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Actually, maybe Sony will by Square Enix to get the Blockchain, AI, and cloud so it doesn't have to use Micros
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"blockchain, AI, and the cloud" sounds like what a cloud provider should be making available to Square Enix so
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If Xbox is hitting new sales records, but the market is down 15% overall, that tells me PS is not doing very g
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They may have figured out almost all their original action / adventure movies are B movie quality.
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Too many subscription services now and Netflix has only made one original action movie that didn't look like a
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For me I know I am waiting from running programs to not just be an icon and grouped on the task bar. But I do
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I agree some of the CGI was not great.Also, the shield down and shield recharge sounds taken directly from the
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I would still take Game Pass over it for the new released AAA games. Also, no PC games at all which is include
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Are you sure? I mean it took them 7 years to decide to release the product offically. It wouldn't take that
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You can get good or cheaper video editing software than what this costs. The free 720p video output for free
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I play on Xbox, but grow up playing on PC. It should be noted that the big screen TV's can be used are used b
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From what I see here, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is much more worth the money! If you have enough family members
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"However, Microsoft may well have other priorities.": Yes, improve game install options like selecting the dr
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Windows 11 will slow down until they get moving on UI changes, like being able to see each running program in
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My guess is the Xbox Game Launcher doesn't have all the capabilities the Bethesda Launcher has and this is put
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I think this is so Microsoft can't be bashed online about issues with Windows 11 for systems not meeting minim
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I agree, the folder naming is plan stupid! But it is the only reason I have to not want an MSA setup. I have
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I don't like squinting at little sampling of icons to figure out if that is the folder I want to open. They s
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Interesting, talking to my kids, the school always has broken Chromebooks (they are cheap after all). My gues
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Do all devices have the same set of emojis?
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I don't think VR for Xbox is a good fit. I mean, you purchase a nice gaming TV for Xbox to not use it and pla
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I liked the original Destiny until I found out that paying for the game didn't get you the whole game. All of
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"When the walls come tumblin' down!" - John Cougar Melloncamp
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If ARM has a big takeover target on it still. I hope it is a US or European company that buys them. Tired of
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It would be nice if they just came out with the Uno with just a single screen, but just as thin (or almost as
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They don't have to, since it is a law, the courts will. Should be some big law suites in the next few years!
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I would expect Microsoft to have exclusivity on CoD for a year after this deal is finalized (maybe a shorter p
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I find all the Neflix original action movies that they trumpet as great movies to just be of B movie quality.
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I agree. Something about how small the icons are. Maybe only show up to 4 icons and optionally have a fram
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I didn't know this. This is going to be one of my requirements before I switch to Win11. Along with folders.
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The only thing I used the Windows 8/10 tiles for was for different time zones (using the clock app) and weathe
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Actually Rainbow Six Extraction is coming to Game Pass. Ubisoft+ is just coming to Xbox, not Game Pass. EA P
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Funny how they use up transistor space on the chip for "AI noise cancellation capabilities" instead of more Co
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I don't believe resolution is related to MP. I also think the 3 sensors work together to get you a better pic
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Actually the color has nothing to do with it . . .
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So, basically a way for people that don't know what they are doing to put a lot of apps in the app store. Is
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The vaccine works, but anti-vax people don't understand how any of the vaccines work. They think a vaccine me
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I want to here Satya state why this is OK.
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So, is this like other apps Adobe has in the MS Store listed as "free", but only to find you can only install
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Or take the time to comment on it! ;)
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Looks great, I use dark mode (easier on the eyes), so I have been hoping for that. Only concern is performanc
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These updates show that Windows 11 still needs more capabilities added that is for sure. I don't want recomme
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For niche features, I don't mind MS only making it available on Edge. How much are the other browsers contrib
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How getting group text messages to work better. Like not making a group appear to be a new group on phones ju
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Hopefully I can rip CDs with it or I will have to use the old Media Player.
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Having the widgets open Edge is fine with me, since the widget is Microsoft's. I am guessing anyone else can
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Actually, in the past they said no more was coming. So, they can keep surprising us with more anytime!
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So, you can turn off cross play if you wanted . . . ? Looking forward to playing it!
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Not sure if the is a valid reason MS would do this. Maybe to keep malware from making changes. Maybe they ar
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We have the Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu bundle. To get Hulu live TV we had to cancel that bundle and wait until the
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I think they used 16:9 so it is wide enough to accomodate the side-by-side grid snapping of 2 programs. Does
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So, more importantly, what stops any company from pulling code from open source? Is it only trust? If that i
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Actually red-radar is trying to make a point about people in general, you are ignoring the fact that a lot of
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It may take them 5 years. ;)That gives them 2 years to complete the OS so mass adaption will occur. What eve
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You mean .NET MAUI.
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Depends on how easily you can heat the glue, open the SurfaceBook and re-glue it when done. Just different to
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Finally, they definitely helped prevent Windows Mobile from succeeding.
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If it is replacing the current Windows Media Player, I (still) need it to rip CD's!
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Just make sure Astro knows where the stairs are . . .
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My bet is that Windows Insiders are not trying to test Windows 11 very much. Everyone thought it was just a v
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They are finally getting the complete game streaming basics in place.
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Yes, but it is all relative. If they were not preparing to make money on the Ads, then they would increase th
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Until you see the price for those subscriptions cheaper else where. Because a company might charge $10 in the
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Macros in Excel use ActiveX I think.
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Now for Windows Media Player . . . Please!
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Part of OS beta, test ads before official launch in one month . . .
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Could they be using the Dev Channel to test the first post release cumulative update the will go out soon afte
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Apple will have to come up with their own tech that requires a different set of earbuds or headphones that mak
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Or further down the road when Apple and Google start to buy up these third party payment / app stores...
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Hopefully Apple can never make use of this information and it is stored using open standards so you can easily
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It took South Korea (basically to help Samsung compete with their app store), to finally start breaking down t
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I'm waiting for the Thurott.com widget!
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Interesting that none of Microsoft's security monitoring detected this...
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I think they are just talking specifically about the payment system used by an app store, not requiring multip
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Maybe combine the resulting OneNote App with the Whiteboard app.
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I don't want my start menu location to be centered, is my first reaction, but I will give it a try. Hopefully
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So this could be a very low quality smart TV, likely a 1080 with low refresh rates with speakers built in and
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On a related subject, I have Game Pass Ultimate. So, that means my family has access to play all these games
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Time for Microsoft to buy Roku to get Xbox Cloud Streaming access to TV's.
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My guess is they will announce a new branding, piecemeal Sun Valley into the OS for the next year, and start a
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It can drive future demand.
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I thought I read somewhere that Elder Scrolls was being made by the the same team as Starfield, but they will
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Any business that has not been aware of this coming for years now is not getting any sympathy from me. They s
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I wish they would get a little more aggressive with this to help keep Windows less complex and smaller.
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Yes, Google can afford to take a loss for years in order to buy market share before it raises prices once Sono
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Microsoft could offer queuing Xbox orders this in the Microsoft Store. That would get other retailers to do t
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Interesting, I how all the security advancements and OS update capabilities make it into Windows 10. I am hop
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Interesting that FPS Boost is available on series S for some games, but not series X. Maybe they are still tr
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Actually, If MS can reduce the percentage with a lot lower value of downloads/sales/transactions, that means A
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In reply to curtisspendlove:So, you are saying that Epic was smart about how to confront the big bully that ha
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All API's that Google or Apple use in their own store apps or apps that come preinstalled on the OS must
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I think Grandview is the easiest to read.
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Google is Evil; another example for all to see.
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Nothing wrong with having this as an option for people that want it. But, for those that do not, it needs to
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Something tells me that Slack will only be considered by companies with Salesforce products now. I also see t
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I don't know about all of Google products and services. gmail, hangouts, gdriv
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In reply to ajgisler:Google has more leeway here. There are competing App stores like Samsung's app stor
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In reply to EnterpriseT:Yes, it was ahead of its time. It worked with Skype to allow for video conferencing o
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There is no way any store is going to have a lot of these consoles anyway. So, Sony is just hurts retail by d
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Well, they will lose some of their audience then. I will be paying attention to the Xbox news myself. Of cou
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I think Microsoft should put in place matching restrictions on their stores that go into effect for any other
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In reply to obarthelemy:Yes, I still have my Sinclair ZX81, I haven't turned it on in decades. My Vic 20
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After having phones where the USB ports go bad (not just lint in the port), I will never go back to a phone th
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In reply to blue77star:Third party games get removed over time, I think they keep the library of games fresh a
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Funny, Luna is basically Lumia right now!
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I think every show needs to be added to the Play Station Store so it can be properly rated! Just like Apple i
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"Mozilla relies on Google for most if not all of its revenues, so the firm is predictably worried about the se
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Is Tick Tack Toe one of the games? Or are these AAA games?
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There is absolutely no reason not so separate, Google search and advertising away from Chrome, Chromo OS, Andr
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This could speed up database management systems as well.
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Apple is just playing the game of continuing to do the same harm over and over again to get its services advan
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They just need to have teacher / presenter to have easy controls to mute/unmute all others, only allow present
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In reply to Stooks:Nope, MS will be launching 2 consoles and the lower end one will eat up Sony on price easil
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Put a fork in Zoom, that is intentional in my opinion. Even if it wasn't, can't prove it to me.
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In reply to proesterchen:Except, as the article states, there are other improvements that make 1 TF on the new
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In reply to codymesh:I think Google still thinks all people need is a browser. They are about to learn (again
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I'm confused, so they want there productivity software to run slower on Windows 10x?
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Thank you for sharing Paul!
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I did a lot of VB 6 coding, it is still an easier language than any version of VB .net to program in. They sh
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Can they hear the crickets when it is virtual . . . I don't see why a developer would care about this.
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In reply to MikeGalos:I guess we haven't virtualized enough yet! ?
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In reply to VMax:So two typos in three words . . . Diagnostic, not Daigonistc. ?
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Wait, there is someone dumb enough to use this service?!?! So many better ones to choice from . . .
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Apple should still be fined for doing or having done things while forbidding third parties from doing the same
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Are the screen shots in this article reversed, because I am on Win 10 Ent version 1803 and my tiles have diffe
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In reply to RonH:I find the blue light filter annoying myself. I don't need it to sleep fine either. I
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I am guessing you have to be very steady with the camera at 100X zoom!
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Well, I am sure there will be another version of .Net Core, right . . . Of course that means all OS's sup
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Well you can start Xbox for a lot of reasons other than an update. So, I wonder if this works even if the OS
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Funny that it took Google so long to petition the US government on this. If I was an Alphabet stock holder,
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There are a lot of good naming options including: Xbox Cloud, XCloud, Xbox Stream, Xbox Wind, Xbox Typhoon, X
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I am confused, "Still, I have been using it for the past week or so now, and there are definitely a lot of rou
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So, even though there have been bugs, at least Microsoft has been successful at getting computers upgraded to
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In reply to Stooks:I doubt Microsoft will be beat on price to Sony. I mean Microsoft lost the last generation
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In reply to ianhead:I liked Groove until they got rid of the Android app. So, now I have no use for it. I wi
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The worst thing about the Windows 8/10 tiles were the choice in icon styling that were applied to them. They
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At this point they should be fined even if they make changes before they are fined. They deserve it.
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This sounds expensive!
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Shouldn't this be added into Teams?
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In reply to Harrymyhre:I always have thought that using the Desktop was unorganized and slow. Basically, to g
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In reply to RobCannon:I avoid json files, no reason to use them when a settings screen makes things easier to
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I assume the US Government has disassembled Huawei code to verify code theft. Must have people willing to tes
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I just wish the built in Win10 app and the outlook.com web site allowed for multiple email accounts just like
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In reply to hrlngrv:Have you seen how much memory and storage is available on new mobile devices 128G or 256G
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In reply to Jhambi:Windows runs a lot more critical systems for companies including medical and manufacturing.
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In reply to Daekar:Some companies including Intel, Lenovo, HP, and others have started to release replacement
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In reply to hrlngrv:I would expect, as people start using 10X and they have pain points, they will start devel
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In reply to christian.hvid:Not all computers have access to the internet, some companies for security reasons,
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In reply to MartinusV2:Win32 apps also like to communicate and integrate with each other in ways that would re
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:If you read the article, UWP is the best solution for apps on 10X, they are not kil
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This is totally self serving and if Google wasn't an advertising company first, it would have stopped th
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Would be nice if Microsoft did this for Xbox Games across Windows 10 and Xbox. Also would be nice if the Xbo
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In reply to lvthunder:Lying instead of providing facts to get votes for an election by providing false informa
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So, when you wink it takes a picture? What does this thing do?
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"Tools for Development and Optimization, Reach More Devices and Users, Go-To-Market with Google Play, Optimizi
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Just use another search provider like Bing, DuckDuckGo, or OneSearch (or others). To me, Google lost it'
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"Unlike AirDrop, though, Quick Share actually uploads the file you want to share to Samsung’s cloud temporar
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Not that Apple is horrible with security, but the worst program they ever made from the standpoint of security
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100 Million Windows 10 PC's. So what about 80 Million Windows 7 PC in addition?
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At 120 games per year, they will never catch up to other game services (PlayStation, Xbox, Valve, etc.). Then
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In reply to DataMeister:"I think the first company to create a cloud console synced up with the existing game
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In reply to miamimauler:Actually, any vulnerability is a vulnerability even if it is not critical. Microsoft
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In reply to proesterchen:Most Android OEM's have their own launcher and there are a lot of launchers avai
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Yes, Google is just trying to get more money by auctioning this out. It should like, I said when they announc
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So, what does a more expensive Chromebook give you? More memory for the browser? Maybe it can run some more
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Please and thank you!
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Thank you Paul!
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Will it automatically update your location on your Facebook status as you go through out your day. Maybe tell
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I think the original Edge is being kept hidden and not uninstalled is because of applications that use its AP
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"Xbox" is fine with me. That is the actual branding everyone identifies with anyway. But each console could
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Stadia is still just a joke, a bad joke. Xbox Game Pass with xCloud is going to be offering more games, lower
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How much is the cloth?
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Sorry, but this is not a game changing feature. Most will not even use it after trying it out once or twice.
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In reply to Stooks:Smart people in the US and in other countries actually do examine the code and test them ou
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In reply to brduffy:And every other country in the world except the US until a new president opens the US mark
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Don't they just have the right to stream? Doesn't that friend still need to buy any game they want
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In reply to nbplopes:Actually Sony has been streaming for awhile now. Microsoft is approaching streaming the
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Wow, Google really thought no one would figure out they are up-converting resolutions! Maybe Stadia is trying
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Could Google define "Beta", because they just don't seem to care how long they have people using a produc
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I wonder . . . will history repeat itself? Apple created the iTunes program for Windows, this was the buggies
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In reply to Maktaba:No it definitely has not. It is just allowing prior applications to make use of the new U
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Given how big a company Facebook is, that is a big win for VSC.
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I don't think Google has the technical ability to execute this first, and second way too expensive and to
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In reply to glenn8878:Wrong, Microsoft has thousands of UWP apps in the app store. They also have millions of
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He comes across as someone that only knows his product and knows nothing about selling his product to his targ
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For how much a month? Not worth it. Any of the games I would want to pay money for are found elsewhere witho
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In reply to ghostrider:This new path/strategy allows developers to go down what ever road they want/need to an
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In reply to Jules_Wombat:Actually, I think only Jules_Wombat has moved on . . . Oh wait, "should move on". ;)
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While a suppose Outlook on the Mac needs to be kept up-to-date, it is of almost no relevance compared to the W
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In reply to longhorn:No, UWP is not dead unless Surface Hub, surface Neo, HoloLens, etc. are also dead.
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Wow $2000 (just throwing a number out there) dollars for a flip phone, just because the screen will fold! How
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Given that Windows 10X is for students and people that want simple devices (Chromebook users), this is a great
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In reply to SvenJ:Wrong! Surface Hub and HoloLens all require UWP. Windows 10X (Surface Neo) runs UWP better
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Sounds like Microsoft wants to dictate where insiders are going instead of help them go down the path they wan
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In reply to ajgisler:Actually The organization "Boy Scouts of America" (BSA) has STEM opportunities (training,
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I hear rumor of a UWP SDK for Android is in the works. I wonder if that is for Xamarin developers. Actually,
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In reply to nerdile: And then you can turn off their data plan on them until they have it up and running agai
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In reply to ghostrider:I see your kids control you. ;) I can turn my kids Android phones off if I want from A
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Bixby is too much of a niche product; only available on Samsung electronics. It is dead, I hate it on my Gala
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The Neo and Duo both should make some things easier than a single screen device, plus some added functionality
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I am confused by this article. It is like Paul is mixing semantics. "Personalities" vs CShell; they are the
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At $45 / per person for 4 people, that is about $30 more than ATT unlimited plan that I am paying.
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In reply to proesterchen: 8cx is compatible with win32 on Windows 10. Intel is behind with 12 nm, I believe
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Funny, Lenovo paid someone to recreate a feature Window 10 already has and they only were able to cause proble
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In reply to RobertJasiek:You need a SIM card in your Android phone...
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In reply to sushant:I don't think you can display a phones screen on a PC using Bluetooth.
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Sounds like another example of Google being blatant in violating privacy; this time with targeting kids. Kind
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Great to see MS is showing they care about touch again! Keep the changes coming!
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I like Xbox, Live Gold, and Game Pass. I like to value of the free games. But, there is no way an Xbox 360 i
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With Apple products, style takes precedence of function very often: antenna gate, bent computers (by design o
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No dark theme . . . sad.
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In reply to waclark57:Microsoft is releasing that soon, it is called xCloud for both Android and iOS. I would
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This is great news! It keeps people using Xbox consoles and Windows PCs to play along with attracting more pe
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Customer needs seem to still be low for Google. Microsoft has had this for years in outlook.com.
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You would still have to pay a lot of money for a steam only console when you can just use the xCloud app on a
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Sad, can't even play the campaign mode with my son, no split screen! Makes me wonder why I have an Xbox.
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So, Google will be making sure they pay themselves more than their competitors pay to get listed higher on th
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So, Google thinks making its competitors pay to be listed any where but the bottom of the list should be a mon
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HoloLens2 is getting better support than any Android phone that is for sure!
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If they are getting ride of the Live Tiles, they should still have the group ability. Windows Launcher on And
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I would like to win a Huawei MateBook 13
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Interesting, it looks a lot better, it also looks a lot like Bing has looked for some time.
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I think this is very disingenuous by Google. Obviously there are games that require game servers that are ope
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I think some of the reasons they are doing this is to undo some more of the wrongs of the past with Windows 10
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Wow, he knows how to make products that are rectangular with rounded corners . . . so what. If he is good, no
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In reply to jtdennis:[email protected] has been around for years now . . .
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Beam should have been rebranded with Xbox in its name at least. Especially with Xbox games going to more plat
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Too many people in that area, not enough resources. Time to have some companies relocate. That would solve i
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So, it will cost $15 a month on PC or through Stadia it will really cost you $25 a month. Stadia is the bigge
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In reply to Greg Green: Better streaming capabilities than anyone else so far. Any yes they have mobile. Th
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In reply to Greg Green:I think is point is here is currently only 28 games available for Stadia for $10 per mo
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Welcome to 10 years ago Google Maps!
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Only 2 games there I want to play. Plus only 28 games total. Waste of money!
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This is definitely a way to lock users into Apple more, but at least this time there are benefits to it.
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If I remember right, iTunes also was one of the reasons Windows had malware. Apple was always having to rele
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I use Bing and maybe once a year use Google to see if it is any better, I have never found the results better.
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In reply to mystilleef:They deliberately block what they consider a threat to their business, like support for
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In reply to brduffy:They will just fall back to the open source Android and add any services over the top of i
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I don't remember them stating that when Duplex was first shown off. If I am right about that, then they
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In reply to Stooks:Yes, but I am guessing if you work on PlayStation Now, you have been looking at Microsoft a
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If Microsoft bundled all of its apps like Microsoft Launcher and Outlook, I bet Huawei would be selling the sa
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In reply to Slvrgun:That is going to change in the next year or so. Microsoft has purchased a lot of game com
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In reply to Bats:Millions enjoy playing xbox and more keep getting added to it. It is the new players like Go
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This is a Trump trade negotiations bargaining chip.
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So, this time Google was not involved by publicly leaking the exploits and the result is, there are patches av
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Actually, more accurately, most people don't want to be bothered by these s
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This was interesting, Joe's group has been doing some good things! They need to keep it up, more Android
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I have never owned an Apple product and this just re-enforced that I never will. What a crappy company! It w
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I think once developers get use to the UWP features in their current applications, the next step will be publi
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Good, that is the right thing to do.
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Great something else expensive for teens to loose! Not buying these!
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In reply to ghostrider:Not buying what you are selling. Just because I use calculator or use defrag on a driv
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They usually are hundreds of dollars cheaper. I don't know if they are Android One, or have their own UI
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In reply to BoItmanLives:When your company doesn't let Chrome or any other browser run on your phone to p
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Sounds like the only browser you can you to properly protect your company information is to use Edge on your p
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The #2 search site Bing is not listed, and Google is listed first. I remember that Microsoft had to randomize
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If I can't play my MP3's I paid for, I have no use for the service.
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If they were serious about ebooks, they would have created an ebook reader app instead of trying to stimulate
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Way over priced, must be Apple!
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In reply to skane2600:Microsoft could, because other browsers have been supported longer on old versions of Wi
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In reply to Bats:You should do yourself a favor and stop talking about Xbox and xCloud since you don't un
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“We’ve already made a wide range of changes to our products to address the Commission’s concerns. Over
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So, they are making it sound like your phone will get the game in 4K HDR at 60fps. Since almost no phone (if
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Sounds like Google is causing the problem by not vetting / approving ads before they can appear on a computing
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Since I use Bing, I can't help but wonder if Bing can be set as DSE also.
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Apple arrogance I'd like you to meet humble pie!
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Facebook should actually promote this stance with advertisements on TV. They need to start changing the perce
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Well said Paul, If Microsoft Launcher and use the MSA, then Edge w/Chrome on Android can to. Of course this i
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I definitely see Tim Cook in the role of someone trying to protect the world from itself; kind of like some mo
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It will be interesting to see where Microsoft goes with extensions. Edge on Android does not have extensions
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Why don't I get trapped in Apple's walled garden? So, I don't have to put up with this type of
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In reply to skane2600: You have to look at the market size, there is not a market size of millions of HoloLen
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In reply to lordbaal1:They had developed version 2, just did not release it. So, yes this is the third versio
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In reply to chaad_losan:That will not be a problem. They don't have to keep everything on your head for
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They need to allow running the Xbox console on a PC within a Windows 10 VM. Then a lot of computer would beco
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In reply to glenn8878:It is close now with keyboard and mouse support. Now they just need to open up more app
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Finally! I purchased a Galaxy S8+ over a year ago and because of that Bixby button, my wife and kids got Noki
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In reply to nbplopes:definitely not illegal. If I want to create my own web browser, I can do so. And my web
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In reply to LocalPCGuy:A link Google is making money from.
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In reply to red.radar:It is OK if Google becomes a publisher of news, they will soon be found guilty of priori
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc:Right … Google doesn't have a search specifically on news. Als
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My guess is they are shifting resources over to Scarlet consoles. This is definitely a maintenance mode relea
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Who is stupid enough to pay $120 a year to get their news on there phone when they have a million free options
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My understanding is that the loot boxes are cosmetic items only. Which is great news!
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Unless you love Bixby, stay away unless you can change to something else that you want.
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I think with The Outlook Desktop you need to configure the Quick Access Toolbar and the ribbon to only have wh
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Warning: Note that the picture shows the phone still has the "Bixby" button on it. If this phone is like my
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Must be they need more testers for some reason . . .I wish they had information on how to create a free VM wit
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They need an separate test bed of Xbox servers as a QA environment apparently. One they has select Xbox conso
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That is what you call a bad day in the office! Another major slap down for Facebook continually not respectin
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In reply to ghostrider:And for those reasons, I am glad Apples sales are down!
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In reply to Piyer:Basically Apple if iPhone implodes (it continues to lose market share year after year), that
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In reply to skane2600:apples and oranges example.
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"If allowed to stand, the Federal Circuit’s approach will upend the longstanding expectation of software dev
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Are DVD prices increasing also? You know the Netflix plan where you can actually get new releases . . . not t
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:Also, if Apple didn't make so much money in profits for a phone, they wouldn&#
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So, $1,000+ for an iPhone and Apple says paying $7.50 for Qualcomm tech is too much to allow the iPhone to act
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Two more cameras so you can do some more fancy camera tricks, for how much more money? Cold day . . .
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Surface GoSurface Headphones
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OK, Google exists because of advertising. I am very skeptical that this solves much, Google is just trying to
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I use Bing rewards all the time and play on Xbox, so this is great news to me. Maybe I will finally start pla
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Device count is useless. I have an Android phone and use Cortana when I use an assistant. Although the horri
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The restrictions on the Microsoft Store apps needs to go away and be replaced with a permissions request like
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In reply to jrickel96:I am guessing the China is affecting Android phones also, but they are still selling the
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Office 365 or Xbox Game Pass
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I am wondering if this is for a family or covers all devices in a household. There must be some benefit. May
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In reply to karma77police:Nope they still make billions on Windows and billions on other non-cloud products.
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In reply to ghostrider: Yes, because Navigator is Windows only. Other OS's hopefully have their own acc
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In reply to Thom77:All I know is I will not be buying Samsung again, my Galaxy S8+ requires Bixby to always be
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Some cool features, but my printer will automatically open so I can print and it cost about the same price a f
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Microsoft needs to allow C++, C#, VB to make applications that have all existing Win32 and .NET API's, bu
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That is great news, maybe they will stop creating phones at higher and higher prices!
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Solid features being added! If you use Windows computers and MS Office, this is the launcher on Android you s
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Doesn't surprise me, no Android phone works flawlessly.
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In reply to BoItmanLives:No they just won a round. Xbox will have better streaming even on lower bandwidth/hi
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Looks good after a brief look, but dark theme is sure a low priority for Microsoft, even though a lot (not all
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Now how about finishing the dark theme! Not just windows, but all Microsoft programs/apps. Then SQL Server M
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I personally feel the area used for tiles on the start menu should be usable for tiles or shortcuts (icons).
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Funny, lets not finish the dark theme, let's add a light theme so they will forget about the dark theme .
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I have a Galaxy S8+ with the Bixby dedicated button. The hardcoded button that cannot be changed from Bixby i
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Maybe PUBG will be cross play.
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Microsoft apps I have on my Galaxy 8 plus: Next (lock screen), Microsoft Launcher, Bing, Edge, Outlook, Corta
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What is "Fi"? Why is it not named something like Google Wireless?
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I wonder what the slider cycles are cut down two if left out in pocket!
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In reply to ivan19998:I think I read Microsoft cut back on those testers because the Windows Insider Program w
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I think Microsoft Edge was a train wreck, but I don't see it that way anymore. Works on more company int
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There is not a trackpad made that is actuate and if you rest your palm on the front edge of a laptop with a tr
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So, now Microsoft can add it's own store app for Android and tie it into the Microsoft store and sell pho
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In reply to ghostrider:I have not had a problem with an upgrade since Windows Vista (now that was bad). Howev
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In reply to Rob_Wade:I agree, subscriptions services are more times then not, an over reach based on greed.
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Until they get a library of hundreds of games, there is nothing to see, or even consider, here. Too many bett
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Great to see the new Cortana management is not throwing in the towel!
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In reply to MikeGalos:He says finally because gamers have been wanting it for years.
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So, if I get a TV that has Dolby Vision, but not HDR10, is my HDR game going to be shown with HDR or not? Sou
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In reply to karma77police:XP took until service pack 2 to eliminate the file copy corruption issue. Windows 1
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Product is DOA.
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Sounds to me like the new functionality in OneDrive that is supposed to "backup" user documents might be the c
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They need to allow categorization of reports based on the type of report (new feature, enhancement, break/fix,
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Outlook on Android lets me have multiple email accounts added to it and I can display email from one account o
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Finally!
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Sounds like Google might be trying to make people believe it cares about privacy, when it really only cares if
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Actually I don't think Google is tone-deaf to privacy, it is just clueless that anyone even wanting priva
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Any clue as to why the change? Makes me think there may be reason for me to buy my first COD game.
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Maybe this is a sign of a reversal for Microsoft. Microsoft Studios and third party developers have been maki
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"Hey, Cortana, tell Alexa, to turn on Xbox." because Cortana is likely going to use Alexa to get to the skill
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"The firm is currently investigating how its customers use URLs" . . . means they are collecting how you are
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Paul, I think you nailed it here. There are a lot of great features in Windows 10 that have never been comple
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Outlook.com needs to have the step tasks added yet. Right now is just shows the task.
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Market share matters a lot to developers that need app usage or app purchases for income. So, basically, you
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I still like the Microsoft Launcher the best.
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Any company or school looking into buying a lot of the Surface Go's, are going to get just a few to try t
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Great that they are making the improvements. It would be nice if the main idea behind them was not broken in
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Very interesting that you can get it from the store and install it while in S Mode. Maybe PC makers will star
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In reply to karma77police:Except you can do a lot more with a Surface or other Windows computer.
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The top games are all family games, so a different primary audience than Xbox and SPS4. It would be nice to h
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As I see it, Intel and AMD (others?) are to blame for high phone prices because they are not able to compete
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I would counter that Windows 10 S is Chromebook plus apps and games from the app store and PWA's.
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Maybe Microsoft should create the "Maps" app on Android/iOS with downloadable maps. Then this would actually
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How about adding a way to set an alarm for a task?
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Good, Google can abandoned Android and Microsoft can continue to evolve it through open source, add Android ap
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There is much more reason to use Cortana than Bixby and Cortana is becoming a hard sell for people due to Micr
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I would rather there be Xbox branded keyboard and mouse!
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I Love it! Thank you EU! Sure seams like the FTC was paid off not to fine Google! Maybe now they will! Rea
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Now if T-Mobile were only available in my area! Well, that isn't fair, it is available for the same pric
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I don't see the Andromeda being a terrible idea if it can run the same programs/apps as the Surface Go.
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It is interesting that a lot more a signing up for this device than would put down money for a new Windows Pho
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Taking a step back from this, I realize with over a billion smartphones out there, not a lot of people are usi
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The problem isn't the "nonsense functionality", the problem is not doing the important stuff with it. Su
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In reply to fbman:Some of the "Ad's" are game and app suggestions. I don't have a problem with them
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One thing not talked about in the article is the Microsoft Store. I think it has improved a lot since the fir
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Since they are streaming, I look for them to use Chromebooks and run the stream through Chrome with lots of Ad
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In reply to skane2600:Since the payout is only in the millions, that is not a deterrent to keep Samsung from d
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In reply to karma77police:Phones deliver VR with a lot less power than a Nvidia 1080 card. I think without mo
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The launcher has been working great for me! I still need to take the time to remember and use the gestures.
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So, Microsoft continues to develop Edge for Android and iOS at a much faster rate than on Windows 10. Maybe t
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First, enterprises can block access to the store (mine does). So there definitely is a large segment not repo
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"(See, Google? This is how you can work with platform makers when you discover vulnerabilities.)" Google doesn
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It seems like Microsoft is OK with other VA's on Windows. So, I am guessing any hardware designed for Wi
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Looks like macOS is becoming more Windows like all the time. Apple doesn't appear to be innovating that
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In reply to PeteB:They should have provided Edge for Win 7/8 or waited a year or two before releasing Edge wit
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In reply to FalseAgent:That doesn't mean Edge has not improved during that time, just that Chrome doesn&#
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Without a good single player and dual player (split screen) campaign I will never buy it. It doesn't mat
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Yet another Google look in to make sure people use Chrome! I would like to know why another browser would not
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In reply to Rob_Wade:They can be better, but only if the developer codes for the additional functionality.
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First, let me say it is great the Microsoft is finally addressing this! Second, they appear to doing what the
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In reply to Dawid_Koziol:I'm sure they can figure out that they need Preferences to enable what you want.
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I think they are allowing you to write a .NET app for most OS's using VS, .NET Core, and use UWP controls
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In reply to jrickel96:If both continue at the same 50% growth, Spotify will have a much larger customer base.
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In reply to pbsie:Same for me. Broken in both Edge and IE.
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I wonder if Office 2019 will have a 64-bit ARM compiled version that has much better performance. Microsoft i
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I like how Microsoft has shared calendars. Like the "Family Calendar". I wish they had a shared OneDrive for
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I tried Spotify recently because I heard it can play my mp3's. However, I could not find a way to get th
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Any OS is only as secure as it's weakest known vulnerability. S Mode is basically a way to reduce the su
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I think I read recently that iCloud was being run on Azure and then recently moved to Google for raw storage,
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With Windows 10 on ARM being new and 64-bit, I wonder how many will actually make applications available for A
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I wonder how much energy each of the big cloud venders is using. Google has less data centers, so they might
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Google's way of keeping other competing browsers off some more computers.
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In reply to bzakharin:It gives you the ability to run a program in a pinch to get something done, even if it i
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I agree with reviewing it for what it is supposed to do. I mean reviewing any low end notebook to see if it c
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A lot of the new and improved features in Windows only works with Edge and UWP apps (which means PWA's al
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They should probably just keep and develop Wunderlist for consumers and smb's. They should also keep and
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The original Windows 10 was bad at upgrades/updates, the store was even worse. However Windows upgrades/updat
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Two things from my perspective:1) My Samsung Galaxy S8+ camera is by far worse than my old Lumia 950 XL!2) The
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In reply to karma77police: I wish I had nothing better to do with my life then to comment on a product I coul
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In reply to skane2600: "Windows 10" is the products branding, it is no longer "Windows". So, "Windows 10" is
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Makes since to me, they are not working on two spring versions of Windows 10 at the same time (not actually de
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I have wanted to play COD games, but there are plenty of shooters on Xbox One. So, I will continue to wait un
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OK, a few months ago I begrudgingly switched to Android from Windows 10 Mobile. So, I tried everything Micros
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Interesting that it uses Xbox Live on Windows 10, but no support for running the game on Xbox. I think that i
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Maybe hell will freeze over and Google will bring their music service to Microsoft Store. Actually, I hope th
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In reply to Waethorn:They deserve much more than PS4 that is just getting them!
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How is it that PS4 has market share over Xbox One when it is just finally getting basic features Xbox has had
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In reply to Passinttd:I have dabbled with To-Do and it works with consumer accounts. It even lets you create
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In reply to Stooks:Lasted version of Edge has improved favorites a lot of the first few versions. But, I am g
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In reply to Pbike908:Chromebooks (some of them) can run Android apps. Edge is already an Android app, it just
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Someday you will just have to say "Computer, where is Number One?"
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In reply to maxpayi: How about stay on topic. That comment had nothing to do with the camera app on Windows.
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In reply to timwakeling:If you own an iPad, then the answer is Yes! Always cracks me up when someone with an
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I highly doubt 500 million users. Remember the Siri was using Bing for web searches. 500 million users shoul
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Remember when Apple got caught increasing the signal strength icon by one bar so people thought it had better
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In reply to Waethorn:You mean Google is the king of all the other advertising peons; let them eat cake!
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I am glad Microsoft is keeping Chromium and other engines out of the Microsoft Store. Google and Apple starte
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Microsoft should not be in a rush, historically iTunes has been a major source of vulnerabilities on Windows (
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I think if Edge fails on Android, they will put the synch capabilities into the Microsoft Launcher and synch
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At some point PC makers will have to figure out that the amount of work that is needed to maintain these custo
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Great that they are refining the UI, bad when they make functionality such as search boxes (Groove) or ad
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Since you have full access to Win32 and .NET APIs in UWP, the only things holding back UWP are Windows 10 adop
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In reply to PeteB:
I don't believe that being a UWP app handcuffs it in any way and it does give it more secur
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With Microsoft's Mobile and Cloud first, it sure seams like the Edge team didn't get the memo! I'm sure
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In reply to Bats: Actually, if Google wanted to do something about phones not getting updates, they coul
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In reply to hrlngrv:
I'm sure Playstation will be added there someday too or there will some kind of anti-trus
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In reply to karma77police: This has to do with how the OS priorities a process and is completely indepen
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There are valid reasons to not run a game on a higher priority. Like maybe you have video edition softwa
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In reply to TheJoeFin:The point being is that the average Windows User (not an insider) will be confused
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I don't know Paul, Windows 10 Mobile lives on with all our phones in my family. Along with a number of o
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In reply to bbold:
My guess is Microsoft is expecting W10 ARM to replace W10M in the future. When that h
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They need to have a way to use the NexDock as a secondary screen for a desktop, laptop, or 2-in-1 as well.&nbs
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Finally! I just hope they don't just do the minimum (like what they did for years in mobile with calenda
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In reply to Rob_Wade:I think the current performance issues and memory constraints are what caused Microsoft t
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I use my Microsoft Account to login, have my family do the same. I can track my kids usage (they know I
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Windows 10 is becoming more and more line Windows 10 Mobile with every release. I believe that W10M has
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I find that linking to accounts on my Win10M phone is easy and it even recommends possible accounts to link.&n
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So, Microsoft is giving up to 35 days to figure out if there is a bug and to remove it. They can then ta
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In reply to RobertJasiek: I hope you are equally upset with Google and Apple since they do the same thin
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In reply to SherlockHolmes: The only "Ads" I see in Windows 10 are for the store. That is a big di
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In reply to MutualCore:
Sometimes is seams like they just have one or two developers working on improvements t
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In reply to ghostrider:
The so called Ads is a way of letting you see apps that are compatible with and w
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If they want to dumb things down for easy of use that is OK as long as they have allow for apps to h
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In reply to ponsaelius:
It is more than a compiler option. It is a place holder and an environment/shell
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I think the screen should be optional. I mean, if I don't have a screen and I ask Cortana what the weath
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Hopefully Microsoft is able to get better control over drivers going forward. It needs to as Windows as
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Someone should tell Jony Ive that there is a difference between indoor and outdoor decorating. That
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I think that Paul is forgetting the capabilities the Centennial Bridge brings to win32 programs. N
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Paul to me this is a step in allow for the Cortana Cube (if it ever happens) to work without the critical flaw
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In reply to FalseAgent:
Intel only abandoned there Atom processors for phones, not for tablets and other compu
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In reply to tomiknez:
The phone hardware is already 64bit. But my understanding is that there already is
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Great if it works. However with smartphones having more internal storage, maybe migrating the Win32
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In reply to xperiencewindows:
Must be taking competition in house! ;)
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In reply to timo47:
I have to disagree, the Mail and Calendar app is working great for me. I use it and
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In reply to Ravi Tx:
A this point karma77police is so blatantly biased that no one pays attention anymore.
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In reply to Bats:
I can't figure out why they keep dabbling with consumer and hoping it will all of a sudden c
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Because I like to keep my computing ecosystem easy to use, a Groove family plan is the only plan I would consi
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Keep them coming! PAW enabled games are a great value add!
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Why is Microsoft so scarred to succeed sometimes? They need a low end Xbox that is for low end computing
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Microsoft really needs to be working on the a full Win32 SKU for W10M for ARM processors. Then they just
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Since Google will be scanning any thing asked of Google Home into ways to serve you adds on your devices with
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“The iPhone 8 could have wireless charging” and they wonder why Android has more market share.&nbs
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"Seriously, Project Fi is amazing." However WP 8.1 and W10M has done this for a long time.
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In reply to ghostrider:I must be fortunate, no issues with stability on any of our Windows 10 computers.
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In reply to karma77police:Windows 10 works great for me, we are suppose to be starting rollout soon at work.
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"It has a good feel to it but is a bit on the lighter side, was expecting it to be heavier in my hand."&n
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Looks to me to be much lower resolution graphics an number of polygon count on the game demoed. This loo
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Paul - hind sight is 20/20. Most fans will be totally unaware of the technical issues still today.&
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Microsoft is a frustrating company. They got so far behind so quickly (a few years time) with consumer.&
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In reply to rbwatson0:
They have borderless photos option in the adavanced settings at the bottom.
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I understand why the rendering engine is updated separately. Because in reality Edge is just another UWP
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Windows Central and MSPoweruser both have UWP apps that work great and look good. That would be a good s
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When entering a phone number there should be a second option of add to contacts.
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Not following why I would go through the trouble and possible cause Windows Update problems later on in order