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maethorechannen

Alpha Member Since Jun 2016

11 Posts
486 Comments
Upvotes 70%
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    Digital Trust and Transformation: A Conversation with Satya Nadella
    By maethorechannen, 3 weeks ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    maethorechannen Microsoft Microsoft 3 weeks ago 1 Reply
    What is it with all the Goes lately?
    By maethorechannen, 6 months ago
    16 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Uncategorized
    maethorechannen General Discussion Uncategorized 5 months ago 16 Replies
    Did the dark theme kill Windows Phone?
    By maethorechannen, 1 year ago
    27 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Mobile
    maethorechannen Microsoft Mobile 1 year ago 27 Replies
    A video for the disheartened Microsoft fan
    By maethorechannen, 1 year ago
    13 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Health of Tech
    maethorechannen Microsoft Health of Tech 1 year ago 13 Replies
    Bold Predictions for the Future Decoded event
    By maethorechannen, 1 year ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Uncategorized
    maethorechannen Microsoft Uncategorized 1 year ago 6 Replies
    TVPlayer (UK) launches on Xbox
    By maethorechannen, 1 year ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Xbox
    maethorechannen Microsoft Xbox 1 year ago 0 Replies
    PS4 Games coming to PS Now
    By maethorechannen, 1 year ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Xbox
    maethorechannen General Discussion Xbox 1 year ago 0 Replies
    Store Only Mode vs Portable Apps
    By maethorechannen, 1 year ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    maethorechannen Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 1 Reply
    Bulk export from Flickr
    By maethorechannen, 2 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Cloud
    maethorechannen General Discussion Cloud 2 years ago 4 Replies
    Console Style PCs
    By maethorechannen, 2 years ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Xbox
    maethorechannen Microsoft Xbox 2 years ago 1 Reply
    Comments Tabs
    By maethorechannen, 2 years ago
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    Forum: Community Feedback
    Category: Uncategorized
    maethorechannen Community Feedback Uncategorized 2 years ago 0 Replies

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    I have to wonder what publishers are going to sign up with a 50% cut. Unless they're repackaging their fr

    Posted 2 days ago on Apple Plans to Launch Its ‘Netflix for News’ Service Next Month – 38 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:The problem is most news orgs (even the supposedly high quality ones) are now mostly cli

    Posted 2 days ago on Apple Plans to Launch Its ‘Netflix for News’ Service Next Month – 38 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:Is there really much enthusiasm for consumer level IoT at all though? Smart speakers see

    Posted 2 days ago on Android Things is a Failure (Premium) – 15 Comments

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    Which Google IoT platform is this one? I lost track when they announced one that was the same name as what the

    Posted 2 days ago on Android Things is a Failure (Premium) – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Patrick3D:I find being forced into a team to be a downside.

    Posted 3 days ago on Apex Legends Quickly Surpasses Fortnite – 21 Comments

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    In reply to BoItmanLives:this game isn't Titanfall 1 or 2 so those are irrelevant.It's from the same

    Posted 3 days ago on Apex Legends Quickly Surpasses Fortnite – 21 Comments

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    In reply to j_c:Didn't Apple's resurgence start around the same time as TB12's career? Hmmm.

    Posted 2 weeks ago on The State of iPhone (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    The Performa range didn't help Apple all that much back in the 90s, if anything it diluted the brand. I&#

    Posted 2 weeks ago on Apple Says It Will Lower iPhone Prices in Certain Markets – 17 Comments

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    iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple WatchHow many Watch users are there that don't use at least 1 of the other 3

    Posted 2 weeks ago on The State of iPhone (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    Things that make me go hmmm - their third (or fifth - it's not exactly clear) largest investor is an ad

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Edge’s Fake News Warning – 97 Comments

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    In reply to TheJoeFin:The problem with the criteria is that any organisation that is setting out to discredit

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Edge’s Fake News Warning – 97 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:I've read the criteria. It doesn't answer my question of why should I trust th

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Edge’s Fake News Warning – 97 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Which is kind of funny, seeing as how (in the UK at least) the MSN home page has con

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Edge’s Fake News Warning – 97 Comments

    Forum Post

    Digital Trust and Transformation: A Conversation with Satya Nadella

    Some people might find this interesting, a conversation with Satya Nadella at Davos.


    https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting/sessions/an-insight-an-idea-with-satya-nadella#

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Digital Trust and Transformation: A Conversation with Satya Nadella – 1 Comments

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    If Microsoft really wanted to screw Google over, they could use this as a justification for putting a privoxy-

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Google proposing changes to Chromium to disable ad-blocking – 24 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I think the problem the Daily Hate has run into is that it`s a British news source bein

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Microsoft Edge Partners With NewsGuard to Warn You of Fake News – 26 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:I`d add in "opinion presented as news" and anything with "unnamed sources" as it ca

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Microsoft is Fighting Fake News? Hilarious (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    I wonder if the Daily Mail will sue. Or at the very least start some anti-MS campaign.

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Microsoft Edge Partners With NewsGuard to Warn You of Fake News – 26 Comments

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    Windows 10 Mobile is dead.No, it's not dead. It's resting. Remarkable phone OS, Windows 10 Mobile, i

    Posted 4 weeks ago on Windows 10 Mobile Is Dead Dead – 102 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:My Alexa is mostly used as a light switch, egg timer, podcast/radio player and occasional c

    Posted 4 weeks ago on It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat – 136 Comments

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    It depends on how important maintaining a non-revenue generating email client that can access 3rd party mail s

    Posted 1 month ago on An Outlook.com PWA could not replace the Windows Mail app – 11 Comments

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    In reply to obarthelemy:MIUI which is not bad but quite different from stock Android for no good reason.They a

    Posted 1 month ago on Xiaomi Launches $150 Phone With a 48-megapixel Camera – 7 Comments

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    In reply to Thom77:It's just a matter of time before the people currently chanting "free speech has conse

    Posted 1 month ago on Maybe it’s PC gaming that could fade away, not consoles – 19 Comments

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    While it's been awhile since I last heard anyone going on about Apple making TVs, I really hope this is t

    Posted 1 month ago on iTunes and AirPlay 2 Coming to Samsung Smart TVs – 11 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Add to that that even when paying by card, most prefer to use the debit card, because th

    Posted 1 month ago on Apple’s Biggest Problem? The iPhone Isn’t Better Than Android (Premium) – 77 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:So why don't we just scale back the hyperbole for starters.But then we wouldn&#

    Posted 1 month ago on Chrome OS taking over? Really? – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Thom77:there are no pro video editing software on Chrome, nor 3d CAD, nor Programming software, no

    Posted 1 month ago on Chrome OS taking over? Really? – 24 Comments

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    In reply to skborders:It might be airline/region dependant, but at least with BA, you can use Bluetooth headph

    Posted 1 month ago on Microsoft Needs to Make Surface Earbuds (Premium) – 30 Comments

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    The firm could promise to meet and then exceed the requirements of Europe’s GDPR worldwide, for example.Has

    Posted 1 month ago on Microsoft, Forget AI. Privacy is More Central to Your Mission (Premium) – 14 Comments

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    I don’t think we’re ever going to escape it.It could be worse. Just look at Ubuntu. They did the "all in o

    Posted 1 month ago on Windows 8: Still Crazy After All These Years (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:Sorry to sound like a communist class warrior, but I think it's legal simply because "

    Posted 1 month ago on Americans Work Too Hard – 58 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:it cost just a couple of hundred Euros per semester to go to university, for example.Tui

    Posted 1 month ago on Americans Work Too Hard – 58 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Where I work it's the exact opposite, where they're now encouraging people to

    Posted 1 month ago on Americans Work Too Hard – 58 Comments

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    In reply to Bart:That didn't work for Blackberry. Not sure why it would work for Apple.

    Posted 1 month ago on Apple Warns of Quarterly Revenue Shortfall – 78 Comments

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    Wow. And here we had thought it was competition from China-based technology firms.I heard that even the China-

    Posted 1 month ago on Apple Warns of Quarterly Revenue Shortfall – 78 Comments

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    Today, we still need a way to run legacy (i.e Win32 desktop) applications in a secure and isolated fashion in

    Posted 1 month ago on Sandbox Could Be Key to the Future of Windows (Premium) – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Sprtfan:Net neutrality is a by-product, not an end goal. What you really want is competition. It&#

    Posted 1 month ago on One Year Ago Today, the FCC [Did Not] Kill the Internet – 74 Comments

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    I think the problem with My People is that it solves "yesterday's problem" - it would have been a great f

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft Could Be Killing the My People Feature in Windows 10 – 23 Comments

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    I always thought businesses were designed to make money, yet I am seeing businesses not only choosing, but in

    Posted 2 months ago on The Elitism Of Current Day Tech/Software/Gaming Companies – 43 Comments

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    Voice messages on Instagram are a big deal — more and more teens are moving from Snapchat to InstagramUnless

    Posted 2 months ago on Instagram Now Lets You Send Voice Messages – 3 Comments

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    In reply to ggolcher:They've already released at least one Linux based OS- Azure Sphere, And I could have

    Posted 2 months ago on Open Source for OS Lite? – 11 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:One should be interested in using Flutter only to target both Android and iOS, but neith

    Posted 2 months ago on Flutter and the Tao of Eclipse – 15 Comments

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    Has Google said what the replacement for Android app beta communities will be? Because every beta app I'm

    Posted 2 months ago on Google+ Is Shutting Down Three Months Early After New Privacy Bug – 7 Comments

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    Why would you need if you are targeting iOS only?There's probably an assumption that if you're only

    Posted 2 months ago on Flutter and the Tao of Eclipse – 15 Comments

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    If they're moving to Chromium, they might be better off with a Microsoftised version of ChromiumOS inste

    Posted 2 months ago on Open Source for OS Lite? – 11 Comments

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    Phil got on the executive leadership team because of the potential money. I think Phil got on the executive le

    Posted 2 months ago on $10: The price of admission into the Xbox ecosystem next generation – 6 Comments

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    In reply to BoItmanLives: will abandon the windows 10 storeI don't think it will be abandoned, but I do t

    Posted 2 months ago on Yes, the New Microsoft Edge Will Support Chrome Extensions – 49 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:The way I look at it, once people start targeting a standalone library it becomes a

    Posted 2 months ago on UWP really is dead (Edge is now Win32 app?) – 53 Comments

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    In reply to willr:Maybe Microsoft will fix scrolling in Chromium/Blink and upstream the fixes so everyone exce

    Posted 2 months ago on UWP really is dead (Edge is now Win32 app?) – 53 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji:I can see UWP apps being transitioned over to a Windows backend for Xamarin.

    Posted 2 months ago on UWP really is dead (Edge is now Win32 app?) – 53 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:But WinRT is definitely not dead - it's the very foundation of the Windows 10

    Posted 2 months ago on UWP really is dead (Edge is now Win32 app?) – 53 Comments

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    In reply to yoshi:I think it's going to be more like PC gaming, with games running best on the latest har

    Posted 2 months ago on The Path Ahead for Xbox (Premium) – 13 Comments

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    If the FCC can start working off more accurate data, it can more quickly address a problem that it currently i

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft Takes on the Digital Divide, This Time with Data – 67 Comments

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    But I don’t believe it will result in these technologies making their way to other platforms.The Mono projec

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft Open Sources WPF, WinForms, and WinUI – 19 Comments

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    I wonder if we'll see a Siri skill at some point.

    Posted 2 months ago on Apple Music is Coming to Alexa Smart Devices – 27 Comments

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    In reply to PeterC:The only brands growing are Huawei (+41% YOY) and Xiaomi (+43% YOY) mainly through taking C

    Posted 2 months ago on Apple Cuts New iPhone Production by 30 Percent – 75 Comments

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    In reply to PeterC:I think there's a difference between Android and iPhone - with Android, you can get a

    Posted 2 months ago on Apple Cuts New iPhone Production by 30 Percent – 75 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:I game on PC, you don't get that shitty problem there.You get a whole slew of d

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft’s Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019 – 66 Comments

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    he new console price point is expected to be $200 or less.How much is a year's worth of Game Pass and Xbo

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft’s Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019 – 66 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: moment you install it it becomes digital copyAnd every time I want to play it, I ne

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft’s Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019 – 66 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Except these days physical copies of games won't work without a massive downloa

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft’s Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019 – 66 Comments

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    Here's what I don't get - plenty of phone makers seem to be able to churn out perfectly reasonable A

    Posted 3 months ago on Google’s Pixel/Android quality is somehow even worse than Windows’ – 28 Comments

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    Sony fans have lost the graphics argument, It'll be hilarious if they lose the "where are the games" argu

    Posted 3 months ago on Sony Won’t Be Attending E3 2019 – 18 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:I think there's going to be a lot of disappointment with the next gen consoles, to the

    Posted 3 months ago on Sony Won’t Be Attending E3 2019 – 18 Comments

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    In reply to tmikolaj:Like I said, there's limit to how far I'm going to go. And that's not very

    Posted 3 months ago on Android Without* Google: Where I’m At – 45 Comments

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    In reply to mmcewan:While it wouldn't be any use when you're not using you home WiFi, running a rasp

    Posted 3 months ago on Android Without* Google: Where I’m At – 45 Comments

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    It's not the tracking that concerns me when it comes to wanting alternatives to Google. It's that do

    Posted 3 months ago on Android Without* Google: Where I’m At – 45 Comments

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    In reply to ph-sth:I think the problem is that the tiles don't really go with the theme, They need to be

    Posted 3 months ago on A Closer Look at the New Windows 10 Light Mode – 39 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:How would it break GDPR? The user is the one doing the notification blocking, so presumab

    Posted 3 months ago on Latest Opera for Android Blocks Annoying Cookie Dialogs – 5 Comments

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    The feature obviously isn’t used widely, and that’s likely the reason behind Microsoft taking the feature

    Posted 3 months 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 C0rk:Correct, for now. I have my doubts as to how long it will last though.Saying that, I'm s

    Posted 3 months ago on Xbox One Will No Longer Let You Stream to Your Phone Using a USB TV Tuner – 21 Comments

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    What’s not clear is whether these services revenues can ever rival iPhone revenues at all.I'd say your

    Posted 3 months ago on Missing the Point with Charts (Premium) – 14 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:As someone who has lived on both sides of the Atlantic, I don't get why people trus

    Posted 3 months ago on Trusting Google (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:It's not all the same code though. You often get several separate projects that do

    Posted 3 months ago on IBM to Acquire Red Hat for $34 Billion – 27 Comments

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    In reply to matsan:Canonical have moved focus to where the money is - server side. The Desktop is kept going t

    Posted 3 months ago on IBM to Acquire Red Hat for $34 Billion – 27 Comments

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    Why do I have the feeling that we're on a long and winding road to a "Why I've gone back to the iPho

    Posted 3 months ago on Reevaluating the Samsung Galaxy S9+ – 43 Comments

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    What about UWP? While I wouldn't expect UWP keyboard and mouse support to be trumpeted, it would be nice

    Posted 3 months ago on Xbox Insiders Can Now Play Games With Mouse and Keyboard – 18 Comments

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    In reply to locust infested orchard inc:One OS to rule them all.That would be Linux.

    Posted 3 months ago on Xbox Insiders Can Now Play Games With Mouse and Keyboard – 18 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Mac vs PC was a central issue from 1984 up until people started talking about Linux

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple’s Biggest New Product Under Tim Cook? Your Privacy (Premium) – 26 Comments

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    the same advantages that Apple had when Mac v. PC was the central burning issue in personal computing: Apple

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple’s Biggest New Product Under Tim Cook? Your Privacy (Premium) – 26 Comments

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    News of the fix comes via The Verge, of course. Because Apple doesn’t have a way to communicate this kind of

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Promises to Fix iPhone XS Selfie Smoothing – 27 Comments

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    If you're moving away from Project Fi and still want Pure Android and a decent camera then some of the nu

    Posted 3 months ago on Oops, Google Did It Again (Premium) – 61 Comments

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    two other Chinese smartphone makers, Xiaomi and OPPO, could surpass Apple over the next year or so as well. S

    Posted 3 months ago on Huawei Will Not Sell New Flagship Smartphones in the U.S. – 63 Comments

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    In reply to matsan:That might be effective against IP theft, but it wouldn't stop espionage.

    Posted 3 months ago on Huawei Will Not Sell New Flagship Smartphones in the U.S. – 63 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:I'm starting to wonder if Google views the EU as an existential threat. In whi

    Posted 3 months ago on Report Reveals New Android Licensing Fees in Europe – 58 Comments

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    In reply to slerched:Except most EU companies have duty to pay on an import.Not when they import from another

    Posted 3 months ago on Report Reveals New Android Licensing Fees in Europe – 58 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:What has changed?They can no longer force manufacturers to include both Chrome and Search

    Posted 3 months ago on Report Reveals New Android Licensing Fees in Europe – 58 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:why is Google now charging you for it?Google is now charging you for them because the Com

    Posted 3 months ago on Report Reveals New Android Licensing Fees in Europe – 58 Comments

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    depending on the countryI think they're asking for trouble on that one. Besides being a slap in the face

    Posted 3 months ago on Report Reveals New Android Licensing Fees in Europe – 58 Comments

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    I wonder what the target market for this device actually is. I suspect any advertisement will be full of beaut

    Posted 3 months ago on Samsung’s Galaxy Book2 is the newest addition to ARM-PC Family – 24 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja: I don't understand how they can keep making gains like this.it was so deeply

    Posted 3 months ago on Windows 10 Now Lets You Uninstall More of the Pre-Installed Apps – 65 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:If you honestly think you'll be able to remove gmail or maps from a phone in the fu

    Posted 4 months ago on Google’s Response to the EU is Brilliant (Premium) – 61 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:Why would EU Samsung phones run better? Samsung aren't going to start selling phones w

    Posted 4 months ago on Google’s Response to the EU is Brilliant (Premium) – 61 Comments

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    We’re going to see devices that are unique to Europe, and devices that behave differently in Europe than the

    Posted 4 months ago on Google’s Response to the EU is Brilliant (Premium) – 61 Comments

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    In reply to harmjr:Why would Motorola, Huawei or Nokia want Samsung's store on their phones?

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Complies With EU, Will Charge More for Android in Europe – 35 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:If they don't charge then it's also sketchy as it's not fair to other app

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Complies With EU, Will Charge More for Android in Europe – 35 Comments

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    In reply to spacein_vader:I think the likelihood of Samsung or anyone else selling a non Google phone alongsid

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Complies With EU, Will Charge More for Android in Europe – 35 Comments

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    Google charging manufacturers an additional fee for bundling its apps is just another example of the company

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Complies With EU, Will Charge More for Android in Europe – 35 Comments

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    Is there going to be keyboard and mouse support for UWP apps?

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft is Finally Testing Keyboard and Mouse Support for Xbox One – 10 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:It's hard to tell what the percentage is. Painting, Drawing and Desktop Publishing dr

    Posted 4 months ago on Full Photoshop on iPad Pro May Be a Game Changer (Premium) – 51 Comments

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    I wonder if they'll change Android TV back to Google TV. Or just call it TV.

    Posted 4 months ago on Android: Going, Going, Gone (Premium) – 31 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I don't like iOS and if there was a decent (i.e. fully featured and all the main ap

    Posted 4 months ago on Made by Google 2018: It’s About More Than Hardware (Premium) – 17 Comments

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    In reply to Trapp:The phrasing implies women are not people, but then that interpretation relies on "smaller p

    Posted 4 months ago on Apple iPhone XS Review – 59 Comments

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    it has not achieved broad consumer or developer adoptionMaybe having anti-consumer (the real names policy) an

    Posted 4 months ago on Oh No: Google Is Killing Google+ – 20 Comments

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    They mention how they have data centers worldwide. I hope that means it won't be US only.

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft’s xCloud Game Streaming Service Public Testing Begins in 2019 – 29 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:They've got the "play anywhere" thing going for them. The streaming quality won't

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft’s xCloud Game Streaming Service Public Testing Begins in 2019 – 29 Comments

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    In reply to Bart:I doubt consumers will ever see that branding. I bet it'll be part of Game Pass - they&#

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft’s xCloud Game Streaming Service Public Testing Begins in 2019 – 29 Comments

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    Maybe the forums should be made premium only. That would either block the spam or make you more money.

    Posted 4 months ago on Forum Spammers – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:Welcome to the world where your illusions about the accuracy of what you're told are s

    Posted 4 months ago on How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies – 8 Comments

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    Kotlin's attraction is that it's a drop in replacement for Java wherever Java is used, Swift's

    Posted 4 months ago on Kotlin Momentum for Android and Beyond – 1 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:I'd rather own the device after 24 months and then start another 24 month contract for

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft Announces New Surface All Access Subscription Service – 25 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: I am working with 5 different Google accountsWhich is probably not something the averag

    Posted 4 months ago on Google insulting our intelligence – 26 Comments

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    In reply to lordbaal1:Leaving aside, the basic "why on Earth would I login to gmail on yours (or anyone else&#

    Posted 4 months ago on Google insulting our intelligence – 26 Comments

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    In reply to spacein_vader: Add in the other platforms tooYou can't just do a straight add, because the pl

    Posted 4 months ago on Sony Enables Cross-play for Fortnite on PlayStation After All – 13 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Yes, it's a lot of hassle (especially on Windows 10). But it's probably a lot

    Posted 4 months ago on Google insulting our intelligence – 26 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Again, not seeing this as a problem with what Google's doing. It's an odd use

    Posted 4 months ago on Google insulting our intelligence – 26 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Using a strange PC is a big security risk.

    Posted 4 months ago on Google insulting our intelligence – 26 Comments

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    In reply to lambert369:Wine and/or it's commercial counterpart CrossOver, though YMMV with compatibility,

    Posted 4 months ago on Why do we install applications? – 70 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I'm not seeing the problem, other than maybe it could be worded better.Like I wrote

    Posted 4 months ago on Google insulting our intelligence – 26 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Maybe you're on to something. Windows 365 could be the Windows As A Service, up

    Posted 4 months ago on Office 2019 vs. Office 365: What’s Really Happening – 53 Comments

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    You know what I want far, far more than Google Assistant control? Full and proper CEC control so that I can us

    Posted 4 months ago on Roku Announces New Set-Top Boxes, Google Assistant Compatibility – 7 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:If you're using a Chromebook then you've signed into your google account as soon

    Posted 4 months ago on Oh, Google (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    In reply to robsanders247:Wouldn't you be better off using different browsers in that case? Or, if both o

    Posted 4 months ago on Oh, Google (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    You’ll even be able to send emails from Outlook directly to people in your LinkedIn network because of cours

    Posted 4 months ago on LinkedIn Is Coming to Office Apps – 6 Comments

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    I don't get why it wouldn't work this way. Chrome is as much a service from Google as Docs or YouTub

    Posted 4 months ago on Oh, Google (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Seems like Apple wants to give up on adults without small children.Whose more likely to bu

    Posted 4 months ago on Apple Says No to Sex and Violence for Its Streaming Service – 56 Comments

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    there is no other home or other structure on the streetAnymore. Those pesky aliens don't like it when so

    Posted 4 months ago on Coincidence (Premium) – 46 Comments

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    I wonder if the PS4 exclusivity deal has backfired, and 7 days is the best they could re-negotiate. Just becau

    Posted 4 months ago on Finally, Some Good News for Call of Duty Fans on Xbox – 9 Comments

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    In reply to Yaggs:Google only knows what people are trying to sell you. Amazon knows what you actually buy.

    Posted 4 months ago on Amazon Announces a Smart Home Tsunami – 50 Comments

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    In reply to earlster:This is not the type of device that one would think a company like Amazon would build.You

    Posted 4 months ago on Amazon Announces a Smart Home Tsunami – 50 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:In the UK, Amazon arguably do get a tax discount as brick and mortar stores end up payin

    Posted 4 months ago on Now the EU is Investigating Amazon Too – 28 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:I never felt that when his term was over, he would not peacefully hand over power t

    Posted 4 months ago on Now the EU is Investigating Amazon Too – 28 Comments

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    Not too long ago BBM was the must have messenger amongst teens (in the UK at least). Now it's iMessage. I

    Posted 4 months ago on Surrender as a strategy – 22 Comments

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    I thought the only thing keeping Spotify going was the music industry propping it up, as it's better for

    Posted 4 months ago on Evernot? The Problem with Cloud Services (Premium) – 33 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:What do you mean add a syllable? I'm talking about nich vs neesh and click vs

    Posted 4 months ago on Aluminium vs Aluminum (UK Subscriber) – 18 Comments

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    In reply to prettyconfusd:but from my experience and in studies I've read over the years people are far m

    Posted 4 months ago on Linus Torvalds Apologizes for Being a Jerk – 88 Comments

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    In reply to evox81:The exact same can be said for many people's politics (and sports teams).Here's a

    Posted 4 months ago on Linus Torvalds Apologizes for Being a Jerk – 88 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv: but we tend to do a bit better with words from other Western Hemisphere languages.Except

    Posted 4 months ago on Aluminium vs Aluminum (UK Subscriber) – 18 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:I get how people can say "jag you are" and "jag war", but I do not get how people g

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    In reply to skane2600:It might not be professional behaviour, but it certainly stops people going on about usi

    Posted 4 months ago on Linus Torvalds Apologizes for Being a Jerk – 88 Comments

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    In reply to prettyconfusd:No one is born with a particular religious belief either. Even if you're born i

    Posted 4 months ago on Linus Torvalds Apologizes for Being a Jerk – 88 Comments

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    In reply to GT_Tecolotecreek:I think there being a budget model in this year's lineup makes it a bit diff

    Posted 4 months ago on Remember When a New iPhone Cost $199? (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    "age, body size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experien

    Posted 4 months ago on Linus Torvalds Apologizes for Being a Jerk – 88 Comments

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    In reply to Illusive_Man:Does failed blockbuster count? As I'd put ReCore in that category.

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft Brings Five Games to Steam and PC Disc – 8 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:What qualifies as a blockbusterNone of the ones on that list.

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft Brings Five Games to Steam and PC Disc – 8 Comments

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    In reply to dscribe:I have the original google phone and am shortly due for an upgrade.You only get to upgrade

    Posted 5 months ago on Let’s Talk About the iPhone XR (Premium) – 42 Comments

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    In reply to Bill_Russell:I think the only reason why Google+ still exists is because it's easier to let i

    Posted 5 months ago on Google is Killing Inbox – 26 Comments

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    Those are the best names they can come up with? I know the X is meant to be a 10 but it still looks like a pro

    Posted 5 months ago on Lost in the Keynote, Apple Raises Prices on iPhone and Watch – 87 Comments

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    In reply to sivey42:It'll be the Standard edition, with an Ultimate Add-Ons Bundle being made available f

    Posted 5 months ago on Forza Horizon 4 Has Gone Gold – 5 Comments

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    In reply to locust infested orchard inc:I'd say not be able to make phone calls is quite a significant li

    Posted 5 months ago on Giving up Lumia Icon – Phone recommendations – 36 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:So we end up with Samsung devices that will cost more because Google will now charge for

    Posted 5 months ago on What If the EU Actually Fixed Android? (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    In reply to Usman:So the EU is pressuring Google to allow handset makers to make unsellable devices. Not seein

    Posted 5 months ago on What If the EU Actually Fixed Android? (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    And those devices are more complex and confusing as a result.Not seeing how having to manually install Google&

    Posted 5 months ago on What If the EU Actually Fixed Android? (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    The new skill is being tested with Xbox Insiders in the United States, to begin with, though it will expand to

    Posted 5 months ago on You Will Soon Be Able to Control Your Xbox With Alexa and Cortana – 15 Comments

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    I've just got a new laptop from Dell, and I'm wondering if I should reinstall Windows as I'm ha

    Posted 5 months ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (September 7) – 17 Comments

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    Are they actually real? Because I haven't been able to work out exactly what it is they do. They look lik

    Posted 5 months ago on The Salmon Sisters! – 5 Comments

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    But that’s the thing. Microsoft Edge and Windows 10 are essentially non-separable.But why? Google seem capab

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Edge is What’s Wrong with Windows 10 (Premium) – 68 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:He means you can't set a default browser on iOS - it's always set to Safari. E

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft Edge is What’s Wrong with Windows 10 (Premium) – 68 Comments

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    but why don’t they take it all the way?Because it's more profitable for them not to? They benefit from

    Posted 5 months ago on why doesn’t Apple take this privacy thing all the way? – 19 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:they are going full throttle at the consumer space with itFull throttle - in revers

    Posted 5 months ago on Does Cortana have any point any more ? – 43 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:You can't call it a failure before the game is over.What do you mean? People c

    Posted 5 months ago on Does Cortana have any point any more ? – 43 Comments

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    Native Android app support wouldn't be of much use to "normal people" without Google Play. So really the

    Posted 5 months ago on "Good Enough" Computing – 36 Comments

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    "it literally makes every game you play better in some way that they are on other Xbox consoles"Except for Ata

    Posted 5 months ago on Xbox All Access Looks Like a No Brainer Game Changer (Premium) – 12 Comments

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    In reply to F4IL:Edge on Android is effectively a wrapper around WebView and the same goes for iOS (edge... wr

    Posted 5 months ago on Microsoft needs a real Chromebook alternative – 85 Comments

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    In reply to Bdsrev:Google isn't putting in dummy switches. The switches do exactly what they say they do.

    Posted 5 months ago on Google’s Locationgate scandal is why I’m switching to the iPhone – 29 Comments

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    As an aside, any tips for a first time iPhone owner?If you really are switching for the reason you're giv

    Posted 5 months ago on Google’s Locationgate scandal is why I’m switching to the iPhone – 29 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:Just why do people do this?It gives them the illusion of control. Unfortunately it'

    Posted 5 months ago on Google’s Locationgate scandal is why I’m switching to the iPhone – 29 Comments

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    In reply to ErichK:I can hardly wait for the iSurface One Live Go S.

    Posted 6 months ago on What is it with all the Goes lately? – 16 Comments

    Forum Post

    What is it with all the Goes lately?

    Am I the only one getting a little bit tired of the word Go frequently being used in tech products? Surface Go. Pokemon Let's Go (not to be confused with Pokemon Go). Both Android Go and Google Go (which should not be confused with Google's Go language). "Previously used product name Go" is becomming a trend.


    It's like "The Girl with the blankety blank" thing the book industry had a few years back.




    Posted 6 months ago on What is it with all the Goes lately? – 16 Comments

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    My theory is that this in entirely internal to Google. Everyone (except maybe for Mac diehards) can be given t

    Posted 6 months ago on Why Would Google Bring Windows 10 to Pixelbook? (Premium) – 97 Comments

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    Why do they care of the content is hosted on their platform provided it is legal.Presumably because Microsoft,

    Posted 6 months ago on Azure & Gab – 5 Comments

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    Apple doesn’t have a monopoly in any marketit all depends on your point of view. You could say they have a m

    Posted 6 months ago on Ask Paul: August 9 (Premium) – 30 Comments

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    I think Skype is one of those "Seemed like a good idea at the time" purchases that didn't really pan out

    Posted 6 months ago on Skype seems to have no purpose – 13 Comments

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    In reply to bbold:Everyone I know uses WhatsApp. No one uses FaceTime. Possibly because we're not in the

    Posted 6 months ago on Skype seems to have no purpose – 13 Comments

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    First, Alexa and the Echo speakers came to market for a single reason only: To provide Amazon’s customers wi

    Posted 6 months ago on Amazon Echo Data Leaks, Shows Poor Engagement – 27 Comments

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    Ho hum -All of them are available in the US

    Posted 6 months ago on Bing Just Got a Whole Lot Smarter – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Darekmeridian:Pre iOS app store stores like the one for Symbian were good at keeping the trash out

    Posted 6 months ago on Fortnite Is Ditching the Google Play Store – 18 Comments

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    considering the game’s popularity is sustained in a few years time.Pretty big if.It's hardly the only b

    Posted 6 months ago on Fortnite Is Ditching the Google Play Store – 18 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:PS4 is not any more popular than the Xbox OneIt's more popular with people who don&

    Posted 6 months ago on Sony Has Sold Over 83 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles – 13 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:It must be region dependant. Amazon UK has a dedicated Chromebook section with at least

    Posted 6 months ago on I’m a Mac. I’m a PC. I’m a … Chromebook? (Premium) – 54 Comments

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    As I'm now quite familiar with the Windows 10 blue screen (thanks 1803) they'd have a problem using

    Posted 6 months ago on I’m a Mac. I’m a PC. I’m a … Chromebook? (Premium) – 54 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is: No more Internet, no more social media, no more streaming video?I had the internet on a

    Posted 6 months ago on New SpectreRSB that bypass current software / firmware – 3 Comments

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    In reply to m_p_w_84:If you want a Chromecast with apps and a remote get an AndroidTV box. If price is no obje

    Posted 6 months ago on Google Celebrates 5 Years of Chromecast – 8 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:Tech writers have been effusing about BYOD for the better part of a decade nowTech

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft’s Cross-Device Plans are Already Feeling the Squeeze (Premium) – 90 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:What is gone is Chromebooks and if you are in the UK - the Surface Go just killed i

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft’s Cross-Device Plans are Already Feeling the Squeeze (Premium) – 90 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:Isn't that a little like saying MAN and Scania are irrelevant because they don

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft’s Cross-Device Plans are Already Feeling the Squeeze (Premium) – 90 Comments

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    In reply to Sprtfan:Maybe it depends on where you live, but I have yet to see a Chromebook out in the wild.It&

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft’s Cross-Device Plans are Already Feeling the Squeeze (Premium) – 90 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:What I am prognosticating is that Microsoft's efforts to build a highly attrac

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft’s Cross-Device Plans are Already Feeling the Squeeze (Premium) – 90 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:There is no legal precedent to force Apple to license iOS to other manufacturers,I

    Posted 6 months ago on The Future of Android (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:That's just dumb. Try getting a Tesla from someone other than Tesla.Does a Chinese

    Posted 6 months ago on The Future of Android (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    In reply to bdollerup:Apple doesn't have a near monopoly in any market. They have a monopoly on iOS based

    Posted 6 months ago on The Future of Android (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    In reply to arknu:I'll have zero respect for these EU antitrust rulings until Apple gets one too. It'

    Posted 6 months ago on The Future of Android (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:This case is about the business to business interactions and not the business to consume

    Posted 6 months ago on The Future of Android (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    with a possibility of the company simply just launching new bundles of the existing Xbox One consoles.Jus

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft May Finally Announce the Next-Gen Elite Controller Next Month – 10 Comments

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    Other than the EU getting some free cash from Google, what actual difference is this going to make? Are we rea

    Posted 6 months ago on The Future of Android (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:Try getting an iOS device from someone other than Apple.

    Posted 6 months ago on The Future of Android (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    I wonder what would happen if Google decided to halt all it's business practices in Europe, not just the

    Posted 7 months ago on EU’s Vestager to brief Google CEO ahead of record Android fine – 3 Comments

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    Is there a non-type cover? One of the things that annoyed me with the 3 was that (from what I could find on th

    Posted 7 months ago on Surface Go Questions – Drop them here and I’ll try to answer them – 77 Comments

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    In reply to TheJoeFin:If Microsoft seriously invested into Skype and made it into a Mobile Virtual Network Ope

    Posted 7 months ago on why I believe Andromeda is important and needed – 52 Comments

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    In reply to Robert_Wade: Many may find the stock apps or what's available in the Store to be sufficient f

    Posted 7 months ago on Details of Microsoft’s $400 Surface Tablet Emerge – 35 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:Simply nice to have the exact same apps on the tablet as the PC, Xbox, or the upcom

    Posted 7 months ago on Details of Microsoft’s $400 Surface Tablet Emerge – 35 Comments

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    I'm interested. I'm thinking of getting one, but it's 650 quid and all I know about them is fro

    Posted 7 months ago on Casper matress review? – 35 Comments

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    In reply to gardner:Logictech Harmony: Abandoned (more complicated than the problem it is solving)It's li

    Posted 7 months ago on The Not-So-Hidden Hell of a Smart Home (Premium) – 43 Comments

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    In reply to bluvg:I thought it was it basically "good o'l USB" + "good ol' DisplayPort" + "good ol&#

    Posted 7 months ago on A New Theory About Surface and USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 (Premium) – 43 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57:The blog post mentions Azure Cognitive Services.

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft Updates Its Facial Recognition Tech to Work Better With All Skin Tones, Genders – 6 Comments

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    I hope they make the game service (GAAS?) client available on Linux. Because nothing would be more platform ag

    Posted 7 months ago on No VR on Xbox One? Good! (Premium) – 19 Comments

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    In reply to davidblouin:How dare you have the opinion that opinion shaming is the new trolling. You should be

    Posted 7 months ago on Intel Ousts CEO Over Employee Relationship – 41 Comments

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    I'm if wondering they'll do an Xbox One E (if we're staying with Tesla-esque model names) that

    Posted 7 months ago on With Games, Microsoft Already Has its Head in the Clouds – 10 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:16:9 is not great for a tablet.Depends on what you're using it for. If 90% of the t

    Posted 7 months ago on Huawei MediaPad M5 Review – 19 Comments

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    In reply to Care:Multiplayer shooter, where players are dropped into a playing area that gets smaller over tim

    Posted 8 months ago on Fornite: Games Changer? (Premium) – 23 Comments

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    In reply to bzakharin:Using Type/JavaScript and React Native in several products, including Office 365 (which

    Posted 8 months ago on About That Office 365 and JavaScript Thing – 29 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:After rereading the tweet, it's not even a typo. It's a piss poor use of

    Posted 8 months ago on About That Office 365 and JavaScript Thing – 29 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:It wouldn't surprise me if it was the online version of Office that was being

    Posted 8 months ago on About That Office 365 and JavaScript Thing – 29 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:It is written in JavaScript. I don't get why you're making a big deal out

    Posted 8 months ago on About That Office 365 and JavaScript Thing – 29 Comments

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    Skype is not being rewritten in JavaScript.They're just (allegedly) dumping the UWP and switching to the

    Posted 8 months ago on About That Office 365 and JavaScript Thing – 29 Comments

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    Microsoft is still apparently struggling to determine which commands—button/icons—should appear by default

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft Strikes the Right Balance with Simplified Ribbon (Premium) – 36 Comments

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    He's in the middle of exams.

    Posted 8 months ago on Where’s Mehedi? – 7 Comments

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    But what we don’t know is if this is a brand new set of devices or simply a more ‘powerful’ Xbox One tha

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Will Arrive in 2020 – 34 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:Oh thank god -As much as this is a shared-world game, and we believe it’s much b

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft’s E3 Announcements Were a Whole Lot of 2019 (Premium) – 20 Comments

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    I'm less bothered by the eventual year of release and more bothered by how many games are socially orient

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft’s E3 Announcements Were a Whole Lot of 2019 (Premium) – 20 Comments

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    Just changed over and I think it's a fugly mess. I'm honestly think of moving away from it.

    Posted 8 months ago on What do you think of the new Gmail interface? – 8 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:On the Windows side their strongest group of under 30 users are PC gamersI bet there are mo

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Confirms it is Bringing iOS Apps to the Mac – 60 Comments

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    In reply to ErichK:I remember going on holiday in France as a kid and dragging my mum to the post office so th

    Posted 8 months ago on CompuServe vs AOL vs… – 14 Comments

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    CompuServe. Genie when I was in the US and CIX in the UK.Lots of BBSs. Maybe not major (though Fidonet made th

    Posted 8 months ago on CompuServe vs AOL vs… – 14 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:My Nokia 5 (released February 17) has been getting regular security updates and has go

    Posted 8 months ago on HMD to Expand its Nokia Phone Portfolio – 37 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:This is simply for the millions of people every year that want a tablet for media c

    Posted 9 months ago on Report: Low-Cost Surface Tablet Coming in 2018 – 127 Comments

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    In reply to Kudupa:Sorry but NoSorry but Yes. The whole point of the Surface line is to show OEMs how it'

    Posted 9 months ago on Report: Low-Cost Surface Tablet Coming in 2018 – 127 Comments

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    In reply to mclark2112:General availability won't be until next year.

    Posted 9 months ago on Microsoft’s Amazing, Accessible Surface Hub 2 (Premium) – 37 Comments

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    Do I need to start manually deciding which memories are worth saving?No. Microsoft's new Machine Learning

    Posted 9 months ago on We Need a Microsoft One Too (Premium) – 37 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Why don't you feel like you can integrate Machine Learning into your line of busine

    Posted 9 months ago on A Tale of Two Keynotes (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    Microsoft’s show was also notable for its length.From the outside, it looked like two separate keynotes - on

    Posted 9 months ago on A Tale of Two Keynotes (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:If this is supposed to be "for the developers", it'll have VM support.

    Posted 9 months ago on Linux App Support is Coming to Chrome OS – 123 Comments

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    i use it mostly on the phone and occasionally on the echo.

    Posted 9 months ago on Audible Usage – 16 Comments

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    You'd think Play Movies would get rolled into YouTube as well.

    Posted 9 months ago on Source: YouTube Remix Will Bring the End of Google Play Music – 5 Comments

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    In reply to Nic:I've never understood why fixing bugs doesn't count as effort when working out veloc

    Posted 9 months ago on Is it really that difficult or are developers just lazy – 16 Comments

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    Google doesn’t update Gmail very often, which is strange given its massive installed base.I would have thou

    Posted 9 months ago on Google Takes Aim at Microsoft, Again, with New Gmail – 26 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:If they were serious, they should have just provided the software and service and l

    Posted 9 months ago on The Problem with Windows 10 on ARM (Premium) – 42 Comments

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    that does not run desktop applications, running on a new kind of mobile device that may or may not be called A

    Posted 9 months ago on The Problem with Windows 10 on ARM (Premium) – 42 Comments

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    So Microsoft are the mullet of the IT world - all business at the front, (gaming) party at the back?

    Posted 9 months ago on Xbox, After the X – 35 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:You say X Windows was bad then, it's STILL terribleYou no longer have to track down

    Posted 9 months ago on Linux Everywhere (Premium) – 29 Comments

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    Seems like the licensing is more about the services than the software.

    Posted 9 months ago on Thinking About Azure Sphere and Licensing (Premium) – 8 Comments

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    Continuum, the ability to dock the phone and use it like a PCI guess you could run WoA in a VM on Android. Tha

    Posted 10 months ago on The Way Forward? (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    In reply to cddouglas:The key bit here is executives and mid-level managers not graduates fresh out of uni. By

    Posted 10 months ago on Thinking About Apple’s Education Play (Premium) – 39 Comments

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    "Losing the education market is tantamount to losing the future because students entering the workforce will e

    Posted 10 months ago on Thinking About Apple’s Education Play (Premium) – 39 Comments

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    The Java lawsuit against Sun was originally launched in 2009 by Java’s creator, Sun Microsystems. You know y

    Posted 10 months ago on Google Loses Java Copyright Case, Could Owe Billions – 42 Comments

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    I don't see how this can work without a de facto ban on companies that sell phones in the US from selling

    Posted 10 months ago on Justice Dept. Revives Push to Mandate a Way to Unlock Phones – 11 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:How many fewer services before it's just not worth doing business in the EU

    Posted 10 months ago on EU competition chief holds threat of breaking up Google – 13 Comments

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    I'd find it hilarious if Google did to Europe what they did to mainland China and just left (as long as t

    Posted 10 months ago on EU competition chief holds threat of breaking up Google – 13 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:If only a few people use the Windows Store, is ARPU really relevant when comparing app s

    Posted 10 months ago on UWP Failed … and Now Apple and Google are Copying It (Premium) – 59 Comments

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    I find Edge fails when you want white/black list Javascript on sites. In Chrome it's easy, in Edge it

    Posted 10 months ago on Living on the (Microsoft) Edge in 2018? (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    In reply to jr.flynn:I think the friends thing is irrelevant, at least to bit I'm disagreeing with in thi

    Posted 10 months ago on Cambridge Analytica Isn’t Facebook’s Fault – 109 Comments

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    All of this is obviously wrong in many different ways.Is it really? How different is it from asking people in

    Posted 10 months ago on Cambridge Analytica Isn’t Facebook’s Fault – 109 Comments

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    Alphabet/Google, with a more volatile and Apple-like stock priceAccording to Yahoo Finance, Apple's Beta

    Posted 10 months ago on Suddenly, Amazon is Number Two (Premium) – 19 Comments

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    In reply to marbo100:Not only do I not understand this widespread fascination with cameras and photography fro

    Posted 10 months ago on Sorry Samsung, But the Pixel 2 XL Wins This One – 23 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:"I don't know much about the press in the UK, but if, in fact, they label themselve

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft still doesn’t get gender equality – 46 Comments

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    In reply to davidblouin:I think they should put an asterisk after anywhere the way ISPs put asterisks after un

    Posted 11 months ago on Microsoft is in Talks to Join Movies Anywhere – 45 Comments

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    You can get an old Pi 3 to boot off the network, but it was bit of a faff - https://www.raspberrypi.org/docume

    Posted 11 months ago on A Faster New Raspberry Pi 3 is Now Available – 8 Comments

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    I wonder if they're going to go back to calling Android TV Google TV, or possibly even something else (li

    Posted 11 months ago on Android Wear could be renamed ‘Wear OS’ – 1 Comments

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    Set up your voice profile to teach Alexa to recognize your voiceI would, if it was available in my region.

    Posted 11 months ago on Amazon Brings Calling and Messaging to Alexa on Tablets – 2 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:I think saying Google will win this fight is like saying Coke will one day vanqu

    Posted 11 months ago on Google Assistant – Have I backed the right horse? – 9 Comments

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    In reply to adamcorbally:It's not a game streaming service. It's a tool to help orchestrate game ser

    Posted 11 months ago on Google Steps on Microsoft’s Toes in New Cloud Gaming Push (Premium) – 16 Comments

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    As it's open source, I don't see why it can't run on Azure (or AWS for that matter). Especially

    Posted 11 months ago on Google Steps on Microsoft’s Toes in New Cloud Gaming Push (Premium) – 16 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz:But eventually those young people become the ones that make the decisions. By which time th

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows in Education: What Wasn’t Said (Premium) – 19 Comments

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    "After all, a generation of kids educated on Chromebooks and Google services will expect—will demand—that

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows in Education: What Wasn’t Said (Premium) – 19 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:It's not just that Windows is big and complex. Microsoft have too much invested

    Posted 11 months ago on Chromebook – 90 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:By the time we hit New Year, everyone will forget about this joke.Seeing as people s

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 10 in S Mode Confirmed, Coming Next Year – 35 Comments

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    In reply to dontbe_evil:or you need to make it more secure, and easy to comply to the company/school policy/ru

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 10 in S Mode Confirmed, Coming Next Year – 35 Comments

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    In reply to navarac:If the upgrade from Windows 10 Home in S Mode (that just rolls off the tongue) is free the

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 10 in S Mode Confirmed, Coming Next Year – 35 Comments

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    In reply to obarthelemy:By night mode, do you mean flux style oranging the display at night or a Windows style

    Posted 11 months ago on The Goal for Android P Should be to Make Android Suck Less (Premium) – 55 Comments

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    Project Treble "should" fix the update issue, but it wont make any real impact on users until more people are

    Posted 11 months ago on The Goal for Android P Should be to Make Android Suck Less (Premium) – 55 Comments

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    In reply to Roger Ramjet:But maybe the MC of the product is so high that they figure nobody will pay it(hard t

    Posted 11 months ago on Microsoft’s Leaving Money on the Table with OneDrive – 82 Comments

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    If you have Amazon Prime then you could use the unlimited photo storage as a secondary place to back photos up

    Posted 11 months ago on Microsoft’s Leaving Money on the Table with OneDrive – 82 Comments

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    You’d have to buy a truly cheap PC to find a display with this low a resolution in 2018.Even some dirt cheap

    Posted 11 months ago on Apple, Just Update the MacBook Air Already (Premium) – 28 Comments

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    And I will need to figure out international data access, since one of Project Fi’s biggest benefits is that

    Posted 11 months ago on My Plan for the Samsung Galaxy S9+ (Premium) – 30 Comments

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    Microsoft’s personal assistant could finally be getting some love for consumers. Or retreating to the e

    Posted 11 months ago on Outlook Boss Moves to Cortana – 13 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji:And yet Samsung's Bada and then Tizen phones went nowhere.

    Posted 11 months ago on Apple Notches Another Victory (Premium) – 27 Comments

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    It's a bit on the slow side.This might sound odd, but what I'd really like to find is a keyboardless

    Posted 11 months ago on Surface 3 User Experiences – 24 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Yes, it's a licensed use of the Nokia trademark. But I think lumping HMD in wit

    Posted 11 months ago on Nokia at MWC18 – 13 Comments

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    If you have been thinking about picking up this title, it’s likely best to wait until the bugs get ironed ou

    Posted 11 months ago on Microsoft’s Age of Empires Definitive Edition Plagued with Crashing, Negative Reviews – 20 Comments

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    In reply to brad-sams:There are a lot of ex-Nokia people at HMD Global. I think it's closer to HP/HPE tha

    Posted 11 months ago on Nokia at MWC18 – 13 Comments

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    If you combine feature and smartphones together then they're already the #3 phone brand in the UK.I think

    Posted 11 months ago on Nokia at MWC18 – 13 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96: You need at least a Snapdragon 835 for ARCore whereas ARKit compatibility works with an

    Posted 11 months ago on Smartphone Sales Just Fell for the First Time Ever (Premium) – 32 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:It feels like it's risky to build anything with anything these days.

    Posted 11 months ago on Google’s New SDK for Making Cross-Platform Apps Launches in Beta – 11 Comments

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    In reply to Bart:Nope. It's iOS and Android apps only.

    Posted 11 months ago on Google’s New SDK for Making Cross-Platform Apps Launches in Beta – 11 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:Users are abandoning flagships, especially in Android, in favor of low-end and mid-range

    Posted 11 months ago on Smartphone Sales Just Fell for the First Time Ever (Premium) – 32 Comments

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    “It is can be it’s. Possessive cannot.”I've never understood that rule. "Paul's phone is broke

    Posted 11 months ago on How I Write: Rise Above the Noise (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    I wouldn't be quite so dismissive of Nokia's new featurephone. It's got an almost Android level

    Posted 11 months ago on First Ring Daily: Nokia and Samsung Play Their Cards, Microsoft Teams Scoops – 8 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:Fewer and fewer people are buying flagship handsets that don't have an Apple on the

    Posted 11 months ago on Samsung Galaxy S9 Preview: The 2018 Flagships Have Arrived – 45 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent:Maybe at the high end they're nothing special, but I think they are special at the

    Posted 11 months ago on Nokia Joins Android One, Launches 5 New Phones at MWC – 23 Comments

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    "Everything. Android is a dumpster fire."Android is what, about the same age as Windows was back around 1995?

    Posted 11 months ago on Ask Paul: February 23 (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    In reply to yaddamaster: Business users who don't actually need to do any work and just look at youtube v

    Posted 11 months ago on HP’s First Always Connected PC Now Available for Pre-order – 47 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:While I agree that the price needs to be closer to 300 than 1000 if they actually wa

    Posted 11 months ago on HP’s First Always Connected PC Now Available for Pre-order – 47 Comments

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    In reply to woelfel:If it's not going to be a device for gaming then it's not really a competitor to

    Posted 11 months ago on Connecting The Dots: Why Microsoft May Be Making a Switch Competitor in Passing – 30 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji:That's not a whole heck of a lot of people, And I'm not exactly sure why an

    Posted 11 months ago on HP’s First Always Connected PC Now Available for Pre-order – 47 Comments

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    In reply to woelfel:you will be surprised to see how much the gaming community does not care for Android type

    Posted 11 months ago on Connecting The Dots: Why Microsoft May Be Making a Switch Competitor in Passing – 30 Comments

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    If there was a market for this, wouldn't these devices already exist? I'm not sure what Andromeda is

    Posted 11 months ago on Connecting The Dots: Why Microsoft May Be Making a Switch Competitor in Passing – 30 Comments

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    The launch of Always Connected PCs powered by Windows 10 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon ARM processors was a seri

    Posted 11 months ago on Intel Announces 5G-Connected Windows 10 PCs Coming Next Year – 24 Comments

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    Can you pre-order with the Starbucks PWA? That was the biggest functional difference I noticed between the Win

    Posted 11 months ago on Hands On: Beta PWA Support in Chrome OS – 42 Comments

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    In reply to SherlockHolmes:You can pay for your latte using your laptop instead of your phone (or card or even

    Posted 11 months ago on Hands On: Beta PWA Support in Chrome OS – 42 Comments

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    This doesn't exactly inspire confidence that my Withings Scale will still be working this time next year.

    Posted 11 months ago on Nokia sees no path for ‘struggling’ digital health business – 3 Comments

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    2000 for much the same reasons. 10 is the best since.

    Posted 11 months ago on What was the last version of Windows you truly loved (From a GUI)? – 35 Comments

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    You would think that if the Chinese government was going to do something nefarious, they'd do it to the i

    Posted 11 months ago on Don’t Be Afraid of Huawei and ZTE – 2 Comments

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    "What Microsoft can do is get rid of Xbox Live Gold multiplayer paywall, still keep the service for the four f

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox Live Multiplayer Paywall: Why I think it will go away – 7 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:They (and by they I mean Nokia/HMD) have already clawed their way back to #8 glo

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, Nokia Should Have Chosen Android, Not Windows Phone (Premium) – 55 Comments

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    In reply to Demileto:I think if they had chosen to get onboard Android early (it was already too late by the t

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, Nokia Should Have Chosen Android, Not Windows Phone (Premium) – 55 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:But why are ads a problem? Lots of things (including this site) are at least partly ad s

    Posted 1 year ago on Google: Ads Don’t Ruin the Web, Site Owners Do (Premium) – 40 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I've just found a few still on sale on amazon.in. I'd be tempted to get on

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, Nokia Should Have Chosen Android, Not Windows Phone (Premium) – 55 Comments

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    Did the Nokia X phones (the Android without Google phones Nokia announced just before MS acquired them) ever h

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, Nokia Should Have Chosen Android, Not Windows Phone (Premium) – 55 Comments

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    In reply to Bart:Europe, no gun access.It varies, quite significantly, on a country by country basis.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google: Ads Don’t Ruin the Web, Site Owners Do (Premium) – 40 Comments

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    "And, more important, how ads really aren’t the problem. This is a stunningly brazen statement when you thin

    Posted 1 year ago on Google: Ads Don’t Ruin the Web, Site Owners Do (Premium) – 40 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:If that's different in Europe, that's too bad. It's not different in Europe

    Posted 1 year ago on The retreat from consumer products – 39 Comments

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    In reply to wolters: I usually always embraced the underdog because I felt it was better than the competition.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel and Essential were 2017’s High-Profile Flagship Failures (Premium) – 40 Comments

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    A smartphone maker called Wileyfox sold so few of its Android handsets over its short life, that it’s headi

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:Are there good reasons not to use https?People who go through dodgy corporate proxies th

    Posted 1 year ago on Chrome will begin phasing out HTTP this year – 10 Comments

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    In reply to lilmoe:If you're going to take that line of reasoning, in the end it's all Microsoft

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Promotes Survey That Shows Big Preference for Macs (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    I have a hard time understanding why Surface isn’t doing better. Most people just aren't willing to spe

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Promotes Survey That Shows Big Preference for Macs (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    But it’s not perfect, as the Alexa voice only comes out of the speaker that is receiving the command. Which

    Posted 1 year ago on Sonos One: It’s All or Nothing – 25 Comments

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    evaluate your items one-by-one, determine whether each “sparks joy,” and then only keep those that doI

    Posted 1 year ago on A Week of Email Newsletter Decluttering (Premium) – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Edward_Grego:Nest worked on iOS before it worked on Android. But that was before it was bought by

    Posted 1 year ago on Nest Joins Google As Alphabet Doubles Down on Smart Home – 7 Comments

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    If PWA's are the future, then what's the point of Windows in the future? Especially the future versi

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, PWA Will Kill UWP. It’s OK (Premium) – 62 Comments

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    In reply to BoItmanLives:Without a mobile platform there's no reason for UWP to exist.There's still

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, PWA Will Kill UWP. It’s OK (Premium) – 62 Comments

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    In reply to SherlockHolmes:It's opinion, and the free/premium split is news is free while opinion is prem

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, PWA Will Kill UWP. It’s OK (Premium) – 62 Comments

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    Microsoft Store as long as they meet the quality standardsThat's a pretty high bar.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Confirms PWA Plans for Windows 10 RS4 – 79 Comments

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    Is there anyway to get Office apps to stop "helpfully" adding spaces after a selection of text? I know how to

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (February 9) – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Passinttd:Going off memory, you have to have a work / school account to use the actual To-Do

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Begins Working on new Features for To-Do – 19 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin: People who used them pretty universally loved themYeah, but seeing as not a lot of pe

    Posted 1 year ago on Did the dark theme kill Windows Phone? – 27 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:But would Windows Phone have failed even if Apple and Android never existed? Would m

    Posted 1 year ago on Did the dark theme kill Windows Phone? – 27 Comments

    Forum Post

    Did the dark theme kill Windows Phone?

    I came accross this article -Smartphone users "go gray" to curb addiction which states


    One such trick is "going gray," or switching the screen to grayscale, a.k.a. black and white. This is a growing trend, according to Nellie Bowles in the New York Times. The whole idea is to make the screen far less attractive and appealing, thereby reducing the amount of time one is inclined to spend on it.


    and I thought of how black and white the Windows Phone UI was. The live tiles had some colour, but thee rest of the UI was rarely anything other than black and white (mostly black). I can''t help but wonder now if that made it less attractive and appealing.

    Posted 1 year ago on Did the dark theme kill Windows Phone? – 27 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:The interesting question is whether Infrared and Phone and Modem are going to make it to S

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows "Polaris" – 53 Comments

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    That might actually make Game Pass worth it.

    Posted 1 year ago on New Microsoft Games Will Hit Xbox Game Pass on Release Day – 11 Comments

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    In reply to mrdrwest:That read aloud feature is one of the 2 reasons why I occasionally use Edge. That and the

    Posted 1 year ago on Google is Bringing AR to the Web. Where’s Microsoft? (Premium) – 11 Comments

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    As long as people keep writing partisan screeds like this one Barcelona Will Be the Next Major Open Source Fai

    Posted 1 year ago on The End of the Platform Wars? (Premium) – 21 Comments

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    Google Play in 45 countries and nine languagesI know Google aren't perfect at globalisation, but if this

    Posted 1 year ago on It’s Official: Google Brings Audiobooks to Google Play – 20 Comments

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    In reply to Hassan_Timite:If they're serious about cloud computing, Linux is more important to them than

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Hit With Small Round of Layoffs – 21 Comments

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    I'm wondering if MS has stealthily reintroduced stack ranking.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Hit With Small Round of Layoffs – 21 Comments

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    There's an alternate universe where MS created a really good fitness solution that all tied together - XB

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft’s Xbox Watch, A Piece Time Forgot – 12 Comments

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    In reply to JudaZuk:3 or 4 years? More like 30.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows Mixed Reality Headsets Are Already 50 Percent Off – 49 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:But is that the next big thing? I don't think there's going to be a next

    Posted 1 year ago on Today’s Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future (Premium) – 33 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:The annual cost is US$64.Less if you get it when it goes on sale.

    Posted 1 year ago on Too many Premium Articles – 23 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:What are the NFL and NBA skills supposed to do that the built in sports update doesn

    Posted 1 year ago on Today’s Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future (Premium) – 33 Comments

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    It will fail because pen computing has failedThe Galaxy Note line seems to be doing well. So, I wouldn't

    Posted 1 year ago on The Andromeda Strain (Premium) – 100 Comments

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    I think the best you can do is use the favourites feature. Seeing as a request for something better has been s

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    In reply to Paul_OFlaherty:I want to change the region on my account to US or UK (I have a UK credit card) - a

    Posted 1 year ago on Who else here has been "Microsoft-ifying" their phones? – 24 Comments

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    I really like the Microsoft Launcher. I wish I could put it on the Lumia 950 I still use for calls and photos

    Posted 1 year ago on Who else here has been "Microsoft-ifying" their phones? – 24 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:But, hey, where are Windows PC users going to go? Linux?So 2019 is the year of the Linux D

    Posted 1 year ago on Can Windows 10 S on ARM really upgrade to full Windows 10 Pro? – 23 Comments

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    Are Chromebooks even available in Argentina? I'm finding it hard to find a list of where Chromebooks are

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Touts ‘Strong Growth’ for Windows in Education – 52 Comments

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    obviously the Intel version of Windows 10 Pro canNot if you buy this version Windows 10 Professional 32Bit DVD

    Posted 1 year ago on Can Windows 10 S on ARM really upgrade to full Windows 10 Pro? – 23 Comments

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    In reply to markbyrn:it's a marketing gimmick, esp. if it doesn't provide the full Windows experienc

    Posted 1 year ago on The Always Connected PC is the Future of the Platform (Premium) – 48 Comments

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    What's the bet that hardly any notice of this is taken, and 2 or 3 years from now Apple will release an A

    Posted 1 year ago on HP and Asus Reveal Windows 10 Always Connected PCs Powered by Snapdragon 835 – 48 Comments

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    A man has to draw the line somewhere, and for me Snapchat is it. Why?While I'm not personally interested

    Posted 1 year ago on I draw the line at Snapchat – 20 Comments

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    Maybe OneDrive should be added to next year's Microsoft product dead pool.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Working on Photos Companion App for Android and iOS – 10 Comments

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    Which is very much not the case on Windows 10: There, Microsoft Edge is integrated into the OSGoogle seem to b

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Edge Picks Up a Dark Theme on Mobile – 15 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Sets looks at lot like KDE Activities.

    Posted 1 year ago on New Timeline and Sets Features are Coming to the Windows 10 Insider Preview – 35 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Sorry, it was meant to be a joke.

    Posted 1 year ago on I’m Switching (Back) to Firefox (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    I wonder if the people who would have used a Facebook ID to login to Skype would just use Facebook Messenger i

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Killing Facebook Login Support for Skype – 33 Comments

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    That was 15 years ago, by the way.Today's "Now I feel old" moment was brought to you by Smart Deploy.

    Posted 1 year ago on I’m Switching (Back) to Firefox (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    I think they'd be better off getting one or two of the smaller OEMs (Blu, Wileyfox, etc) to do "Signature

    Posted 1 year ago on Yes, Microsoft Needs to Sell Its Own Phones (Premium) – 36 Comments

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    Isn't the answer to "What's a computer?" "It's another name for your Chromebook" (in America at

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: November 25 – 33 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:The new laws are very strong on fines, but they are there to try and ensure that compani

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: November 25 – 33 Comments

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    I route most things through a SmartThings hub, even the things like the Hue and Lightwave lights that could be

    Posted 1 year ago on The Essentials: Living in IoT Hell (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    In reply to wunderbar:so is obviously not even close to done.That's why I put "I know it's early day

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Testing New MacOS Spotlight-like Search UI for Windows 10 – 38 Comments

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    You can also trigger Cortana commands from within the new immersive search experience, but that opens up the c

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Testing New MacOS Spotlight-like Search UI for Windows 10 – 38 Comments

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    In reply to NickTsiotinos:The benefit is that there is an Android flagship from someone other than Samsung tha

    Posted 1 year ago on Pixel is a Lie (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    In reply to jboman32768:"Google assistant is the only choice for 95% of the world. "Seeing as both China

    Posted 1 year ago on Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium) – 52 Comments

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    In reply to jboman32768:The Sonos One is getting Google Assistant support as well. Apple's biggest compet

    Posted 1 year ago on Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium) – 52 Comments

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    In reply to jboman32768:Alexa's also available in Germany, India and Canada. So it's rolling out to

    Posted 1 year ago on Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium) – 52 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:"Smart speakers are a dying platform already."Source? Because the only thing I can find

    Posted 1 year ago on Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium) – 52 Comments

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    In reply to Pungkuss:I think it was more about Sonos and the Sonos One than Amazon or Google. That's the

    Posted 1 year ago on Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium) – 52 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:They're also "aggressively open", not just with 3rd party speakers, but Alexa is

    Posted 1 year ago on Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium) – 52 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:I don’t have thousands of dollars to spend betting on the wrong horseThere are

    Posted 1 year ago on Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium) – 52 Comments

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    "I’m sure it hoped that at least some Android handset makers would follow suit. That never really happened."

    Posted 1 year ago on Pixel is a Lie (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    In reply to Sprtfan:You wouldn't if Google was the one selling you the mouse.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 S at 6 (Months): Is it Ready Yet? (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    Now that FRD is free, you can use YouTube to watch the episodes and avoid the site entirely.

    Posted 1 year ago on A couple of minor requests for the site – 5 Comments

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    They could call it Xenix 365.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft should embrace, extend Linux on the desktop – 1 Comments

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    steal Electron runtimeWhy? Electron is already out there. MS even use it themselves.

    Posted 1 year ago on How Microsoft could loose the PWA-race as well – 46 Comments

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    Android's update problems have nothing to do with "the dependencies problems of the Monolithic kernel of

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows Core OS: intending to become Android but without updating problems? – 5 Comments

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    I'm kind of surprised they didn't use the LinkedIn branding. That seems more fitting than the Skype

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Launches a Dedicated Version of Skype for Freelancers as a Standalone App – 14 Comments

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    I'll admit that FRD was the thing that put it over the top for me to subscribe. However, things change an

    Posted 1 year ago on Premium Changes – 29 Comments

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    I'd wait until Black Friday. Last year I got a Lenovo N22 (it's on the "will get Android support one

    Posted 1 year ago on Chromebook options – 5 Comments

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    In reply to John_Scott:Seeing as his price range is in pounds, a Samsung would be a difficult choice as Samsun

    Posted 1 year ago on Chromebook options – 5 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Apple did a lot of usability studies in the early days of the Mac.What was the old sayin

    Posted 1 year ago on Installing Windows 95 – 24 Comments

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    It doesn't seem to be available in the UK, though it is available in France for € 60.

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Launches Low-Cost Fire TV for Non-Alexa Markets – 12 Comments

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    Jef Raskin must be spinning in his grave.

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple released a video on how to use the iPhone X because it’s quite confusing – 4 Comments

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    In reply to xapache:The product page on the Microsoft Store for the adapter states Compatible with Xbox One S

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox One X: The Ultimate Entertainment Console? – 49 Comments

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    I’m curious they’ve never updated it.I'm not. I just don't see Phil Spencer doing anything non-g

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox One X: The Ultimate Entertainment Console? – 49 Comments

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    Is there some technical reason why Project Fi only supports a tiny number of phones? Because from the outside

    Posted 1 year ago on Of Paul’s Perpetual Pixel Purchasing Problems (Premium) – 42 Comments

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    The future just arrived.Only for some, as the future is never evenly distributed.

    Posted 1 year ago on Your Next Smartphone (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    In reply to wunderbar:Even Xbox isn't 100% safe, just look at the Kinect. They also seem to be going out

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Killing Outlook.com Premium – 83 Comments

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    I just thought of something - this line at the end of the postWindows 10 users will receive an update shortly

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft’s ‘Next-Gen’ Skype Client Only Works on Old Windows – 53 Comments

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    It saves space. I'm willing to put up with the downsides over having to find more room in the house for s

    Posted 1 year ago on Why does anyone buy digital only content? – 23 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:Logitech web camera to my Xbox and still use Skype? And Cortana? My understanding is Skype y

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Ends Production of Kinect – 75 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards:I'd have no problem with telling my Invoke to turn on my Xbox.I'd have a pr

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Ends Production of Kinect – 75 Comments

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    In reply to wolters:I've found Alexa easier to set up. I was playing with the Assistant at the weekend an

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon May Have Just Cracked the Smart Home Nut (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    In reply to alissa914g:Let the pawns go first. They are the pawns.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google lied about both Pixel 2’s being the same – 11 Comments

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    In reply to goodbar:I'd be interested to know what the Echo has done for Amazon's music's servi

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon May Have Just Cracked the Smart Home Nut (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    In reply to ldsands:Yes, though I'm not sure USB camera support has made it past the Insider rings yet (I

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Ends Production of Kinect – 75 Comments

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    In reply to evox81:They could do what the NVidia has done with the Shield and put a far field microphone in th

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Ends Production of Kinect – 75 Comments

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    In reply to wolters:Primarily, we use it to change channels on the OneGuide.I'm surprised that OneGuide a

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Ends Production of Kinect – 75 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57:I have a few. Of the ones I'm currently using, the Surface 3 and Dell Venue 8 Pro (t

    Posted 1 year ago on Is Microsoft releasing W10 1709 to Phones ? – 19 Comments

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    My 950 hasn't updated, though every major update I've had has trailed the PC version. Then again, I

    Posted 1 year ago on Is Microsoft releasing W10 1709 to Phones ? – 19 Comments

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    For those of us not in the land of the free, why is ProjectFi so important that it trumps getting the phone yo

    Posted 1 year ago on Google, We Have a Pixel Problem (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    What exactly is new here? I was able to buy stuff with the card linked to my google account 9 years ago (I jus

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Brings Speedy Online Payments to PC and Mobile – 12 Comments

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    In reply to staganyi:I've had transcode issues with Android Phones, a Sony Android TV, Fire TVs, the XBox

    Posted 1 year ago on Mini PC home media server – 12 Comments

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    In reply to James_Wilson:Blackberry sells Android phones. Why are these not secure?Security is one of their se

    Posted 1 year ago on Delta To Move Away From Surface and Windows Mobile for iOS Devices – 72 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96: It has poor security and no business or government that cares about those things uses i

    Posted 1 year ago on Delta To Move Away From Surface and Windows Mobile for iOS Devices – 72 Comments

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    I don’t need on the fly 4K transcodingThat won't necessarily stop Plex from deciding it wants to transc

    Posted 1 year ago on Mini PC home media server – 12 Comments

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    Every time "hey Cortana" was said, my Xbox's kinect lit up.Would be nice if i could use the XBox for all

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily Live: Cortana Walks into a Speaker – 4 Comments

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    In reply to rtodd_us:If you are into NFL, I would strongly suggest the NFL game passJust hope that they don�

    Posted 1 year ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Our TV Defeat (Premium) – 42 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:That's the whole problem with the Continuum concept. It's both an awesome

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung is Bringing Linux Desktop to DeX … What About Windows? – 114 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:In my books Linux just won't do it for most of the world that already uses PCs

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung is Bringing Linux Desktop to DeX … What About Windows? – 114 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:The blog post at Samsung says that you can run your "preferred Linux-based distributio

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung is Bringing Linux Desktop to DeX … What About Windows? – 114 Comments

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    Linux on Android is trivial, as it's already running Linux (it's been possible to run a Debian userl

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung is Bringing Linux Desktop to DeX … What About Windows? – 114 Comments

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    But then so is Microsoft Bob.Seeing as that's back in the form of Microsoft's AR "Cliff House", why

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Teases IntelliMouse Comeback – 50 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:In all honesty, I'm not expecting any announcements (I think the answer to the q

    Posted 1 year ago on Bold Predictions for the Future Decoded event – 6 Comments

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    In reply to wolters: They're expensive and YMMV, but the Shield is the first set top box that I've r

    Posted 1 year ago on Tip: Control Chromecast with Your Voice Using Your Phone – 8 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:Microsoft taking over Canonical. Probably keeping it (or at least Ubuntu) separate but

    Posted 1 year ago on Bold Predictions for the Future Decoded event – 6 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:I really don't see Microsoft releasing an Android phone without Google Play. It wou

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft + Android: A Fresh Start – 91 Comments

    Forum Post

    Bold Predictions for the Future Decoded event

    I have a couple of bold predicitions Microsoft's Future Decoded event here in London at the end of the month ("for entertainment purposes only, viewer discrection is advised").


    1 - Microsoft will jointly announce with Wileyfox that they will be doing a Microsoftised Android Phone, and Microsoft will be bringing it to Microsoft Stores in the US. A Windows 10 Mobile version will be available to corporates on special order.


    2 - There will be some financial entanglement between Microsoft and Canonical. Ranging from an Ubuntu based joint venture to an outright take-over.


    3 - There will be a working Quantum Computer on display.


    I would love to hear other people's bold predictions. The more "not very likely but not technically impossible" the better.

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    In reply to Speednet:Hey Google also works, which isn't any worse than Hey Cortana.

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    A video for the disheartened Microsoft fan

    No matter how dismal things are in consumer side of Microsoftland at the moment, it's nothing compared to what the Apple fanbase went through 20 years ago. This 21 year old episode of the Computer Chronicles from the 1996 Boston Macworld really does show how bad things can get.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTd6dDw6P_Q


    As an added bonus of sorts, you'll also hear echos of what some people are saying about Apple today (though these days they earn in a couple of days all they had in the bank in 1996).

    Posted 1 year ago on A video for the disheartened Microsoft fan – 13 Comments

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    TVPlayer launches on the XBox -


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    In reply to Gardner:Do the competitors have as much sports content available? The lack of sports content is re

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Announces a Live TV Service – 33 Comments

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    Store Only Mode vs Portable Apps

    In order to answer my own question I raised in the article on "Store Only" mode, I set up a Fast Ring build up in a Hyper V VM and gave running portable apps a shot, The TL;DR version is the results were mixed, but I was able to run Firefox even though I was in Store Only mode.


    First up - the "Portable Apps Platform" installer, which installs a tool on a usb stick to help manage portable apps wouldn't install (Windows recognised it as an installer and blocked it). So I had to run that on non store only mode machine (in this case, the PC the VM was running on top of). While still on the host, I used the tool to install Chrome on to the usb key.


    Switching over to the VM and sharing the USB key with the VM, I opened up the "Start" app on the USB key, which ran the Portable Apps "Start Menu" - which did show that non store apps will run, just not install.


    I couldn't get Chrome to work - it started but no pages would load. I have feeling it has more to do with either the VM and/or the build than it does with Store Only mode.


    I returned to the host machine, installed Portable Firefox to the drive and then returned to the VM. Firefox ran. Not very well (it would often stop responding) but pages would eventually load.


    I then tried installing a Portable App while on the VM (the Portable App "Start Menu" includes an app gallery). Surprisingly, I was able to get the Portable version of VLC to install and run from the USB key. I'm guessing whatever code is running to check that an install is happening can't tell that's what happening when the Portable Apps tool is installing to the USB key.

    Posted 1 year ago on Store Only Mode vs Portable Apps – 1 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:Looks like Games with Gold continues - https://twitter.com/XboxQwik/status/8365980

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Takes on PlayStation Now with Xbox Game Pass – 33 Comments

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    I wonder if this is going to put an end to Games With Gold.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Takes on PlayStation Now with Xbox Game Pass – 33 Comments

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    What happens if you try to run a self contained "portable app" (like the portable version of Chrome found here

    Posted 1 year ago on New Windows 10 Feature Blocks Desktop Apps – 70 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:The Snapdragon 430 (which is what the 6 apparently has) has GPS, GLONASS and Beidou sat

    Posted 1 year ago on HMD Announces a Family of New Nokia Smartphones – 39 Comments

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    I hope they figure out to integrate it with Cortana, so there'd be Cortana cards on the utility screen. E

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Launches Major Update to Arrow Launcher for Android – 24 Comments

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    But it’s for the UK onlyFor now. I'd expect it to roll out worldwide if the media companies deem it a s

    Posted 1 year ago on Google and Microsoft agree crackdown on illegal downloads (in the UK) – 3 Comments

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    There’s not a lot of time left.There is plenty of time if all it results in is yet another wa

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Just Lost the Windows 10 Privacy FUD War (Premium) – 71 Comments

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    Android Studio a massive improvement over the Eclipse based development of years previously. I think

    Posted 1 year ago on Why is Android Studio still such a gruesome embarrassment? – 3 Comments

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    Apple iPad (first generation).

    Posted 1 year ago on Everything Must Go: Loose Phones and Tablets (Updated) – 100 Comments

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    How is being available on fewer devices, including the company's own recent TVs and Blu-ray players, goin

    Posted 1 year ago on PlayStation Now to Support Only PS4 and PC – 19 Comments

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    In reply to FourBitNibble: "Premium is currently only available to US customers." Typical Microsoft. A small c

    Posted 2 years ago on Hands-On with Outlook.com Premium – 49 Comments

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    In reply to VonBrick: I'm willing to bet against Apple. They almost went out of existence once. The bigge

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple’s Content Push Only Highlights a Lack of Focus (Premium) – 29 Comments

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    "This is a bit weird to write, but I actually feel bad for Apple right now." That's what happens when you swit

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple’s Content Push Only Highlights a Lack of Focus (Premium) – 29 Comments

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    In reply to Jedi Dwight: Windows 10 Smartass   Isn't that the version that only runs Cortana?

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: Is Windows To Go Coming to Windows 10 Pro? – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: And people who can see but might have issues with contrast (though not enough to need hi

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10’s New Design Language Shown Off In Concept Image – 29 Comments

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    I'm not convinced by the lack of a title bar. That can't be great for accessibility.

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10’s New Design Language Shown Off In Concept Image – 29 Comments

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    In reply to robsanders247: Microsoft already take care of the transpiling and I think even the QA (or at least

    Posted 2 years ago on An Xbox 360 Emulator for Windows 10 Isn’t Enough (Premium) – 13 Comments

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    I think we're more likely to see an Alienware "Xbox Certified" 2-in-1 than an Xbox Surface. I would expec

    Posted 2 years ago on An Xbox 360 Emulator for Windows 10 Isn’t Enough (Premium) – 13 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent: When I upgraded my Stream 11 to Windows 10 the trackpad stopped working. I ended up pu

    Posted 2 years ago on Can EdgeOS compete with ChromeOS and iOS ? – 12 Comments

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    I'll be interested to see how Windows 10 Cloud runs on something like a HP Stream 11 (even better would be ide

    Posted 2 years ago on Can EdgeOS compete with ChromeOS and iOS ? – 12 Comments

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    If there's one thing I'd like to see it's Centennialized versions of open source apps like this in the store.

    Posted 2 years ago on A replacement for Windows Movie Maker – as in Free – 5 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos: I'd say Scala has a better claim to be the "leading FP language" (where by leading I ta

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Outlines Its Development Language Strategy – 33 Comments

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    I'd really like to see Swift#. "Anyone pursuing a career in programming, or just seeking to better understand

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Outlines Its Development Language Strategy – 33 Comments

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    Maybe more developers would be interested in the Store if MS didn't take a 30% cut ("in most cases" - I have t

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Tries to Lure Desktop Developers to the UWP Dark Side, Again – 113 Comments

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    Amazon Fire Phone

    Posted 2 years ago on Everything Must Go: More Phones (Updated) – 658 Comments

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    The only way I can see this being the future is if this is the free as in beer version of Windows, mostly targ

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Cloud is Nothing Less Than the Future of Windows (Premium) – 36 Comments

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    In reply to will: Even being late can come with problems. A couple months back a non insider update pretty muc

    Posted 2 years ago on The Xbox Insider Program Gets Even Weirder – 27 Comments

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    In reply to wunderbar: There is an Offline System Update feature that might be able to reinstall a production

    Posted 2 years ago on The Xbox Insider Program Gets Even Weirder – 27 Comments

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    In reply to Narg: I've never used a low priced Windows notebook that was anywhere near as good as a similarly

    Posted 2 years ago on Next-Generation Chromebook Lineup Comes Into Focus – 51 Comments

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    I don't see what the file size limit has to do with the file sync count limit. I can hit 1TB in way less than

    Posted 2 years ago on Is the 1TB Drive Limit Misleading Advertising… or am I missing something? – 9 Comments

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    What's the learning curve with a Chromebook? Unlearning curve maybe, but learning curve? It's like a cut down

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Windows 10 Alternatives – 102 Comments

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    Wireless Charging Pillow by Fatboy DT-901

    Posted 2 years ago on Everything Must Go: Nokia Lumias and Accessories (Updated) – 239 Comments

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    In reply to MutualCore: And the Microsoft Board would laugh at him. There just isn't the ROI to make what you'

    Posted 2 years ago on Scalebound cancellation and why I think XBox is doomed. – 25 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent: It's Uber, not Facebook. They make their money when people book rides through them. Th

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Maps Now Offers Deep Uber Integration – 10 Comments

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    In reply to MutualCore: My comment has nothing to do with XBoxes. 20 million devices (I'm assuming that's worl

    Posted 2 years ago on PlayStation 4 Outsold Xbox One Over the Holidays in the U.S. – 56 Comments

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    I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand, it's a great idea - my favourite Xbox One accessory is a Linx Visi

    Posted 2 years ago on Nintendo Switch to Launch March 3 for $300 – 33 Comments

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    53 million consoles sold over a period of around 3 years doesn't seem that high.

    Posted 2 years ago on PlayStation 4 Outsold Xbox One Over the Holidays in the U.S. – 56 Comments

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    Gartner? The people who said Windows Phone will have 10% marketshare next year? http://www.computerworld.com/a

    Posted 2 years ago on Debunking microsoft related articles – 6 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: I'd like to reuse the DVB-S2 card I already have. The HTPC it's sitting in is huge by to

    Posted 2 years ago on CES 2017: Intel Unveils a Credit Card-Sized Computer – 29 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: It says right here - "it provides a USB-C Plus extension connector for USB, PCIe". As lo

    Posted 2 years ago on CES 2017: Intel Unveils a Credit Card-Sized Computer – 29 Comments

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    If it supports PCIe over the USB connector, does this mean that are going to be something similar to drive cad

    Posted 2 years ago on CES 2017: Intel Unveils a Credit Card-Sized Computer – 29 Comments

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    In reply to Corey_McCowan: I have my doubts about how great AI based automagic is going to be. Maybe it'll get

    Posted 2 years ago on Playing the Long Game: Microsoft’s Cortana Strategy Revealed (Premium) – 43 Comments

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    In reply to openmisere: You don't really have the option to play AAA games  on the type of hardware most

    Posted 2 years ago on Still Waiting for the Chromebook Revolution that Never Came (Premium) – 57 Comments

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    I think that iPhone is starting to warp Paul's brain. I wonder how long before the Mac praising articles hit.

    Posted 2 years ago on What If Android is Just a One-Hit Wonder? (Premium) – 42 Comments

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    Bulk export from Flickr

    Does anyone know of a good way to export photos out of Flickr (and ideally into OneDrive and/or Google) using either Windows, Linux or the Web? So far my searches have returned results that are somewhat long in the tooth and mostly related to exporting into Flickr.

    Posted 2 years ago on Bulk export from Flickr – 3 Comments

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    People hear ARM and think low end. I'm not convinced that's going to be the case. The problem with low end Win

    Posted 2 years ago on Future of Windows 10 on ARM – 26 Comments

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    And that platform is not Windows phone. It is Windows 10. Isn't that what Microsoft have been saying for almos

    Posted 2 years ago on Full Windows 10 on ARM? RIP, Windows Phone – 113 Comments

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    In reply to VasiS: MS needs to make a profit. Volume on it's own is probably not the best way to achieve

    Posted 2 years ago on ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs!? Hell Yes! – 147 Comments

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    In reply to Demileto: If we're talking about a Surface Phone, then we're talking flagship class prices to go w

    Posted 2 years ago on ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs!? Hell Yes! – 147 Comments

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    In reply to VasiS: What I find really interesting about that video is that it's running Enterprise Edition. I'

    Posted 2 years ago on ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs!? Hell Yes! – 147 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji: I doubt it. Any Surface Phone/"HP Elite X4" is going to be several times the price o

    Posted 2 years ago on ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs!? Hell Yes! – 147 Comments

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    In reply to lordbaal1: To use Barclays website, you need to either use a PIN Sentry two factor auth devic

    Posted 2 years ago on British banks continue to abandon Windows 10 Mobile – 13 Comments

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    Nokia had a differentiator - their brand. Maybe they wouldn't have had much luck in America, but had they conc

    Posted 2 years ago on Nokia is Back, Sort Of, But Let’s Not Rewrite History – 25 Comments

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    Android is just too much tweaking that’s required to make it behave the way I want it too. Did you

    Posted 2 years ago on Going back to Windows Phone – 85 Comments

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    In reply to MerlinE.: I bet it has something to do with Alexa having all it's smarts in the cloud&nb

    Posted 2 years ago on Why is Echo running laps around Cortana? – 8 Comments

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    Alexa integration is easy - it's entirely web based and you can knock something up with AWS Lambda and JavaScr

    Posted 2 years ago on Why is Echo running laps around Cortana? – 8 Comments

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    In reply to kenhes: If you don't want/need apps, why are you buying a smartphone?

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Microsoft’s “Most Ultimate Mobile Device” – 36 Comments

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    In reply to RM2016: Why should the icons have messaging? There are perfectly good notifications in the no

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Microsoft’s “Most Ultimate Mobile Device” – 36 Comments

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    It may never happen.   Never? It already has happened, back in the 90s on the Archimedes (the original AR

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About x86 Emulation on ARM – 69 Comments

    comment
    This new skill is available in English in the US only at the moment. And at the glacial pace they seem to be m

    Posted 2 years ago on Cortana Picks Up To-Do List Skills – 7 Comments

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    In reply to Finley: I'd wager that we'll never see a Cortana Cube from Microsoft. Maybe HP or Dell will licenc

    Posted 2 years ago on The Future Of Cortana Is Cloudy – 49 Comments

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    In reply to wolters: The Google Assistant is in Chrome on the desktop. Just use the search box like you would

    Posted 2 years ago on The Future Of Cortana Is Cloudy – 49 Comments

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    In reply to awright18: Xamarin Studio is (or at least was) based on MonoDevelop, which does run on L

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Visual Studio for Mac – 17 Comments

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    In reply to J_Numan: I find it's worth it, if only for Amazon Video, Prime Now and the odd same day delivery w

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon – 18 Comments

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    In reply to anchovylover: A thinner wallet.

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon – 18 Comments

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    I just hope Type B connectors on peripherals disappear soon. It's the one type of USB cable I'm most likely to

    Posted 2 years ago on Dongleworld? We’ve Always Lived in Dongleworld – 72 Comments

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    In reply to digiguy: " This is stupid and against the environment." By that logic, we should have stuck with P

    Posted 2 years ago on Dongleworld? We’ve Always Lived in Dongleworld – 72 Comments

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    In reply to Narg: Who can tell what The Verge is now thanks to their new site design. My eyes burned as soon a

    Posted 2 years ago on Thurrott Daily: November 1 – 22 Comments

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    Mashable still has tech posts? I thought they were a celebrity gossip site now.

    Posted 2 years ago on Thurrott Daily: November 1 – 22 Comments

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    In reply to jr.flynn: There's consumer protection legislation in the EU that should prevent telcos from crammi

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Brings Carrier Billing to Xbox One – 3 Comments

    comment
    Where is Microsoft in home automation, health or auto? They're providing services like Azure to companies

    Posted 2 years ago on The Big Picture. – 11 Comments

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    It's not using Miracast. Netflix and YouTube are using the DIAL protocol to connect to the apps on the Xbox (w

    Posted 2 years ago on What the @@@@ is Microsoft doing with Miracast? – 6 Comments

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    In reply to northerngeek: I don't think XBox would have happened in the first place if Nadella had been in cha

    Posted 2 years ago on Who misses Steve Ballmer? – 7 Comments

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    Microsoft has said that Windows is for “Do’ers”   They say that because it sounds bette

    Posted 2 years ago on The Future of the PC as Microsoft sees it – 9 Comments

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    In reply to MutualCore: They're probably better off with a Chromebook, once Android app compatibility is widel

    Posted 2 years ago on The Future of the PC as Microsoft sees it – 9 Comments

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    Look for 123D Catch from Autodesk in the store.

    Posted 2 years ago on 3D Phone Scanner – 1 Comments

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    In reply to ponsaelius: When you install it via the Microsoft Apps app, it actually comes straight from the st

    Posted 2 years ago on budget android phone coming from windows – 21 Comments

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    There's a fundamental problem with the video - the target market is 18-35s but the take away message of i

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Digital Lives from 2007. Where did it go? – 3 Comments

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    In reply to ponsaelius: UK Cortana isn't even any good at US sports scores, even sports like Canadian Rugby an

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Has a Bill Belichick Problem – 84 Comments

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    In reply to xapache: The best behind the scenes video I've seen is this one from CNET https://www.youtube.com/

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Has a Bill Belichick Problem – 84 Comments

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    It looks like a nice enough phone, but not for 600 quid.

    Posted 2 years ago on Pixel – Who’s in? – 29 Comments

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    Is there some difference between how the children will use the Chromebooks compared to how they use Windows la

    Posted 2 years ago on Final cost difference between Chromebooks and Windows? – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Bart: I was thinking more like Hololens than Surface. I doubt there's a market for an Echo-like de

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s Home Hub Looks To Bring Cortana To The Kitchen – 35 Comments

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    In reply to Simone_Gallo: Reminders work exactly like with Windows Mobile (same for things like missed calls o

    Posted 2 years ago on budget android phone coming from windows – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Simone_Gallo: I don't have any personal experience with the moto g4, but all the reviews I've seen

    Posted 2 years ago on budget android phone coming from windows – 21 Comments

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    Microsoft has launched a new Bing interactive experience to help voters learn more and make educated decisions

    Posted 2 years ago on Bing Election Experience is Updated for U.S. Presidential Race – 5 Comments

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    You might want to see if your carrier has own brand phones. Vodafone's own phones tend to be good for the pric

    Posted 2 years ago on budget android phone coming from windows – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Simone_Gallo: If you're not in the US or China, you'll need to side load it. It's actually easy -

    Posted 2 years ago on budget android phone coming from windows – 21 Comments

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    Microsoft could build a small headless PC Or they could build the functionality and leave it to partners like

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s Home Hub Looks To Bring Cortana To The Kitchen – 35 Comments

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    In reply to Plumbobby: One of the main reasons for creating Material Design was app scaling.

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung’s Chromebook Pro Nudges Deeper Into Windows Territory – 64 Comments

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    In reply to Clarkb: The stupid thing is that if you wanted to create your own echo with a headless pc (or rasp

    Posted 2 years ago on Bringing Cortana to the Kitchen – 68 Comments

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    They could just try to piggyback off the Echo - "Alexa, ask Cortana to...". They could even have it respond wi

    Posted 2 years ago on Bringing Cortana to the Kitchen – 68 Comments

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    In reply to Patrick3D: To be fair though, PHT on Linux is, according to it's own developers "highly unofficial

    Posted 2 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 8: That Windows Thing – 20 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv: Everytime I hear someone mention having to compile software on Linux, I want to ask them

    Posted 2 years ago on First Ring Daily EP 8: That Windows Thing – 20 Comments

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    So, does Prime Misic still exist and if so, what's the difference?

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Unveils Unlimited Music Service – 18 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: I so wish they would release a web version of Publisher. If they did, we could move the

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Need Windows Anymore? – 94 Comments

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    In reply to Demileto: Adobe XD was released on the Mac first, with the PC as an afterthought. Also, I'm not su

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Need Windows Anymore? – 94 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffsters: If you don't already have iDevices scattered around the house, then the Echo's a fairly

    Posted 2 years ago on Is Cortana already a dead platform – 11 Comments

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    In reply to nordyj: I'm not sure what the point of open sourcing Windows would be. Let's say they did some rel

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Need Windows Anymore? – 94 Comments

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    I don't think that Andromeda/Chromebboks/Macs/etc are a clear and present danger to Microsoft. I think they're

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Need Windows Anymore? – 94 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango: The fact that it's USA centric at the moment doesn't change anything in terms of the lon

    Posted 2 years ago on Is Cortana already a dead platform – 11 Comments

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    I can't help but wonder if the Zombie mode stuff was added in in case they needed a fallback against some "Par

    Posted 2 years ago on A Timely Reminder of Why Call of Duty is So Great – 9 Comments

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    "You can sideload Cortana manually here in Britain on your Android devicebut it only accepts US regional setti

    Posted 2 years ago on Is Cortana already a dead platform – 11 Comments

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    In reply to Narg: Could be worse. You could have to fire up PowerShell and do something like Set-EdgeOptionX&n

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Clarifies How It Will Update Edge With The Windows Store – 25 Comments

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    I very much prefer the Xbox One controller layout, and find the placement of the left stick on the PS4 control

    Posted 2 years ago on My First Year As a Second-Class COD Gamer – 27 Comments

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    I think it would be a lot less effort for Microsoft to just make apps that people would want to install.

    Posted 2 years ago on Could Microsoft fork Android and succeed? Would it ultimately matter if it did? – 5 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: UK and Germany as well now.

    Posted 2 years ago on The Failure of Windows Phone and the Next Big Thing – 70 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878: it needs to work in the areas where it has limited success   In which case (and I

    Posted 2 years ago on The Failure of Windows Phone and the Next Big Thing – 70 Comments

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    And it should lead to Windows Mobile-based devices that we can sprinkle around our homes, and workplaces, and

    Posted 2 years ago on The Failure of Windows Phone and the Next Big Thing – 70 Comments

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    Console Style PCs

    Since the most recent update, My XBox One has become unusable (I think the XBox people are too busy with the preview programme to notice the cruddy build they released to everyone who isn't in the preview programme). It has gotten to the point where I'm pretty much ready to give up on the thing.

    As I'm really enjoying Forza Horizon 3 and looking forward to Gears of War 4, I'm thinking about buying (I have no interest in building) one of those console style PCs (like the Alienware Alpha Console that Curry's in the UK have on sale for 550 quid). I basically want something that will run the next few years worth of new games at least as well as an XBox One would, but I have no idea what I should be looking for. Any recommendations, either for which device to get or at least processor/graphics card combinations?

    Or would I be better off buying a gaming "server" and streaming to a PC stick connected to the TV (or as it's an AndroidTV tv, to an app running on the TV)?I'm just wondering if electronics that have been designed to fit in a little box under the TV cost noticibly more than electronics that are expecting things like airflow.

    Posted 2 years ago on Console Style PCs – 1 Comments

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    I am surprised they still push Xbox as hard as they do btw.    Yeah, but they also seem to be pivoti

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft has a lot to lose if they ignore consumers. – 14 Comments

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    In reply to ben55124: The target market? People who want a flagship class Android device that doesn't explode.

    Posted 2 years ago on No Surprises at Google Product Launch – 46 Comments

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    While I can see how the NES Classic could well be popular when it's released, personally I could live without

    Posted 2 years ago on A Personal History Of the NES – 37 Comments

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    It only works with Killer Instinct, only in practice tournaments on Xbox One, and only in the U.S. for now. &n

    Posted 2 years ago on Xbox Preview Members Get Arena on Xbox Live, More Today – 3 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: Which is the #1 reason why I think it's Android being folded into Chrome OS.

    Posted 2 years ago on Pixel Launch Ruined by Leaks, Google Could Still Surprise Us – 35 Comments

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    In reply to [email protected]: I wouldn't get my hopes up. Never is far too long a time for a forward loo

    Posted 2 years ago on Disbanded: Microsoft Confirms It Will Not Sell a Band 3 – 69 Comments

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    Comments Tabs

    Why is there a tab for non-premium comments on a premium only page?

    Posted 2 years ago on Comments Tabs – 0 Comments

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    Monday's are for recovering from the hangover.

    Posted 2 years ago on Pixel Launch Ruined by Leaks, Google Could Still Surprise Us – 35 Comments

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    Why not just build a PC platform based on Android?   I think they wanted something the would boot reall

    Posted 2 years ago on Pixel Launch Ruined by Leaks, Google Could Still Surprise Us – 35 Comments

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    I wonder if Andromeda will turn out to be Google's version of Continuum instead, just with Chromecast instead

    Posted 2 years ago on Pixel Launch Ruined by Leaks, Google Could Still Surprise Us – 35 Comments

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    I'm finding replies getting attached to random comments.

    Posted 2 years ago on New Comments System NEEDS More Work – 15 Comments

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    Deadpool's colours were fairly dull in the cinema (from what I remember). I'm guessing they were going for a g

    Posted 2 years ago on The Perfect Thing (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    If there was a black version I'd be tempted, if only to tidy up the living room (the One's power bri

    Posted 2 years ago on The Perfect Thing (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    Forza Horizon 3

    Posted 2 years ago on What games are you playing? – 10 Comments

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    Details? No. Rampant speculation? Yes. I think it's intentional. While it's great that anyone can now write an

    Posted 2 years ago on Xbox UWP apps – 4 Comments

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    A way to edit posts would be nice.

    Posted 2 years ago on What features are we missing, what do you want to see added? – 83 Comments

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    Where I work (part of a very large multi-national) we're still on 2010 and there's no sign of that changing an

    Posted 2 years ago on About Those Office 365 Adoption Numbers – 51 Comments

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    I think one problem for Office 365 is that one of it's strengths (always having the latest version of Office)

    Posted 2 years ago on About Those Office 365 Adoption Numbers – 51 Comments

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