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    Yeah, and COD.COD alone has made around 27 billion in sales.

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft to Buy Activision for $67.8 Billion – 66 Comments

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    Oh, I'm sure they'll claim it's for some unspecified security reasons, but the real issue is why does Windows

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft to Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds – 121 Comments

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    They will, yes.The USB-C requirement is exclusively for wired chargers, there's no requirement for a device to

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

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    An hidden feature that I discovered by accident is if you have a touchscreen, you can also display the widgets

    Posted 10 months ago on Windows 11 Tip: Know Your Keyboard Shortcuts – 15 Comments

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    Well, remember Windows Phone 7.8? That was a bit childish, after having promised every existing device would b

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 11: Clean Install – 81 Comments

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    In reply to proftheory:Of course not. The whole point is that each person must have their own.Google makes cha

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

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    Bundling things and being first to market because they own the platform is pretty much how Microsoft killed of

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

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    In reply to jm2016:Amazon, for all it's *many* faults, doesn't own the platform, so they can't

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

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    In reply to colin79666:But it's not Apple's products, it is? Why should Apple get any cut when Epic

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

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    To be fair, there are lots of issues with how the EU regulates taxation, like, for example, in how they allow

    Posted 1 year ago on Ireland Wins Appeal of Apple Tax Case – 28 Comments

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    In reply to Vladimir:I think that's what the court said, but courts don't get to make laws, only to

    Posted 1 year ago on Ireland Wins Appeal of Apple Tax Case – 28 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:I've had much the same issues getting mics and headphones to work in Webex, Zoom, a

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reminds the World That Skype Exists – 42 Comments

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    In reply to LordMartarius:I does have background blur, and I use it all the time.But from what I understand it

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reminds the World That Skype Exists – 42 Comments

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    Skype has always been an also ran, at best.It's also always been clunky and cumbersome, where doing the s

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reminds the World That Skype Exists – 42 Comments

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    In reply to Phil_Adcock:Also, while it's not installed in newer versions, if you're upgrading from a

    Posted 2 years ago on Hackers Are Exploiting Previously Undisclosed Windows Vulnerability – 4 Comments

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    “People are idiots and you see their true selves in times of crisis.”Truer words have never been said

    Posted 2 years ago on Crisis – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Vladimir:True, but the same student will need a pretty good, uncapped, Internet connection.This mi

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Stadia Review: A Future of Uncertainty – 23 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:Maybe.I use both daily, and while I share lots more files on Slack than on Teams, the

    Posted 2 years ago on Slack Claims Higher Engagement Than Microsoft Teams – 45 Comments

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    In reply to Dan1986ist:I don't think it'll be an issue in the EU, since Cortana doesn't actuall

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Killing Cortana for Android and IOS – 51 Comments

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    In reply to MartinusV2:Telemetry does help a lot, it's literally a boon to devs.The problem is it's

    Posted 2 years ago on This is Why Windows 10 is So Unreliable (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    To be fair, who else could do it?Google already bundles all the apps they want into Android, and you can'

    Posted 2 years ago on Is Microsoft Cheapening Android with Ads Too? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to mystilleef:Blocking browsers is not the way of the web. We've had this debate years ago when

    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 lvthunder:https://youtu.be/24yOLa1W5cw?t=26m11s

    Posted 3 years ago on EU Fines Google $1.69 Billion for Advertising Abuses – 11 Comments

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    “We have to examine the role of Apple and Apple’s app store"Uh oh, this isn't something you ever want

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to SteenMachine:.And Spotify already pays an annual fee to have it's app on the store.And that&#

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Yeah, there's a reason the job title is "European Commissioner for Competition", and its "armed" branch i

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 580: Making Peace with Xbox, Spotify and Earth – 3 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz:Pretty sure they already did...

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Quietly Adds DuckDuckGo to Chrome 73 – 9 Comments

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    In reply to pepesilvia:I think the first image *is* Edge, it's just the second that's Anaheim.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s New Chromium-based Edge Browser Revealed in Leaked Screenshots – 39 Comments

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    Yikes, disabling adaptive contrast is, well, not for the faint-hearted...https://www.windowscentral.com/how-di

    Posted 3 years ago on The Sams Report: Edgium The Year – 2 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:And basically force people into using other ways to get to the sites, like, oh, I d

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Wants to Kill URLs in Chrome – 33 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:As it turns out, not really.Google Maps will still track you, and ask you about places you&

    Posted 3 years ago on Google is Sued for Location History Deceptions – 17 Comments

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    In reply to ratkutti:Yup.The 3rd screenshot with the autosave tab is the "old" version of the OneDrive sync cl

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Enable OneDrive Folder Protection – 13 Comments

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    Yeah, about SwiftKey...Didn't they took almost like forever to bring Word Flow to Windows 10 PCs (it has

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Bringing SwiftKey to the Desktop, Blocking Auto-Playing Videos – 28 Comments

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    In reply to ponsaelius:Yup, but like Half Life fans see *anything* Valve does as confirmation that Half Life 3

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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    Uh, did they really suggest Windows Phone as an alternative to Groove on iOS or Android? You know what that me

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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    I still find it amazing that the Outlook on the web actually has more features than the Mail app in Windows 10

    Posted 4 years ago on Outlook is a Mess (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Yeah, it's a "Windows not needed" it this devices situation.You just have to look at the first SoC that A

    Posted 4 years ago on Did Microsoft Choose Linux Because It’s More Secure Than Windows? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Bluesman57:Yeah.I see lots of people wearing Apple Watches, but I don't think I've ever

    Posted 4 years ago on Android Wear is Google’s Windows Phone Moment (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    My guess about Build still not being sold out is that instead of doing what they did before where you could go

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily: The Informed Delivery – 6 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:"If PWA's are the future, then what's the point of Windows in the future

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, PWA Will Kill UWP. It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    They'll kill native apps, eventually.This will mean big changes for Microsoft, since that'll mean Wi

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, PWA Will Kill UWP. It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I dunno.Thing is, even if games are wrong, in the end they're the ones buying the consoles and the games,

    Posted 4 years ago on MSFT + EA? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to T182:To be fair, Bungie itself hasn't had that much success post-Halo.Well, unless you count

    Posted 4 years ago on MSFT + EA? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:My guess is never, since it's been available for years in Windows 10, so it should

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Brings Cortana to Its Android Launcher – 14 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:In my experience with working with Accenture, if you hire Accenture to audit something, it

    Posted 4 years ago on Barcelona Will Be the Next Major Open Source Failure (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    The big issue isn't that LibreOffice is inferior to MS Office, it's that it's not 100% compatib

    Posted 4 years ago on Barcelona Will Be the Next Major Open Source Failure (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I especially like that it turns itself on when it detects a game.

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Is Getting a More Configureable Quiet Hours Feature – 12 Comments

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    I'll add that if you have multiple devices, they should "talk" to each other, so that the one that picks

    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 chrisrut:Google is a definitely a parasite, and the jury is still out on Amazon.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft, Please Open Up Windows 10 to Other Assistants (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to ulrichr:No, it doesn't.Maybe by outside the US you mean English speaking countries and a few

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft, Please Open Up Windows 10 to Other Assistants (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to MattHewitt:Yup.Those that will notice the performance hit will blame the update they just installe

    Posted 4 years ago on Intel Vulnerabilities Play Right Into Microsoft’s Hands (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdf5EXo6I68But seriously, the only way Microsoft could win the digital assista

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Denies That Cortana is Dead (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I think it's important to remember that the Google Home app can also be used to control Chromecasts, and

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Pushes Further Ahead of Apple, Google and Microsoft with Alexa – 53 Comments

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    In reply to sj3vans:To be fair, there's nothing wrong with companies getting rid of failed products, the

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ends Production of the Kinect Adapter – 24 Comments

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    In reply to wocowboy:Yawn.We've heard this dumb argument a million times before, and it has been refuted

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Follows in Microsoft’s Footsteps. Again (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:While that's true, the devices themselves don't have multitouch screens, so

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Follows in Microsoft’s Footsteps. Again (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Troy Hunt gets it:https://www.troyhunt.com/face-id-stinks/It works, except when it doesn't, and that gets

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X First Impressions – 87 Comments

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    In reply to ardale63:It should.Some metallic cases do stop wireless charging from working, but leather should

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X First Impressions – 87 Comments

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    In reply to SRLRacing:I think people got pissed off not by the testing, there were several different UX in the

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Sets Itself Up for Trouble with Insiders (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Well, I have to say I was completely surprised by how badly Microsoft communicated this. I mean, they usually

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Sets Itself Up for Trouble with Insiders (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:But then, if you're going toa) get a device that's powerful enough to run Chrome

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook: Day Two Awkwardness – 92 Comments

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    No lights randomly turned themselves off in this episode.I am disappointed.

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily: X Hardware – 2 Comments

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    This pretty much sums up why MS has the Patch Tuesday.It's predictable.Sure, it might break a bunch of st

    Posted 4 years ago on The Essentials: Living in IoT Hell (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to ChristopherCollins:In my experience dual booting doesn't work, not only is it an hassle, beca

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook: Day Two Awkwardness – 92 Comments

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    In reply to ChristopherCollins:While Steve Jobs saw Google as the n. 1 enemy, these days I don't think th

    Posted 4 years ago on Intel Teams with AMD on Latest Core Processors – 25 Comments

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    In reply to madthinus:I dunno, I guess they really want you to use the UWP version?

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s ‘Next-Gen’ Skype Client Only Works on Old Windows – 53 Comments

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    Nope! The Spotify UX *is* garbage. And that's not subjective. It looks like a badly implemented iPad look

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 268: RIP(en) Ryzen – 0 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Well, it does use completely different technology, since it does face recognition while

    Posted 4 years ago on Here’s What the Reviewers are Saying About iPhone X Facial Recognition – 113 Comments

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    In reply to madthinus:You can, but only the older 7.40 version.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s ‘Next-Gen’ Skype Client Only Works on Old Windows – 53 Comments

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    Well, this isn't confusing at all.Thing is, Microsoft really really really wants you to use the UWP versi

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s ‘Next-Gen’ Skype Client Only Works on Old Windows – 53 Comments

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    FCU you too day!No? Bad idea?Hmmm...

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 256: Here Comes the Surface Book 2 – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator:It's the same, it looks smaller because it's next to the 15" model :)

    Posted 4 years ago on Thinking About Surface Book 2 Specs and Configurations – 38 Comments

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    Is it me or it doesn't yet sync favourites and reading list?

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge Preview Comes to Android – 34 Comments

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    What about having a CAPTCHA for the first post after creating an account?Since bot spammers won't usually

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 253: Windows Loot Boxes – 0 Comments

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    Well, at least it's not ads.I get that software development isn't free, even if for open source soft

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Paywall in Photos Remix May Be The Start of Something More – 79 Comments

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    Google will win the AI race because they don't give a f**k about privacy. They'll mine your data fro

    Posted 4 years ago on Analysis: AI is How Google Wins (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to navarac:IIRC they added the desktop icon on some previous bild, and if you deleted it it won'

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily Live: Andromedizing the Future – 5 Comments

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    In reply to harmjr:Harsh, but true.:)

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily Live: Andromedizing the Future – 5 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:Well, I can see why Firefox did it, since they've always stood for being an a

    Posted 4 years ago on How Does Microsoft Edge on Mobile Change Things? – 50 Comments

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    In reply to Lewk:You mean Rise of the Tomb Rider?As an added bonus, it's also the best Tomb Rider game.An

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily Live: Browser Bust – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Win74ever:Sure they are.Have you checked Steam's own hardware and software stats?I'll sa

    Posted 4 years ago on UWP Games to Get More Powerful with Fall Creators Update – 21 Comments

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    To be fair, these days Windows Hello on the Lumia 950/950XL works pretty well, it's *very* fast, works a

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows Weekly 535: You Should’ve Named Him Cuphead – 1 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Qualcomm didn't say they invented everything, they're saying the enabled it.Tha

    Posted 4 years ago on Qualcomm Fires a Shot at Apple on Eve of iPhone Launch – 46 Comments

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    In reply to Wolf:That's my point exactly. It works, but there are situations where it's unreliable.

    Posted 4 years ago on New iPhones Leak Ahead of Launch – 67 Comments

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    I very much doubt they're releasing in next month, since they're only making it available to those i

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Scrambles to Deliver on Its Story Remix Promises – 31 Comments

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    Facial, or iris, or any other form of imaging unlocking sucks on a phone.It's fine on a laptop, since the

    Posted 4 years ago on New iPhones Leak Ahead of Launch – 67 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:you're confusing SEO, which aims to improve a site's rank on Google Sear

    Posted 4 years ago on Vivaldi Says Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power – 49 Comments

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    Uh, that might explain why skills for Cortana are mostly non-existent. I mean, why go to the trouble of develo

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft and Amazon are Partnering on Cortana and Alexa Integration (Updated x 2) – 81 Comments

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    I very much doubt this will have any significant impact, at least any time soon, mostly because, unlike Apple

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Announces a New Augmented Reality Platform for Android – 32 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Isn't that a bit like saying "well, I never use a touch screen on a laptop, so

    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 jgraebner:Sure, but my main point is, is anyone of importance doing them?Yes, you have the oh my g

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: It’s Just Not Ready (Yet) – 117 Comments

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    You can already wrap web apps as UWP apps today, they're called "Hosted Web Apps", and the fact that pret

    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 Simard57:Uh, I've just checked the PCs list in OneDrive and... Yikes!Oh sure, the new names a

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: Should I Sign-In to Windows 10 with an MSA? – 46 Comments

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    In reply to bsd107:It is *now*, and to be fair I don't know when they changed, but some time ago changing

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: Should I Sign-In to Windows 10 with an MSA? – 46 Comments

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    In reply to Rickard Eriksson:So you're not into tablets or smartphones?I get it, you don't see any v

    Posted 4 years ago on Multi-Touch is the New Minimum (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Watney:Meh, who cares about benchmarks? That kind of reminds my of the folks that instead of havin

    Posted 4 years ago on Edge of 17(09): Microsoft’s Browser Edges Forward – 31 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57:It does, but it might take a little while.

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: Should I Sign-In to Windows 10 with an MSA? – 46 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72:My guess is he looked at the devices list and found a list like this:DESKTOP-50FTBIJDESKTOP

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: Should I Sign-In to Windows 10 with an MSA? – 46 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:It's Skype.And the guys behind Skype obviously have, er, issues... Just look at h

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: The Basics – 92 Comments

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    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Kills Word Flow, Will Focus on SwiftKey – 20 Comments

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    If they're officially releasing it in September, couldn't they have named it something like Septembe

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s US-Centric Focus Bites Again with Fall Creators Update – 56 Comments

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    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 sentoo:Yup, the iPhone 5se, for example.True story: my SO dropped hers on a small creek and while

    Posted 4 years ago on Multi-Touch is the New Minimum (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Rickard Eriksson:I think you missed the point of the article... By a lot.Having a touch screen on

    Posted 4 years ago on Multi-Touch is the New Minimum (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Posted 4 years ago on Multi-Touch is the New Minimum (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to dstrauss:Oddly enough, I didn't see anyone talking about the gorilla arm syndrome when they w

    Posted 4 years ago on Multi-Touch is the New Minimum (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Did they add a way to see who's online yet?I mean, how hard can that be? The "old" version had it. Facebo

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Presses Forward with the New Skype – 38 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:I've been using Cisco's WebEx. It's not free, but it works great,

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Presses Forward with the New Skype – 38 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Hey!Thank you favourite deity they haven't yet "updated" the Windows version.Or d

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Presses Forward with the New Skype – 38 Comments

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    I think you guys are being straight up robbed on the tyres.

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 190: The Good Side of the Coin – 0 Comments

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    Oddly enough, Edge does support the timeline functionality, or at least some of it. It doesn't have the n

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 189: Timeline 365 – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator:My guess is that they experimented with it, but it didn't work out so well in

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    Uh, and not a single reference to gorilla arm.

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    Yup, whether you prefer the feel of the Surface Pen of the Apple Pencil is definitely a personal thing.I actua

    Posted 5 years ago on First Impressions: Apple Pencil and New Surface Pen Compared – 39 Comments

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    In reply to tremblaymax:The problem with updating Android is mostly the OEMs not bothering to do it, or taking

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Explains Why Chrome OS is More Secure – 39 Comments

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    So it Google going into the "approved" add business like some ad blocking extensions do?Google: Nice ad you go

    Posted 5 years ago on Chrome is Not Blocking Ads, Google is Working with Ad Industry – 38 Comments

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    In reply to Tony Barrett:Uh. Google as a pretty long history of forcing people to use their stuff, remember wh

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Photos Adds Photo Books, Archiving – 11 Comments

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    In reply to Lateef Alabi-Oki:I'm an hardcore Google hater since they figured Google+ was the future and k

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Photos Adds Photo Books, Archiving – 11 Comments

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    Is this a iOS thing only?Or Google Android device only?Or Android 7.1 only, you know, for the 0,6% of Android

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Photos Adds Photo Books, Archiving – 11 Comments

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    Microsoft could had a File History type of thing to OneDrive, that would be the better solution, IMHO.And they

    Posted 5 years ago on Thinking About Windows 10 File History – 67 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:"A lesson for those thinking that writing a full new OS platform can't be that much

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Has Allegedly Killed Its Andromeda Project – 93 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:And do we really need a RTOS in a phone? I get why such a thing would be useful in indus

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Has Allegedly Killed Its Andromeda Project – 93 Comments

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    It took Microsoft, what, 20 years to get from talking about Windows Everywhere to actually doing it with Windo

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Has Allegedly Killed Its Andromeda Project – 93 Comments

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    It's based on Android, but does it support Google Play?Thing is, while Android is pretty open, Google Pla

    Posted 5 years ago on Essential? Maybe So – 73 Comments

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    I dunno, I think the strategy this time involves bringing the a fuller Windows experience, via Windows on ARM,

    Posted 5 years ago on Thinking About Microsoft’s Mobile Fantasy (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Having to say "USB-C/Thunderbolt 3" neatly sums up everything that is wrong with USB Type-C ports.Used to be t

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Spectre x360 (4K/Pen) Review – 45 Comments

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    Do people not know that Word, Excel and PowerPoint have "mobile" versions that are pretty much cross platform

    Posted 5 years ago on The Essentials: My New Favorite Writing App – 0 Comments

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    Well, a man has to have priorities in lifeThey just don't have to be *good* priorities.

    Posted 5 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 151: Clippy Nation – 0 Comments

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    This is not creepy at all.I also like how Google, as they always do, happily identifies and tags *other* peopl

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Photos Makes Sharing Easier – 9 Comments

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    We can hear the dehumidifier!And yeah, saying that MS should support software forever and ever until the end o

    Posted 5 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 153: Build Hangover – 0 Comments

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    Surface Book = Macbook Pro, just replace the ports for USB-C, dump the lower end models without dGPUs, and the

    Posted 5 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 145: Surface Laptops, What Else – 0 Comments

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    I have to say, I still don't get why Microsoft did the Laptop.I get the other Surface devices, even the i

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Surface Laptop Preview – 76 Comments

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    In reply to JudaZuk:Ya know, I'll bet with you that the ratio of pros that don't ever need VMs is to

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Surface Laptop Preview – 76 Comments

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    Not supporting Hyper-V and the WSL isn't really an issue, to the intended audience.You'll notice tha

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 S: The Fine Print – 91 Comments

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    Being a software engineer, there's no way I could use only store apps, but at work, other than the dev to

    Posted 5 years ago on Making Sense of Windows 10 S – 138 Comments

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    In reply to leops1984:Windows 10 already owns gaming, note that even Gabe Newell has been silent about it, so

    Posted 5 years ago on Making Sense of Windows 10 S – 138 Comments

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    Wait...Is Paul insinuating that the way Microsoft communicates stuff is laughably, ridiculously, bad??

    Posted 5 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 120: Creators Countdown – 0 Comments

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    "There are simpler ways to blast phone-based content to a big screen, and better devices—Chromebooks, PCs, a

    Posted 5 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S8 Preview – 64 Comments

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    In reply to Darmok N Jalad:Oh, I wouldn't put it past them either.Yes, knowing the busiest hours is incre

    Posted 5 years ago on This is Why There Are Ads in Windows 10 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Wait, what?Your argument makes absolute no sense.In what way does running UWP apps detract

    Posted 5 years ago on This is Why There Are Ads in Windows 10 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Clarkb:Yup, I guess most people are used to the ads.I mean, I get *lots* of ads on my Andoid phone

    Posted 5 years ago on This is Why There Are Ads in Windows 10 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... Now Microsoft has the Windows Insider program, the Skype Insiders program, and the Visual Studio Preview

    Posted 5 years ago on Visual Studio Preview Provides an Early Peek at New Features – 3 Comments

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    In reply to Thomas Parkison:Personal data is personal data, and my phone has lots more of it than my laptop. M

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Just Lost the Windows 10 Privacy FUD War (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Byron Knight:You're doomed then, because *everything* is constantly transmitting your informa

    Posted 5 years ago on It’s Time to Embrace Digital Personal Assistants (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Uh, I've just spotted two bugs in the comments.Who should I contact, and how?(Since I think that even if

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Just Lost the Windows 10 Privacy FUD War (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I don't think there's a way to fix this, since it's not actually broken.Fixing perceptions

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Just Lost the Windows 10 Privacy FUD War (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Lewk:Windows has had a "timeout" lock since pretty much forever, this is a different thing.It migh

    Posted 5 years ago on Using and Calibrating Dynamic Lock in Windows 10 Creators Update – 18 Comments

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    In reply to rohitharsh:"I think Microsoft knows this too and hence the presence of Word on iPad."And also Wind

    Posted 5 years ago on Apple Uses Microsoft Mobile Strategy to Legitimatize iPad Pro (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: True, but I was hoping they would have figured out by now what the first W in WWW m

    Posted 5 years ago on Outlook.com Premium Comes Out of Preview – 32 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: Given how frequently you post here, you do, obviously.

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Issues First Skype Preview Build on Android – 14 Comments

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    "It’s still offered only to users in the United States." Oh, I'm sure there's perfectly reasonable and l

    Posted 5 years ago on Outlook.com Premium Comes Out of Preview – 32 Comments

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    Are "subscribers" the same thing as "users"? I ask this, because I have a Office 365 Home account, but it

    Posted 5 years ago on A Closer Look at Those Office 365 Adoption Numbers (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    To be fair to Microsoft, when you open the awfully named Windows Defender Security Center, you see a pop

    Posted 5 years ago on Sorry, What Exactly is the Point of Windows Defender Security Center? – 50 Comments

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    A feature I've not yet seen anyone even mention is than the "Apps for Websites" now works. If you're usin

    Posted 5 years ago on Window 10 Build 15014 To Insiders With Additional New Features – 17 Comments

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    Ah! I just saw an original Xbox on sale on a shop near where I work! :)

    Posted 5 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 68: Ye Old Xbox – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: I'm pretty sure you can't trademark names of chemical elements. I think even "acrylic",

    Posted 5 years ago on Alleged Windows 10 Design Makeover Surfaces – 54 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito: I dunno, it kind of reminds me of the old Zune Music app...

    Posted 5 years ago on Alleged Windows 10 Design Makeover Surfaces – 54 Comments

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    In reply to RonH: Even if it is, and I agree with you that it isn't, lest we forget, there are dinosaurs every

    Posted 5 years ago on Still Waiting for the Chromebook Revolution that Never Came (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I think the reason neither Apple nor Google have taken oven the low-end market is two fold. Apple ha

    Posted 5 years ago on Still Waiting for the Chromebook Revolution that Never Came (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Microsoft's 2FA system is great, it's just a pity it doesn't work like that if you have a... (I'm sure ev

    Posted 5 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 54: Auth and Notes – 0 Comments

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    Yeah, Skype is seriously screwed up. The fact that the Skype Preview shuts down the Skype "desktop" is qu

    Posted 5 years ago on The Tell-Tale Skype – 0 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider: Well, these days I have a cheap Lumia 640 DS and a cheap Vernee Thor that ru

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows Device Stats for December Looks at Windows 10 Mobile and Surface – 45 Comments

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    To be fair, the Surface Book is not only a lot more expensive than the cheapest Surface Pro 4, it's also a lot

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows Device Stats for December Looks at Windows 10 Mobile and Surface – 45 Comments

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    In reply to Bats: Actually, I use the pen a lot more for taking notes in OneNote than drawing. Handwritti

    Posted 5 years ago on Surface Book at $1250: Now We’re Talking – 20 Comments

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    In reply to DataMeister: Pretty sure that'll never happen. More than anything, the Surface devices are suppose

    Posted 5 years ago on Surface Book at $1250: Now We’re Talking – 20 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein: So you're saying it's useless today (unless you're single and live alone) but j

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Home Has One Obvious and Fatal Flaw – 68 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent: To be fair, Microsoft won't be making Surface devices until the end of time, so he doe

    Posted 5 years ago on Goodbye to Surface 3, Microsoft’s Last Non-Premium Surface – 47 Comments

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    "This app requires appropriate comercial Office 365 subscription".  Welp, so it's dead even before it sta

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Teams Enters Preview – 24 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: Uh, I almost thought it was 1990 all over again with all that filesystem talk. You

    Posted 5 years ago on Hands On: Surface Studio – 33 Comments

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    In reply to Mike_Peluso: My guess is two fold. On the one hand they were bitten by jumping onto the SkyLa

    Posted 5 years ago on Hands On: Surface Studio – 33 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: So you're saying that both Google's and Sony's solutions are laughable to

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Finally Explains Its VR Strategy – 31 Comments

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    Luckily for Microsoft no one ouside the US knows who Mr. Belichick is, and so couldn't care less about&nb

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Has a Bill Belichick Problem – 84 Comments

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