sgbassett: You don't really need a 'battery base' for either the smaller Echo'

    Posted 4 years ago on Watch Out Alexa, Google is Coming Home – 36 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on A $400 Surface Tablet? God, Yes (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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..

    Posted 4 years ago on A $400 Surface Tablet? God, Yes (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to eeisner: Since MS killed Zune/Groove anyway.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Launch YouTube Music Next Week – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Low-Cost Surface Tablet Coming in 2018 – 127 Comments

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    Microsoft isn’t sharing pricing ... As the saying goes, if you have to ask.......Does look great though.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Unveils Gorgeous New Surface Hub 2 – 46 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Announces Google One, Online Storage With Flexibility – 36 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: May 11 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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.

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: The World is a Computer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 is Getting New Cross-Platform Experiences This Year – 22 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards: I'd consider that.

    Posted 4 years ago on New Features, Functionality Arriving Across Microsoft 365 – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on iTunes Finally Arrives in the Microsoft Store – 46 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Revamps Mobile Broadband in Windows 10 – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Spineless: Doesn't seem that hard to me. ellipses (…)>Favorites, and you can delete, mov

    Posted 4 years ago on Edge Mobile Gets Timeline Support As Microsoft Readies Windows 10 April 2018 Update – 5 Comments

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    Considering Windows first appeared in 1985, and Linux in 1991, there was at least 6 years were Windows most ce

    Posted 4 years ago on Linux Everywhere (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto: I couldn't care less about a dark theme. On anything, desktop or phone. If

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10’s File Explorer Is Getting a Dark Theme – 19 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Pumps Out Another Redstone 5 Build – 10 Comments

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    In reply to NT6.1: I would argue that the majority of business/professional applications, including Office, al

    Posted 4 years ago on Tim Cook Shoots Down Convergence Rumors – 133 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600: About the same period for which there are no new apps for Windows of any significance.

    Posted 4 years ago on Tim Cook Shoots Down Convergence Rumors – 133 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Tim Cook Shoots Down Convergence Rumors – 133 Comments

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    In reply to bleeman: Same here, at least for shared lists, grocery and the like. Would need some calendaring f

    Posted 4 years ago on One Year After Wunderlist’s Death, The To-Do Transition Limps Along – 33 Comments

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    In reply to TheJoeFin: Are you talking about features that currently exist in OneNote 2016? I don't recog

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Demotes OneNote 2016, Moves Forward with Modern OneNote – 83 Comments

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    “Beginning with the launch of Office 2019 later this year, OneNote for Windows 10 will replace OneNote 2016

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Demotes OneNote 2016, Moves Forward with Modern OneNote – 83 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Quick Look: Libratone Q Adapt USB-C Earphones – 32 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Quick Look: Libratone Q Adapt USB-C Earphones – 32 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent: Maybe you should take off the headphones and pay more attention to your partner during

    Posted 4 years ago on Quick Look: Libratone Q Adapt USB-C Earphones – 32 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: If headphones are OK , as opposed to earbuds, noise cancelling BT headphones aren&#

    Posted 4 years ago on Quick Look: Libratone Q Adapt USB-C Earphones – 32 Comments

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    That's how I've always lived my life. Expect the worst and you'll either be right, or pleasantl

    Posted 4 years ago on Good News! The PC Market Flat-Lined in Q1 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Office Apps Now Work With the Files App on iOS – 8 Comments

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    In reply to JerryH: Yes, it can. https://chromeunboxed.com/chromebook-how-to-scan-with-hp-all-in-one-printers/

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s Easier to Add than Subtract (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Skype is Finally Making it Easier to Record Video Calls – 11 Comments

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    In reply to SocialDanny123: Why would you want a P Web A offline? These are essentially web access application

    Posted 4 years ago on The First Set of PWAs Land on the Microsoft Store – 61 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72: Yea, all/any of those.

    Posted 4 years ago on The First Set of PWAs Land on the Microsoft Store – 61 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on You Can Now Use Your Amazon Echo Speakers As an Intercom System – 5 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, the OnePlus 6 Will Be a Flagship Killer – 26 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixel 2 XL, Round Two – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s Time to Discuss the Notch. Again (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:Been saying that for months.

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s Time to Discuss the Notch. Again (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to mrdrwest: How about demi-bezel?

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s Time to Discuss the Notch. Again (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to cheetahdriver: I was fair. Second paragraph, second sentence. Even pointed out the "LTE" issue tha

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Connectivity – 16 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Connectivity – 16 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Future of Windows? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Surprise: The OnePlus 6 Will Have a Notch – 37 Comments

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    In reply to OntarioPundit: All the Lumia's, even the 950/XL, had FM radios. MS (irrationally) deleted the

    Posted 4 years ago on Surprise: The OnePlus 6 Will Have a Notch – 37 Comments

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    In reply to Bats: Actually we do see 'animated' notifications up there in what used to bezel. My bat

    Posted 4 years ago on Surprise: The OnePlus 6 Will Have a Notch – 37 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Surprise: The OnePlus 6 Will Have a Notch – 37 Comments

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    In reply to rob4jen:Well there is an ARM version of Chrome. Millions running Android use it. Probably doesn�

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Taking Stock – 75 Comments

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    I appreciate your altruistic concern for our well being, but being someone who uses Chrome almost exclusively,

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows Weekly 562: Where Democracy Dies – 1 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: March 16 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to arknu: "Otherwise, what does a smartwatch do that is not achieved faster and better by pulling you

    Posted 4 years ago on Android Wear is Google’s Windows Phone Moment (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10’s File Explorer Is Finally Getting Support for Tabs – 47 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Leaving Money on the Table with OneDrive – 82 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Leaving Money on the Table with OneDrive – 82 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Leaving Money on the Table with OneDrive – 82 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Redstone 4 Heads Toward the Finish Line – 9 Comments

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    No store problem here. Icon and tiles are everywhere they should be.

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Fix the Missing Microsoft Store in Windows 10 Build 17110 – 17 Comments

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    In reply to Bats: I'm not particularly pleased with my Ring II. Lots of false positives, many instances w

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon + Ring (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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.

    Posted 4 years ago on Nokia Joins Android One, Launches 5 New Phones at MWC – 23 Comments

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    In reply to IanYates82: Another thumbs up from a premie.

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei Upgrades Its MacBook Pro Clone With a Hidden Camera That Looks up Your Nose – 9 Comments

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    Look at it this way. You can look down your nose at everyone else.

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei Upgrades Its MacBook Pro Clone With a Hidden Camera That Looks up Your Nose – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Working on Upgraded AirPods With Improved Siri Integration – 10 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 on ARM to Launch with 3 PCs on 14 Carriers – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: Why do you assume 'high cost'? I imagine these will be sub $1000, and people h

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 on ARM to Launch with 3 PCs on 14 Carriers – 56 Comments

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    In reply to atulmarathe: It's not like there aren't already LTE capable devices, and no, the carrie

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 on ARM to Launch with 3 PCs on 14 Carriers – 56 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 on ARM to Launch with 3 PCs on 14 Carriers – 56 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Recovery Succumbs to the Tyranny of Choice (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Reveals Another Microsoft Vulnerability Before Its Fixed – 96 Comments

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    Not surprising. These aren't intended for people needing workstations, development, giant spreadsheets, g

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Finally Documents the Limitations of Windows 10 on ARM – 117 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on And It Just Hurts: Apple Employees Are Walking Into Walls – 45 Comments

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    In reply to JohnGalt1717: So you want Zune back.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Photos Companion for Android and iOS is Now Available – 21 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen: Yup. Have one. Nothing special, and since it didn't come with Google service

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, Nokia Should Have Chosen Android, Not Windows Phone (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Next Version of Android Will Support iPhone X-Like Notches – 18 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: I'm curious what Apple's counterpart to Surface is? iPad? Really? That�

    Posted 4 years ago on 5 Years Later: How Microsoft Originally Marketed Surface Pro – 32 Comments

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    In reply to Bats: You do know that MS supported Pen and Tablet computing in 2005. XP Tablet edition. That'

    Posted 4 years ago on 5 Years Later: How Microsoft Originally Marketed Surface Pro – 32 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on 5 Years Later: My Original Surface Pro Review, Annotated – 30 Comments

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    Few now remember that Surface used to be a “big ass table” computer. Probably fewer still have seen one i

    Posted 4 years ago on 5 Years Later: My Original Surface Pro Review, Annotated – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Even Microsoft Can’t Make Apple’s Post-PC Vision a Reality (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Even Microsoft Can’t Make Apple’s Post-PC Vision a Reality (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    How about they do Edge for iPad. I could use that.

    Posted 4 years ago on Cortana Now Available on the IPad – 11 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on A Welcome Emphasis on Consumers in New Windows Strategy (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 S Failed, and It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Exclusive: Windows 10 S is Dead, Long Live S Mode – 89 Comments

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    In reply to MikeCerm: Where did you see $200 for a 'boxed' copy of Windows? Nobody builds their own

    Posted 4 years ago on Exclusive: New Windows 10 Consumer SKU Roadmap Revealed – 46 Comments

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    In reply to djross95: What are you talking about? Apple doesn't sell MacOS to anyone but Apple.

    Posted 4 years ago on Exclusive: New Windows 10 Consumer SKU Roadmap Revealed – 46 Comments

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    Oh goody. Yet another thing that could potentially respond to "Hey Cortana".

    Posted 4 years ago on Cortana App for Android Adds Home Screen Support Too – 7 Comments

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    So, no features are on their To Do list?

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Begins Working on new Features for To-Do – 19 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator: I don't get what people want. I use my Surface 3 almost exclusively in Table

    Posted 4 years ago on Lead by Example (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google May Soon Let You Use Assistant Without the Annoying “OK Google” Hotword – 29 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: January 26 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Bring on the flaming soccer balls.

    Posted 4 years ago on Latest Microsoft Photos Update Takes Story Remix to the Next Level – 9 Comments

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    They seem concerned. They are the only ones who would/should be.

    Posted 4 years ago on You Can Now Get Two Sonos One Smart Speakers for the Price of One HomePod – 10 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar: Can't even keep people from calling it the iWatch.

    Posted 4 years ago on There’s No “i” in Books (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Office 365 Apps Now Available to Everyone in the Windows 10 Store – 47 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Office 365 Apps Now Available to Everyone in the Windows 10 Store – 47 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Previews iOS 11.3 – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple’s $349 Premium Siri-Powered Smart Speaker Starts Shipping February 9 – 14 Comments

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    And Steve Jobs said, "If you see a square, they did it wrong"...oh wait...

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Xbox Watch, A Piece Time Forgot – 12 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito: No, you are wrong. Competition is irrelevant. There should be only one option for every

    Posted 4 years ago on Audiobooks Will Be the Next Google Service to Ignore (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Angusmatheson: Note that you could say Hey Cortana to Windows Phones.

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon is Taking the Bold Step of Adding Alexa to its Alexa App – 20 Comments

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    Showed up yesterday, automatically, on my Pixel (pretty full on Google). Not on iOS (yet). Never bothered me t

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon is Taking the Bold Step of Adding Alexa to its Alexa App – 20 Comments

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    In reply to TraderGary: Have to agree with you. In certain situations Fi is unbeatable. I think their marketin

    Posted 4 years ago on Project Fi Picks Up Unlimited Data Plan with Cost Protection – 19 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Apple Paradox (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Pushes Live TV Forward With Latest Fire TV Update – 7 Comments

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    In reply to Patrick3D: They are certainly working on that. There is some degree of conversation for some thing

    Posted 4 years ago on Today’s Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Today’s Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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'.

    Posted 4 years ago on The Andromeda Strain (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Andromeda Strain (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Andromeda Strain (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to rlbumpus: Hmm, Tweetium doesn't make an Android version either. That's sort of a unicorn

    Posted 4 years ago on Twitter Lite Now Adapts to Larger Screens – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Michael Rivers: Well, Google (with partners) is showing screened assistants to cover the Show and

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Denies That Cortana is Dead (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Denies That Cortana is Dead (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    "And if were to switch from, say, Amazon Alexa to Google Assistant (or vice versa), I bet the transition would

    Posted 4 years ago on Thinking About Web Browsers and Stickiness (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Clarkb: Cortana on the Invoke works with Spotify, TuneIn and iHeart, and of course worked with Gro

    Posted 4 years ago on You Can Now Control Spotify Using Your Voice With Cortana in Windows 10 – 10 Comments

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    Booth #s 20000-25799...OM(freakin')G. They aren't numbered sequentially are they?

    Posted 4 years ago on The Ghosts of CES Past (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft and Amazon Miss Integration Deadline for Cortana and Alexa – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft and Amazon Miss Integration Deadline for Cortana and Alexa – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft and Amazon Miss Integration Deadline for Cortana and Alexa – 25 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv: Well, you can always uninstall PowerPoint, and just use the web version if you are force

    Posted 4 years ago on New Year Resolutions of a Digital Nature – 0 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards: Please, no. They'd kill it.

    Posted 4 years ago on Goodbye, Groove Music – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Goodbye, Groove Music – 38 Comments

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    In reply to DaveHelps: The software 'feature' that lowers performance to increase battery life on o

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Apologizes for Throttling iPhones, Offers $29 Replacement Batteries – 66 Comments

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    "But asking customers to pay $29 for improved performance on an already expensive product may be a bit too muc

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Apologizes for Throttling iPhones, Offers $29 Replacement Batteries – 66 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X Review – 91 Comments

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    Well, yea, that would be nice, really nice, but is far from the biggest issue. The things don't collabor

    Posted 4 years ago on This is the Most-Needed Change for All Digital Assistants in 2018 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to bfarkas: The other problem with Amazon, Echo and Computer is that those phrases are used in normal

    Posted 4 years ago on This is the Most-Needed Change for All Digital Assistants in 2018 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on This is the Most-Needed Change for All Digital Assistants in 2018 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on No Chrome in the Store? This is (Still) Microsoft’s Fault (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to brad-sams: Studio? I thought you somehow got hold of a giant iPad.

    Posted 4 years ago on Raising Tech: A Child in the Always on World (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, Apple Slows Down Older iPhones on Purpose. Now What? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, Apple Slows Down Older iPhones on Purpose. Now What? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10’s Latest Build Brings Timeline, Fluent Design, Privacy Improvements – 46 Comments

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    In reply to rmlounsbury: Unlike the Surface Laptop which was a radical departure from anything available /S S

    Posted 4 years ago on Fan Concept Brings Microsoft’s ‘Andromeda’ Patents to Life – 45 Comments

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    In reply to Mehedi: Maybe they have finally someone that knows better than announcing it ahead of time, lest i

    Posted 4 years ago on iTunes for Microsoft Store Delayed to 2018 – 55 Comments

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    When's the Windows Mobile app coming out?

    Posted 4 years ago on Mixer’s New Mobile Apps Are Now Available – 6 Comments

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    “[Set and other features] … are not necessarily tied to the next major update.”That phrasing could just

    Posted 4 years ago on No, Microsoft Didn’t Promise Sets for the Next Windows 10 Version (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv: Don't understand the comment about small tablets needing to run Win 10 Mobile. 7" ta

    Posted 4 years ago on In Defense of Windows 10 on Snapdragon (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X First Impressions – 87 Comments

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    "like the Touch ID sensor on the latest MacBook Pros." I was amused when I read that, considering that Touch

    Posted 4 years ago on The Always Connected PC is the Future of the Platform (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Thr2017: I'm impressed. Windows folder=23gb, WindowsInstaller=14gb. That's 37gb right th

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands On: HP Envy X2 with Snapdragon 835 – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on A Few Questions from the Always Connected PC Launch – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Bleached: As soon as Office for iOS includes Visio, Access, Project, Publisher...Yea.

    Posted 4 years ago on HP and Asus Reveal Windows 10 Always Connected PCs Powered by Snapdragon 835 – 48 Comments

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    In reply to lilmoe: Connected standby never really worked as advertised...on my Intel and AMD devices. Works g

    Posted 4 years ago on HP and Asus Reveal Windows 10 Always Connected PCs Powered by Snapdragon 835 – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on HP and Asus Reveal Windows 10 Always Connected PCs Powered by Snapdragon 835 – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on HP and Asus Reveal Windows 10 Always Connected PCs Powered by Snapdragon 835 – 48 Comments

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    I've had this since it was announced via some roundabout shenanigans. It is very nice, though I haven

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Brings Real-time Collaboration for Inking in Windows 10 – 18 Comments

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    In reply to prettyconfusd: The 10" NuVision tablet sold at the MS store is surprisingly capable in this respec

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Brings Real-time Collaboration for Inking in Windows 10 – 18 Comments

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    In reply to skramer49: In what way?

    Posted 4 years ago on Gmail Now Lets You Use Your Outlook Account on the iPhone – 7 Comments

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    You note that it has a headphone jack, 'despite it's thinness'. I hear that quite often and rea

    Posted 4 years ago on OnePlus 5T Review: We Have a Winner – 50 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Rushes iOS 11.2 Release As New iPhone Crashing Bug Emerges – 37 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja: He forgot the /S

    Posted 4 years ago on Spotify’s Support of Live Tiles is Important (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge Picks Up a Dark Theme on Mobile – 15 Comments

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    In reply to eeisner: I think you are absolutely right. A/B testing provides two different options to see what

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Sets Itself Up for Trouble with Insiders (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, Microsoft Needs to Sell Its Own Phones (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Seems like Cortana search in an 'acrylic' window that covers a different part of my screen than it d

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Testing New MacOS Spotlight-like Search UI for Windows 10 – 38 Comments

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    In reply to jboman32768: Anti-trust regulators? Have you been paying attention to our federal government latel

    Posted 4 years ago on Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Headphone Adapter Review – 84 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Headphone Adapter Review – 84 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Headphone Adapter Review – 84 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Headphone Adapter Review – 84 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on Review: AirPods are Apple’s “Okayiest” Thing They Sell Today – 36 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Fixes iPhone X’s Unresponsive Display in Cold Temperatures – 17 Comments

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    In reply to matsan: For $5/mo you too can have a Skype for Business option (and more).

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Launches a Dedicated Version of Skype for Freelancers as a Standalone App – 14 Comments

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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.

    Posted 4 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Some Closure At Last (Premium) – 0 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Drops Xbox One S to its Lowest Price Ever, Brings Invoke Down to $99 – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook: Day Two Awkwardness – 92 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook: Day Two Awkwardness – 92 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixel 2 XL: The Morning After – 48 Comments

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    In reply to MutualCore: Really? Not needing or wanting, or having the time to invest in 'hard-core'

    Posted 4 years ago on Xbox One X First Impressions: The 4K Era Arrives – 50 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge Preview is Updated on iPhone – 7 Comments

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    "But modern smartphones support gigabit LTE now". Right, show me the speedtest.

    Posted 4 years ago on Surface Pro with LTE Will Begin Shipping in December (Updated) – 7 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ends Production of Kinect – 75 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with Windows Mixed Reality – 24 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Review: Amazon Echo (Second-Gen) – 11 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: So which one are you? Statler or Waldorf?

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Brings Speedy Online Payments to PC and Mobile – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57: The icon can be turned off. Check in settings for 'Select which icons appear on the

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Configure OneDrive Files On-Demand in the Fall Creators Update – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Hey Cortana, It’s My Harman Kardon Invoke First Impressions – 72 Comments

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    In reply to Soundtweaker: That really should happen. Bad enough they killed the Groove streaming service, whi

    Posted 4 years ago on Hey Cortana, It’s My Harman Kardon Invoke First Impressions – 72 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Thinking About Surface Book 2 Specs and Configurations – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On: Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar: It made a difference when not everyone had unlimited txt. I suppose some still don't.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google is Bringing Video Calling to Android – 46 Comments

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    While it appears that the device will come with 6 mos of Skype Out (calling landlines/cell phones) people may

    Posted 4 years ago on Harman Kardon Invoke Makes a Brief Appearance in the Microsoft Store – 17 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott: That explains the transition from the original Supersite for Windows naming.

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Find Your Phone with Google Home – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks: Remember this does over-ride the Do Not Disturb feature. Similar features on Aple will ove

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Find Your Phone with Google Home – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Bdsrev: That seems strange. Not like there aren't numerous options for laptops way better tha

    Posted 4 years ago on Fake News: Microsoft to End Surface in 2019? – 54 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Download Your Purchased Groove Music Now – 62 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ends Groove Music Pass, Offers Transition to Spotify – 215 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ends Groove Music Pass, Offers Transition to Spotify – 215 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on The Android Switch: Bringing My Phone Number to Android and Project Fi – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Android Switch: Bringing My Phone Number to Android and Project Fi – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Android Switch: Bringing My Phone Number to Android and Project Fi – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on The Android Switch: Bringing My Phone Number to Android and Project Fi – 48 Comments

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    The new devices are neat. Choice is good, but the upcoming new capabilities are more interesting. Routines: as

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Announces New Alexa-Powered Echo, Fire TV Devices – 7 Comments

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    "These will include features normally associated with Skype for Business, including inbound/outbound calls to

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s Official: Microsoft Teams Will Replace Skype for Business – 26 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple TV 4K First Impressions – 44 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on It Looks Like Microsoft Will Rename Windows Store to Microsoft Store – 61 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on NVIDIA Announces a More Affordable Android TV Streamer – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on All of Google’s Big Announcements Leak Ahead of October Event – 43 Comments

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    In reply to kevinbouwman: No such thing as a stock Samsung OS.

    Posted 4 years ago on Android 8.0 Oreo Feature Focus: Notification Dots – 28 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Bing Adds Fact Checking to Search Results – 10 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Fall Creators Update Feature Focus: My People – 31 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Announces New iPhones, Other Products, as Expected – 95 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes: Yes, the 950 and 950XL. You can nit-pick as it is 'iris' recognition, not tech

    Posted 4 years ago on Qualcomm Fires a Shot at Apple on Eve of iPhone Launch – 46 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Scrambles to Deliver on Its Story Remix Promises – 31 Comments

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    In reply to cope23: Link worked for me. Installing now.

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: You Can Install OneNote 2016 from Windows Store Too – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Android Users, Welcome to the Age of Oreo – 40 Comments

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    In reply to Bats: Those are languages, not countries. I speak English, I don't live in English. Those who

    Posted 4 years ago on SwiftKey for Android Now Support Over 200 Languages – 11 Comments

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    Great. Conversation view. Can't wait to turn that off when it shows up. Same with Focused inbox. Just add

    Posted 4 years ago on Outlook for Android Finally Gets Add-In Apps – 27 Comments

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    What would be neat would be a 'conversational' UI that doesn't require speaking to your phone.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Discusses the Future of its Assistant – 36 Comments

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    In reply to PeteB: I have 'placeholders' back and they are better than they were. Insider build. Pre

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Discusses the Future of its Assistant – 36 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks: Or really small PC? (with phone capability)

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Discusses the Future of its Assistant – 36 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Discusses the Future of its Assistant – 36 Comments

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    In reply to Bats: Yea, I don't know about $1500-$3000 smartwatches. When you buy a Tag Hauer, Montblanc,

    Posted 4 years ago on Google: Over 20 Android Wear 2.0 Watches are Coming This Year – 23 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ships Major OneNote for Windows 10 Update … But Only to Skip Ahead Insiders – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ships Major OneNote for Windows 10 Update … But Only to Skip Ahead Insiders – 17 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ships Major OneNote for Windows 10 Update … But Only to Skip Ahead Insiders – 17 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows Weekly 534: Hedgehogs Prohibited – 1 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on ARM-Based Always-Connected Windows 10 PCs Approach the Finish Line – 81 Comments

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    "the limited new version of Windows that cannot run desktop applications."Hmm, mine is running Word, Excel, Po

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Expands Availability of Surface Laptop, Free Windows 10 Pro Upgrade – 33 Comments

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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.

    Posted 4 years ago on Now Android One is Like Signature PC for Smartphones – 15 Comments

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    Not sure everyone isn't doing the same thing Google is doing. Ads are why the internet is 'free'

    Posted 4 years ago on Vivaldi Says Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power – 49 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Office 365 Should Be a Superset of Outlook.com Premium (Updated) – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Orin: You have always been able to share Outlook.com calendars. Premium creates a unique shared ca

    Posted 4 years ago on Office 365 Should Be a Superset of Outlook.com Premium (Updated) – 25 Comments

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    Tippecanoe and Bixby too.

    Posted 4 years ago on Harman Kardon and Cortana Don’t Have an Exclusive Relationship – 27 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Story Remix Coming Soon to ‘Skip Ahead’ Windows 10 Insiders – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Story Remix Coming Soon to ‘Skip Ahead’ Windows 10 Insiders – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Story Remix Coming Soon to ‘Skip Ahead’ Windows 10 Insiders – 15 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Delivers Another Near-Final Build of the Fall Creators Update – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Nothing (New) to See Here: Surface Mini Marketing Materials Leak – 35 Comments

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    In reply to Detective Polarphant: Maybe a biometric unlock? The 950/950XL use an Iris scanner which I think is

    Posted 4 years ago on Nothing (New) to See Here: Surface Mini Marketing Materials Leak – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Nothing (New) to See Here: Surface Mini Marketing Materials Leak – 35 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: The Desktop, Take 2 – 73 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Harman Kardon and Cortana Don’t Have an Exclusive Relationship – 27 Comments

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    "the Invoke never shipping," What is that supposed to mean? It isn't expected to ship until the Fall. Ch

    Posted 4 years ago on Harman Kardon and Cortana Don’t Have an Exclusive Relationship – 27 Comments

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    In reply to Daniel_D: For most people, MS is only 'dicking around' with Windows twice a year. That&#

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Releases the First RS4 Build of the Windows 10 Insider Preview – 12 Comments

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    In reply to chrisrut: What part of that implies we would stop seeing updates altogether? If they weren't

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Races Forward to Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16278 – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Races Forward to Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16278 – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Save Big on Groove Music Pass – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks: You mentioned the big one for many.

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Save Big on Groove Music Pass – 25 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Announces a New Augmented Reality Platform for Android – 32 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Dell Updates XPS 13, Brands MR Headset as Visor – 10 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Issues Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16275 – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Adobe Issues a Workaround for Photoshop Elements 15 on Windows 10 S – 22 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Adobe Issues a Workaround for Photoshop Elements 15 on Windows 10 S – 22 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Device Usage: Creators Update Deployment Still Lags – 31 Comments

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    In reply to Maverick: In reply to Maverick: Windows PC are not inherently more expensive. Certainly there are

    Posted 4 years ago on Android on Chromebook Edges From Fantasy Into Reality – 74 Comments

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    I get the Win 10 Pro initial requirement. Probably hard to prevent Home users from installing S and then immed

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Finally Provides Windows 10 S to Insiders – 16 Comments

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    In a related note, Apple is partnering with Tesla. Siri, order me an S3, in Rose Gold.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Partners with Walmart for Voice Shopping – 8 Comments

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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�

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft, Yet Again, Needs to Clean Up the Windows Store – 44 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s Official: Android 8 is “Oreo” – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft: “Bing is Bigger Than You Think” – 48 Comments

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    In reply to Paul_OFlaherty: "albeit with reasonable (and even handed) protection against 'hate speech

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft: “Bing is Bigger Than You Think” – 48 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Chromebook: The Basics – 110 Comments

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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?

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with Newton for Windows 10 – 46 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: No-one ever said you couldn't do that stuff with Win32, they just didn't.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Brings Skype’s Mobile UI to the Desktop And It’s All My Fault – 28 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: Nothing particularly wrong with Skype. I use it with my kids and grandkids to messa

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Brings Skype’s Mobile UI to the Desktop And It’s All My Fault – 28 Comments

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    OneNote is the poster child for MS UWP capabilities. The guy running this is committed to making this Windows

    Posted 4 years ago on OneNote for Windows 10 August 2017 Feature Update Begins Rolling Out – 12 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-Free Calling Comes to Google Home – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-Free Calling Comes to Google Home – 13 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: It’s Just Not Ready (Yet) – 117 Comments

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    In reply to Winner: Microsoft has been a software company for decades, starting 1975. Their first real hardwar

    Posted 4 years ago on Here’s What Microsoft is Saying Internally About Surface Quality and Reliability – 121 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Here’s What Microsoft is Saying Internally About Surface Quality and Reliability – 121 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Issues a Major Update to OneDrive on iOS – 9 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Consumer Reports: Microsoft Surface is Dead Last for Reliability – 134 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with the Outlook.com Beta – 19 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein: Just curious. What do you use for speakers?

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Back-to-School Sale Offers Big Discounts on Pixel, More – 6 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Two Years Later, Apple Will Undo Its TV Embarrassments – 40 Comments

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    In reply to parheric: Come on. Chromebooks are not cheaper than Windows laptops, 10S or otherwise. All we can

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: Store Apps or Web Apps? – 47 Comments

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    In reply to Salvador Romero: But Google has done exactly that for Apple, using Safari's engine under thei

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: Store Apps or Web Apps? – 47 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft is Adding Visualizations, Equalizer, and More to Groove Music – 42 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes: Right, and MS hasn't had accommodations for disabilities baked into the OS before.

    Posted 4 years ago on Eye Control is Coming to Windows 10 – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Stops Offering 1TB Surface Book – 19 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Begins Selling Mixed Reality Headsets Online – 22 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Puts Surface in Reach with New Financing Options – 28 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Taco Bell Contest Will Give Away Xbox One X Consoles – 8 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: Hardware Devices – 21 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Kills Word Flow, Will Focus on SwiftKey – 20 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Kills Word Flow, Will Focus on SwiftKey – 20 Comments

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    In reply to Darmok N Jalad: I think the point was that this "chromeless' app window is exclusive to Chro

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: The Basics – 92 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Modern Keyboard and Mouse Are Now Available – 30 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600: Don't know why you think running UWP Irfanview, iTunes, Office, etc would be any d

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: The Series – 48 Comments

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    Hmm, I have an MSDN subscription. Wonder how this would run on an HP Stream 7.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Opens Up Windows 10 S to Developers, Education Customers – 26 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on USB-C is About to Get Twice as Fast – 43 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Says Paint Isn’t Going Away But You Already Knew That – 40 Comments

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    In reply to NazmusLabs: I'm curious about that comment. Do 'most' US ISPs (or cable providers

    Posted 4 years ago on YouTube TV is Coming to 10 More Markets – 30 Comments

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    In reply to NazmusLabs: No, I don't misunderstand the concept. I am fascinated by the concept of 'cu

    Posted 4 years ago on YouTube TV is Coming to 10 More Markets – 30 Comments

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    Just how does this 'paid streaming service' get to my house? Ah yes, over the Comcast (or whatever)

    Posted 4 years ago on YouTube TV is Coming to 10 More Markets – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Releases Windows Template Studio 1.2 – 17 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: It doesn't get Office 2016 either. It's those things that that don't get

    Posted 4 years ago on Office Mobile Goes Fluent on Windows 10 Insider Preview – 30 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: Do appreciate the insight. Still doesn't quite explain what MS thinks is a tablet.

    Posted 4 years ago on Office Mobile Goes Fluent on Windows 10 Insider Preview – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Clarifies Fall Creators Update Naming – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Office Mobile Goes Fluent on Windows 10 Insider Preview – 30 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider: I just don't think karma77police has ever said anything good about Windows 10 or

    Posted 4 years ago on Creators Update is Now on 50 Percent of All Windows 10 PCs – 39 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: Because if you install Office 2016, it's an Office 2016 license. You get five. Tech

    Posted 4 years ago on Office Mobile Goes Fluent on Windows 10 Insider Preview – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Office Mobile Goes Fluent on Windows 10 Insider Preview – 30 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Fall Creators Update Feature Focus: OneDrive Files On-Demand – 40 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: I would imagine so. Hard time believing it is on AWS or GoogleDrive ;)

    Posted 4 years ago on Fall Creators Update Feature Focus: OneDrive Files On-Demand – 40 Comments

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    @rth314 Actually that is exactly what happens. You can see all the files/folders in file manager whether they

    Posted 4 years ago on Fall Creators Update Feature Focus: OneDrive Files On-Demand – 40 Comments

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    There are some things that need clarification. You showed a file with a blue cloud outline (off-line) and clic

    Posted 4 years ago on Fall Creators Update Feature Focus: OneDrive Files On-Demand – 40 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on LinkedIn for Windows 10 Triggers Its Own Controversy – 47 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on LinkedIn for Windows 10 Triggers Its Own Controversy – 47 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on LinkedIn for Windows 10 Triggers Its Own Controversy – 47 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on LinkedIn for Windows 10 Triggers Its Own Controversy – 47 Comments

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    You forgot to point out that Australia already got a 'Fall/Autumn' Creators (or Creator's) upd

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s US-Centric Focus Bites Again with Fall Creators Update – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Darmok N Jalad: Brad's the managing editor. He can pay himself what he likes. ;)

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s US-Centric Focus Bites Again with Fall Creators Update – 56 Comments

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    In reply to allanwith: Absolutely. We use it all the time, even between offices in the same building. They are

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Presses Forward with the New Skype – 38 Comments

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    In reply to crfonseca: Have used them too. There are alternatives, MS. There are already plenty of cute option

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Presses Forward with the New Skype – 38 Comments

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    In reply to EricGHarrison: Good to know there are alternatives. Hope MS pays attention to that. We have used G

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Presses Forward with the New Skype – 38 Comments

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    Can someone recommend a professional product for business VTC use. I rarely find the need to express my feeli

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Presses Forward with the New Skype – 38 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on New Surface Pro Has a Hibernation Problem – 88 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: They are marked as solutions by a Moderator, employee or volunteer. That volunteer may o

    Posted 4 years ago on New Surface Pro Has a Hibernation Problem – 88 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: Once again, no they don't. Moderators are empowered to mark solutions. There is an

    Posted 4 years ago on New Surface Pro Has a Hibernation Problem – 88 Comments

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    In reply to Pbike908: From your MSA, Exchange, certainly. Don't know about GMail. I don't keep conta

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Issues Major Update to Outlook for Android and iOS – 26 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on RIP, Windows Phone – 68 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600: Well clearly, if you'd been running the company, we'd be awash in Windows Pho

    Posted 4 years ago on RIP, Windows Phone – 68 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on RIP, Windows Phone – 68 Comments

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    In reply to jr.flynn: Now that's funny ;)

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Launches a One Day Sale – 6 Comments

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    In reply to AximPrime: With the recent 'new' requirement for the OneDrive host drive being NTFS, I h

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows Insiders Can Now Test OneDrive Files on Demand – 36 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin: It does say "or transferred to another eligible user." As a subscriber, you aren'

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Really Wants You To Try Groove, $10 for 7 Months of Service – 50 Comments

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    I love the "No Membership Required" line. My mailbox was chock full of one day sale ads from various folks. ;)

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Launches a One Day Sale – 6 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Really Wants You To Try Groove, $10 for 7 Months of Service – 50 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Now Ubuntu is Available on the Windows 10 Insider Preview – 14 Comments

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    Sounds to me like re-branded enterprise licensing for the OS. There has always been this bulk licensing of Win

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft 365 is Microsoft as a Service – 28 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: So, Windows is the worst OS, except for all the others? Is that your point?

    Posted 4 years ago on RIP, Windows Phone – 68 Comments

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    In reply to JeremyJukes: Not sure what that has to do with the OneDrive situation. Maybe I'm missing some

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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    In reply to jpaterson84: Yea, storage. Storage is largely random access memory in mobile devices these days, s

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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    @narg, not necessarily that simple. OneDrive isn't the only thing on the SD. Can't just reformat and

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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    In reply to DataMeister: Would that really have been fine? Our would they have gotten grief anyway? But they s

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, Microsoft Did Promise Timeline for the Fall Creators Update – 95 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on New Surface Pro Has a Hibernation Problem – 88 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent: To be clear, the Windows version doesn't support files-on-demand, aka placeholder

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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    I understand power management is a hard computer science problem ;) Are these all stock OSs? I have some rand

    Posted 4 years ago on New Surface Pro Has a Hibernation Problem – 88 Comments

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    I really hate the inability to comment on "Premium Comments." when the segregation started, I could at least c

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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    Fat32 my ass. This affects exFat, the MS proprietary, and SD card committee recommended format for SD cards ov

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Suddenly Drops OneDrive Support for Non-NTFS Disks – 94 Comments

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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

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Confirms Layoffs, Restructuring – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: Well, being a Windows Phone fan, what do you think?

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, Microsoft Did Promise Timeline for the Fall Creators Update – 95 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600: Not excusing it, just noting that embellishment is part of the marketeer's craft.

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, Microsoft Did Promise Timeline for the Fall Creators Update – 95 Comments

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    In reply to WithinRafael: I'm seeing the wrapping issue as well. Edge, On insider builds. I have other i

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, Microsoft Did Promise Timeline for the Fall Creators Update – 95 Comments

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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,

    Posted 4 years ago on HMD is Bringing ZEISS Imaging Back to Nokia – 12 Comments

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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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