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Hi Paul, have no big ship cruise experience (and no desire to be honest) but saw mentioned on a YT lots of meg
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Happily, sadly, my Samsung S21 Ultra is pretty much the Surface Phone I hoped Microsoft would make. Good scree
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Had a weird sync/search issue with the full app recently. Contacts that were in the .com view, Outlook desktop
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Not just developers, have seen lots used as staff devices in retail for stock control, store ops
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I bet a substantial number of incompatible PC's will be on Win 10 long after 2025. The hardware requirements w
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Have to admire Microsoft finally getting to Apple like 'omitting or removing features then giving them back as
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If you are just reading email etc doesn't matter how old the pc is, typically enough. Currently travelling wit
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Agree, I prefer the Niagara launcher and could hide them (so don't even appear in app list unless 'reveal hidd
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Second Life's second life...
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We have a local developer doing wonderful work with Hololens and Azure (to eliminate the 'on device' model siz
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The phone thinks it is taking a night image, but the Moon is in daylight. On my Samsung unless the Moon is fil
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I've never cared what colour Apple iMessage uses for my messages, even if Apple folks do.
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Wondered the same
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Feel the same re missing Windows Phone and nearest I have got is Android with Niagara Launcher. It is simple,
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I'm deliberately not updating my SB 2 (which qualifies) as have an old (but perfectly useable) desktop and Sur
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Who said netbooks were dead? No touch (understand why) means it isn't a Surface, or even a 'complete' Windows
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I suspect reflects that Amazon have to invest much more in physical assets & labour (distribution network)
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Why are the bezels so big still?
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I have a SB2 and agree with you. Love the tech spec of this new one but not the form factor. I love using my S
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Current SB2 owner. Love the spec but what this form factor can not do is be a large light tablet. Maybe one of
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Reading this on a SB2 and those bezels look rather similar
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Agree, the lifespan of Win 10 support is more of an issue than not getting 11. PC's got to 'good enough' for m
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I think this is wise. End of support for Win 10 in 2025 would otherwise consign lots of perfectly good hardwar
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Love Niagara, never having to manage another dumb grid of icons or fussy around arranging screens and folders
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+ another 1 for Niagara
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Meh, Feedly have me and my feeds, many which have been around decades. Not going to bother with Google's whims
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I wonder when someone will admit that everyone uses a case and offer a truly premium phone with a plain plasti
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In reply to Sprtfan:Thanks, just did a clean install of windows on my Surface and had the blank Apps Owned. Yo
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Google Says It Wants a “Privacy-First” Web? Start with sorting Android security
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In reply to MikeGalos:Oh my, see what you mean about the case.
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In reply to ngc224:Cracking USB ports they say....
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Still find it amazing that both the phone OS makers have done so little to make the UI of smartphones smart. M
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In reply to Minke:Re Junking good emails: the only thing have found helps is in Outlook.com web go to that mai
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I only have a SB2 but think would be fine operating 'closed'. The infamous 'hinge gap' is
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I hope this means things like reminder/repeating intervals, flags, categories, and icons (on calendar events )
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In reply to Cosmocronos:Lack of week view is painful, as is the need to use search for contacts
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What I find interesting is that for the first time in years Microsoft can finally offer a pocket (book) to pow
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Funny, couple of years ago was upgrading from a decade old car (tech extended to just ABS, Airbags and Fuel In
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In reply to Andrew_Graham:I think no 5G and NFC is probably why no International launch.
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It's a fantastic implementation demo for AI and big data processing, and fun too. Have been astonished ho
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Congratulations on completing another orbit of the Sun Brad!
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Give it a birthday present and drop the 10
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Wish you could one click "Add all open pages" to a collection. Would be more useful to snapshot/restore a rese
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Looks at my old 1520, thinks about the UI mess that is Microsoft Launcher on Android, Sigh...
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Although perhaps not the prime motivation this is a stunning demo for Azure. Serving two terabytes of info see
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In reply to zbecka: Niagara launcher is awesome, subscribed & deleted Microsoft Launcher, thanks for
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In reply to zbecka:With you, find Microsoft Launcher a complicated mess. Still using an old Z Launcher (Nokia)
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About the time Surface Studio was released Microsoft turned up at work with it, Surface Book, Surface, Win 10
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Looks at still perfectly useable, app gap aside, Nokia 1520 which had an OS with all this (and more) and weeps
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In reply to Waethorn:To be fair, that app was terrible. Have Credge installed Facebook as app and is much bett
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The problem is they are blocking valid info too. Link to an official media website written by a Medical Expert
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Facebook W10 app dead, not just resting
Facebook's Win 10 app just insisted I log in again, been a couple of days since last use, and then refused with a "App no longer available, use Facebook.com in browser" message. Another nail in the UWP coffin
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Same here, wondered what happens if you remove the other alias. Presume it would pro
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I have current Office, use current versions of CAD which dates back to the 1980s but the oldest program I use
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Yay, no more 'snow blindness' from the 'paper' in dark presentation spaces!
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In reply to paul-thurrott:The next NT thing will come down to the compatibility and performance of their conta
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In reply to codymesh:Sounds like what used to be called 'a pyramid scheme'...
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Surface Duo Phone and Surface Duo Note are the obvious names to me assuming Duo becomes the 'twin screen&
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In reply to robincapper: Apparently they do, Note 10 Lite at least, have a headphone jack
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Be great to have a bit more Office, and OneDrive!
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Wondered why you'd need thus but realized it never even crossed my mind to put photos (or any other sourc
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Oh, no headphone jack :(
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In reply to lvthunder:Hope you're not a teacher if you think that
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Sad when Microsoft talk so much about their Azure/AI systems being able to deploy and scale rapidly they could
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Curious move, I suspect something is pushing Microsoft to rush this and it's technical rather than market
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Is that a CrEdge sticker?
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Unable to make money from ubering, Uber aim to make money from money?
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I still use Nokia's Z Launcher, no longer in the store, which does what Morph promises but automatically.
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Not a problem with my old daily Samsung S7 Edge. Only a 32Gig phone but use SD card to keep a couple of gig or
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In reply to paul-thurrott:So you want a USB C brick too :)
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To counter this the organisation I work for (large in its market) has gone from irregular long delayed system
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if you can do a clean install most likely Windows 10 will find enough drivers to run it. Had same with old HP
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In reply to Orin:Re your last Neo point, I think that is the point of the form factors. I have no use for the
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Too true, even when that company is Microsoft itself. Just recently their LinkedIn
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Tried OneDrive Personal Vault & didn't go well
Tried OneDrive Personal Vault & didn't go well, curious how others found it.
Enabled OneDrive Personal vault and moved some data (which was already on OneDrive in 'normal folders') into it. Looked ok on-line, but my Laptop got all sorts of sync errors and rebooting randomly either:
1) Allowed no access to Personal Vault at all (in explorer or app) or did not offer ability to unlock. The red "Unlock your vault" panel was in the OneDrive flyout menu but did not respond when you clicked on it.
2) If could unlock PV OneDrive still showed "unlock PV to sync" errors, when it was already unlocked
3) Accessing local PV folders locked up File Explorer until the machine was rebooted, go to 1) or 2) and repeat
The other problem is it seems PV access is totally dependent on cloud connection to unlock even when the Vault is on your local machine. I would have those items in a ""Always keep on this device" folder for off-line access. The sort of things I would consider putting in it are those I need to be able to access (travel, medical documents etc) quickly, if need them at all.
In the end I moved all the data back out again and abandoned it.
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Except Launcher is a cluttered mess which doesn't really innovate. I would love
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In reply to Daekar: Same :)
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In reply to gregsedwards:It's main problem, which amazingly still persists in Windows 10, was the UI was
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Seems odd VAG VW use TomTom when VAG Audi own part of HERE
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Take a look at the Start > All Apps > Tips app. Has some good task focused basic examples. Hopefully is
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Or people just don't care about browsers, How many 'standard users' do you find still running &
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In reply to jimchamplin:Drivers improving too I suspect
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Sadly, the best Android launcher I found after leaving WinPh, Nokia's Z launcher is no longer available.
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I do it so have a local admin account (for installs etc) and run my Microsoft account as standard user
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I wonder if this only exists because previously the only way to sync browser settings (bookmarks) etc across W
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The NZ Microsoft Store is the same, shows Windows Phone Games and allows you to "Get" them. Presume there unti
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One less reason to prefer Here in NZ. Has had better map data, offline capability for maps, speed limit &
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Happy with mine for its intended use, travel companion to a SB2 at home. Only thing is the microSD slot retain
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The single feature "and display the navigation app of your choice." might make me try it again. I much prefer
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Looks like ConceptD is more aimed at Surface Book & HP Z Book X2 (tablet) than Apple
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In reply to cluegate:Agree and it's only getting worse
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Just me who finds this launcher UI horribly complicated? I like the Microsoft services (timeline etc) integrat
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In reply to KevanSizemore.com:Don't know about Paul's list, but one he has previously recommended is
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Do "logistics, not products, matter" if the products don't drive demand? Not the case with current Apple
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In reply to train_wreck:Had a good scrap with Microsoft over music purchased when they closed the store. You w
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Great article, would like to see more of this sort of conversation. Been a Corel Suite user since the 90s, sti
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"BBC is Blocking Google Podcast App" would be a more accurate headline. Love BBC content but their constant pr
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In reply to coeus89:Have a SB 2 15, no issues with 'gap' or hinge/detach. Sounds like the 13 would f
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In reply to dogzilla:They have a bit on their blog re use of new features blog.pocketcasts.com/tag/blog/
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In reply to dkrat:Agree, yes it is different but have found it fine apart from occasionally the play screen is
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Seems odd to me they have 3 similar different photo/paint applications but maybe wise to keep acquired users
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I used CorelDraw/Paint since the the 90's as couldn't justify Adobe license pricing. For the little
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I'd like a Note one (pen support), that would be perfect
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Remember the same song on the Microsoft Surface Studio announcement?
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:Agree, run windows 10 with Defender alone on hardware from ancient Samsung Atom Net
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In reply to rfog:I find the white 'paper' a pain note taking in darker lecture/theater spaces. A sim
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Is the page dark (inverted) too?
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I wonder how much of that Surface 39% was Go?
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In reply to remc86007:The reason I suspect iMessage will not appear on Android (or elsewhere) any time soon i
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My fear is not for me, have an tech'phobic elderly relative set up with Win Phone in the most basic set-u
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Interested to hear your experience as although happy with my current launcher it won't survive a phone re
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Be nice to see them address more parts of the world which don't even have Cortana...
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Given they all (Ok, lots) end up in a case I wonder how much cheaper premium phones would be if identical hard
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Looking at my local area, in New Zealand, to see literally thousands of mislabeled "roads" on the map which do
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In reply to paul-thurrott:What will replace it, would work with their wireless display adapters?
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Must hurt the daily step count though : )
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In reply to willr:Looking at this page? reports.adduplex.com/#/r/2018-12With the caveat that I don't have
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I have it on my SB 2 15 with no problems since pre-xmas (including desktop Quicken @macliam)
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I'm pretty sure Non-US'ers would be ok with paying the shipping component or could it not be fulfill
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In reply to paul-thurrott:So get Surface Pro, the Go isn't intended to replace it and, battery life aside
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My Book 2 just got it last week, then new 8GB Surface Go got it (without 'seeking')on first boot way
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Agree, also have the 8GB and my main reservations were performance and battery life. In reality for the sort o
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In reply to skane2600:Take a look at Autodesk Fusion 360. More complex than AutoCAD. Data & UI in cloud or
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In reply to Waethorn:The 'e' will remain, probably even look identical, but the engine will be the s
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In reply to hrlngrv:Not sure what they are choosing but NZ Education system offers all the major OSseducation
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Oddly my Surface Book 2 hasn't got it but a then new Surface Go grabbed it (without prompting) soon after
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Nice, saved me trying! Had a 950XL, till I cracked the screen mountain biking, and still have the dock but had
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In reply to WP7Mango:Re Huawei, here in NZ seeing new ancient iPhones (SE, 6/6S), on sale next to their more c
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In reply to BigM72:I have the 8GB one too. Still love it for travel/daily mobile use as can just carry without
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I got a Surface Go on October 3 and it updated itself to 1809 soon after during a standard update. I make have
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Why? Never had the option to use Cortana here, never probably will
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In reply to Nyghtfall:Nice, Note 9 probably my current favourite due to big battery, headphone jack and pen. B
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Comes down to how you define 'paused' vs 'pulled', enter Legal...You'd have to argue
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Don't get the obsession with 'thin', beyond where they are at (other
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I'd have thought a good step in researching this would be to ask the high level Microsoft contacts (I
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How is 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro multi 6464 "more than double" 2018 MacBook Air Multi 7828?
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In reply to obarthelemy:+ 1 for "Here We Go". Maybe a location thing but maps and speed limit indication bette
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I'm ok with this. Had Pro bundled by Internet provider until a couple of years ago and ~25k images there.
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Windows Hello, seriously. Book 2 first I had with it, so glad they included it on Go as would not buy a PC wit
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Good to see, thanks
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In reply to ababiec:Microsoft could not do this with music. When they shut their store down, and instructed pe
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In reply to Daekar:Same
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In reply to jwpear:I have found the 128/8 fine for travel use. Fast charge means you can boost it in the lunch
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In reply to GrumpyOldGit:My work makes massive use of OneNote for meetings, sharing info and as a dashboard fo
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In reply to RM:Ironic, but I suspect that is the case. I upgraded a new Surface Go and the My Docs, Pictures,
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In reply to ym73:Much prefer a no-notch top border to the notched edge. To date next phone will be a Samsung N
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Sorry Nokia, it ain't "Gorgeous" with a notch
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In reply to karma77police:You'd need to add a Wacom Cintiq Pro ($2-3k?) to your desktop to match its
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc:Never say that to a painter, there are so many just blacks : )
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Was hoping for something a bit more radical (like screen with dock to enable other Surface Hardware to be the
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In reply to william_armstrong:No. I prefer the, odd looking but comfortable for me, Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse for
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In reply to jaredthegeek:I have an old Pro 3 (for meeting use) at work and find it ok. Looking at a GO as trav
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Interested to see it Brad. Attended a presentation at a CAD Software conference from the Surface team which wa
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I think being dependent on developers to recompile 64 bit apps for ARM is the hurdle
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In reply to jwpear:Also interested is your real world battery life. Can it get through a day out at a conferen
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Wouldn't be amazing if there was a headphone connection interface that had zero latency, superb sound qua
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc:With this sort of naming perhaps they are trying to be the old Microso
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So an Opera problem, not a Microsoft one?
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In reply to robincapper:Today got YouTube notification for a Windows Central review of the basic Go. Appears b
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Has any reviewer got the 64GB eMMC4GB RAM $399 model? Not interested myself, the 128 8GB model appeals, but cu
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Thanks for sharing, hadn't heard it!
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In reply to curtisspendlove:I'd like a Surface 3:2 aspect monitor (basically the Studio without hardware
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In reply to Ugur:I agree with your "I feel like tech journalists are actually also among a group of people who
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In reply to Markiz von Schnitzel:They have a USB C to HDMI adapter already, sold for Surface Book 2 and 4K 90h
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My work Surface Pro 3 died, alas no combination of magic button presses could revive it, but was replaced with
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I'd hoped a Microsoft specialist site would have more info than just Reuters quotes
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In reply to Brazbit:I can't get past Paul's "nobody uses store apps" thus Windows tablet, 10S waste
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In reply to PincasX:Thanks for some sanity!
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Late reply to this but I just found out the dock for the old USB C 950XL Phone works well with the SB2 if you
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This is just a "where is 1803?" diversion :)
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Yay for the name from an Autumnal April in NZ
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I think it is just a matter of perspective...
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In reply to ianceicys:That Microsoft Research video looks a bit like their Mixed Reality 'House" UI
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In reply to jimchamplin:Actually they do native AutoCAD Mac but it has less features than the Windows version
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Agree, Cortana may be dead before arrival here in New Zealand
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In reply to ibmthink:You're right
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If you want something with a mix of information and a bit of humor covering a wide range of topics try Stephen
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It's old now but seems to still work fine, Nokia's Z launcher has made me love Android almost as muc
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They've never got iTunes on Windows right before, main reason I gave up with iPhone back in the day
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I get getting rid of the home button, could not live with the notch. Thing that struck me both phone in hand a
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I'm using mostly Microsoft apps & lock screen but have changed to Nokia Z launcher. It is very differ
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In reply to nbplopes:Curious about New Zealand. Only figure I could find for Education market share is Chrome
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I'm in the interesting position where I purchased some albums via Windows Store Groove several years ago.
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In reply to adeboy2k:It may be, I just got a Surface Studio to test (with fall update on it) and there is no s
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English speaking smartphone heavy broadband connected New Zealand still has no Cortana on mobile and a cripple
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Glad they kept the form factor, won't decide between 13 & 15 until I see them (why only US?) but GPU
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In reply to Daekar:I agree but until Win 10 arrives at work desktop, not far off thankfully, it means I have t
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I guess I'll never get my stolen track back. Purchased an album (40 tracks) on Groove. One MP3 no longer
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Farewell, as d-day approaches have decided not to renew. As stated more because of my ability to consume than
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Are the 'display tabs' (bits on either side of the slot) reserved for the OS only or do apps have ac
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So you get the majority of your work tools and chunk of your entertainment for $500/year. Think that's ra
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In reply to red.radar:I'm tending that way too, especially after Groove music 'stole' a track I
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In reply to wright_is:Good point, the whole article is reading too much into a flawed measure
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So "novice" Microsoft are 1-7% worse than the established vendors who've "been innovative in this space f
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Could they just add off-line SD/memory access to the Android app????
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In reply to Joe656x:In NZ store only get the 1 TB for Surface Book with Performance Base,not the std Surface B
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Beats me why the Surface Book isn't just a Surface Pro with mega - more battery, GPU - rigid keyboard bas
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If you have home/pro why not allow transition to/from S on demand. I'd quite like to try it on a lesser s
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Cortana? In this first world English speaking tech savvy country Cortana is as real as Hobbits, no, less real
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What's wrong with October (or whatever month they plan to RTM it)? Maybe they don't have a firm rele
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Hope this isnt just a Surface fix. Have an old i5 Samsung ATIV (similar hardware to Surface inside) and it doe
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Sharp are doing very good Surface Hub like hardware running Windows 10. Leave hardware to 3rd party is sensibl
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In reply to jimchamplin:Same but my 1520 is still going just. Needs the occasional 'flex' when the d
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In reply to jerrynixon:In that I agree, I configured my pass down Samsung ATIV for an 80 year old who had neve
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In reply to Lewk:Same on an old Samsung ATIV i5
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I support quite a few content creators (both via patreon (inc Paul) and direct) so that's not an issue. I
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To me this is just more "damned if they do, damned if they don't". Let's say Microsoft revert to ann
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million? billion
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In reply to hrlngrv:Agree, especially for a device like the "morbidly expensive Surface Studio" (which is actu
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Mine split after just under a year, Microsoft Australia (even though I got in NZ via 3rd party reseller not Mi
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In reply to fanchettes:The problem with basing on Cortana is lots don't have it
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The marking thing is unfortunate but brings to mind a quote from a brilliant, sadly now deceased, British moto
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That keyboard is a deal breaker irrespective of the rest
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In reply to straker135:App dependent, in the mind map app I use probably 75% of the use starts with insert as
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In reply to mbsnl:Agree, ask Microsoft NZ about proper Cortana here and the response is... crickets... Even mo
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I hope they do a Sculpt set with the fingerprint reader. Microsoft converted me to use split ergo keyboards an
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Any Device? WIndows 10 Pro on a phone?
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In reply to dhallman:"All communication in Windows should push through Cortana." would work if Cortana was ava
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In reply to anchovylover:Similar, but more so for me in $NZ
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Who's renewing?
As the anniversary approaches, who's considering not renewing, why?
I'm still undecided, not so much because of the content but more my ability to consume it. The premium articles are fine but I don't have time to see many, lately none, of the daily podcasts.
If I do 'pull the pin' at least one thing will be resolved: the split premium/not comments on articles. It's something I have never liked.
Interested in others views.
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Every time I read "integration with Cortana" a part of me dies... Where is Cortana for the rest of the world?
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Why don't we just wait and see what they come up with before deciding?
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In reply to Stoicjim:That only fixes the US, which although not insignificant, leaves a large chunk of the wor
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Mostly very nice but no SD slot or dual sim is a hugely limiting in most parts of the world
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In reply to wbhite:Agree! Word with ribbon collapsed is fine, and everywhere, and compatible
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My surprise discovery this week is that Chrome can't render a Tiff file. Bizarre when dumb old I.E. can!U
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It's entirely possible, likely that the Story Remix feature will acquire the capabilities shown between n
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Amazon see Ambient computing as another way to sell more stuff. Even if we had Cortana (I mean really Microsof
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In reply to Wizzwith:Autodesk have sold Pixlrhttp://gfxspeak.com/2017/04/25/autodesk-business-transition/
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Isn't just that people love their primary computing device (if they love any) and the PC is no longer tha
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In reply to johnbaxter:Why would a few Windows 10 S machines worry Apple, or do they think it will take off?
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In reply to Vuppe:Sunday: Windows Mobile Hallelujah!: )
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In reply to Vuppe:You can hack Cortana on to Windows here in NZ (but not other platforms) and it is useful wit
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In reply to Narg:"It's just easier to start at home first" Agree but Cortana arrived with Windows 8 when?
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In reply to dhallman:I reckon they'll refresh Surface Book by ditching the lower power versions and makin
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I get why they did a vanilla laptop, besting Mac with touch and pen capability, but really wished there was a
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If PWA's can match native apps I think this is a real game changer. Only question concern is how are stan
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They need to get it on iOS/Android at the same time.
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Just decided my next laptop will be a Surface Book, but wait till v2...? When?
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In reply to johnh3:Now they have essentially given up on Mobile it would be good to have a more W10'ish M
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Regarding "I still have nagging issues with Bluetooth, Live Tile updates, random re-boots, etc." I have W10 on
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At least the reported sales explain the Surface promo's recently. I had hoped they were clearing inventor
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I don't think Microsoft can drop the Surface connector, wasn't there a commitment about the time 4 w
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Caught up to Here maps circa Windows Phone 8!I'm surprised Google maps still doesn't do speed limit
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I forced it onto my old Samsung ATIV i5 hybrid and it was fine apart from having to reload a Samsung Windows 1
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"Bill Gates: “We need 3D, you’re seeing it on things like Xbox where you have Xbox Live for 3d”Off Camer
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Samsung recently updated my S7 to current Android. Not convinced its much better!
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In reply to bbold:Agree Edge on Windows 10 is great. Ironic that I use Chrome (not really willingly) as it is
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In reply to hrlngrv: Maybe Office is UWP ready or Cloud will run Centennial package apps. Recall seeing somewh
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I like that you spent all that time speculating about the event but still really have no idea what Microsoft m
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Curious if no change to current Surface Pro/Book why they are getting 15%+ discount at the moment here (in NZ)
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In reply to Ravi Tx:Looks more goldfish than fighting fish (beta)https://goo.gl/images/icccNJ
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In reply to BoItmanLives:As someone who suffers Windows 7 every day I wonder what you're missing in 10
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I can see the logic of retaining the current connector, and vaguely recall a commitment regarding peripheral c
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"The iPad is now considered a disaster" seems a bit harsh when they managed to flog, best guess, 300 million o
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I think the "value" argument needs to consider several factors. Is it $750-1000 for a phone or your primary, o
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I know Microsoft don't like RTM (manufacturing) so why not just update it to "Release To Mainstream" or "
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Are you sure they 'disappeared' and weren't deleted? Suspect one of my comments, critical of a
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As a premium user I find the split comment system annoying.
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As a premium user I find the split comment system annoying.
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I'd quite like to see SB2 become just an SP5 with a performance base options. Snap on a lightweight
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Cant see how you can claim "Outlook for Android offers the same versatile functionality as does “full” Out
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In reply to Bart:I only save contacts in Outlook.com, on my Samsung they clone to the Samsung contact book (as
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Some things Microsoft need to fix:Outlook Contacts: Inability to create or edit is insaneOutlook Meetings: Ina
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I used on Android, still switch between it and Samsung's default as neither seem as fluent as the Win Mob
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I'll stick to my Sculpt, the separate number keypad is a game changer for me
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In reply to jbuccola:Yes, but Apple doesn't have to deal with OEM so their margin is built into the hardw
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In reply to ben55124:We don't need Alt-Windows!
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In reply to straker135:This may explain Twinui https://ctrl.blog/entry/what-is-twinui
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In reply to robincapper:Now it is 1 hour ago
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In reply to Elindalyne:Odd omission if true (maybe reading list app?)
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In reply to robincapper:Next article is 17 minutes ago
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Odd this shows as posted -3620 seconds ago here in New Zealand
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And it will integrate with Microsoft Health Platform? Yeah Right!
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Is "Flash autorun is turned off by default in Edge" a feature removed, more like a feature added!
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Still doesn't seem many given the 'everyone is streaming everything' mantra in some press.
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In reply to agizmo: You think they'd have a better solution than that. But better than an iPad Pro I gues
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Congratulations, news so good even P Thurrott is smiling, HADOOOOOOOOOP!
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In reply to webdev511:I thought Hololens is Atom + Holographic processor (is that bit ARM?). Maybe they are wa
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Finally got to try a Hololens recently. At least all the negative comments about field of view had lowered my
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In reply to jr.flynn:Agree, months later and find the split comments annoying. I suppose one fix is to become
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In reply to PhilipVasta:At least you have Cortana, still have to fudge region settings here to get it on Windo
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No, gone for me too. I tried it and wasn't a fan, so won't miss, but they better not do the same to
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Still like (and haven't yet broken) my Band. Pity Microsoft didnt : (
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Does the delay introducing show how far out Google book ads? Contractual obligations?
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In reply to Brad Sams:It's a common problem living (a little bit) in the future. I got a ticket response
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Go to Thurrott Now button works for me but the destination will always be blank. Why? Because 'Now'
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I think, since I started with 3.1, Windows Me was the only generation I skipped. Think it was Windows 98 to XP
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Seems very niche, between the Windows requirements and hardware limitations I wonder how much use it gets?
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In reply to Jules Wombat:
Maybe Windows Phone falls into the BBC 'no advertising' policy. Using a phone few ca
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In reply to Narg:
True, know a real Apple fan boy here who has a Fiat running Windows : )
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In reply to glenn8878:
Microsoft use the Here map data base (now owned by a AUDI AG, BMW AG, Daimler AG and re
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In reply to RonH:
Probably, I wish they'd get Cortana in more regions. Here in NZ you have to use Australian r
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In reply to Chris_Kez:
Love this idea!
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Still getting to my inbox
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When I was all Windows (Mobile/Hybrid) I was fine with Edge 99% of the time, the exception being some sites de
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In reply to bassoprofundo:
I agree, the Android Contact feature is not worthy of the Outlook brand. Fix it or
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There is a lot about what it might mean, but this article assumes you know what "Windows Cloud" actually is. C
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Should the first rumours link go to "supermarket-tests-robot-arm-for-packing-your-shopping"?
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How to improve it, sell it in more markets. Rarer than a Windows Phone here!
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In reply to Lewk:
Odd, if you go to Android Settings > Applications > Application Manager > Next
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In reply to Lewk:
I'm using Outlook.com calendar with the Outlook app (with Outlook.com Calendar set as defaul
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Oh well, damned if they do (why did they release this, it's half baked, unreliable or whatever), damned
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There is a market for elegant, but grunty'ish graphics, machines for design presentation, coordination meeting
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In reply to mjyocca:
Me too
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Hard to say, for books I favour Amazon but their Windows support is a dire insult to windows users.
Curiously
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Love my (older wired) QC phones purchased in 2004, replaced by them in 2008, still going
http://rcd.typepad.co
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A modular product line would be great. Image a Surface Pro that becomes a Book with addition of a battery
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:
Was replacing a 950XL. Neither Nexus or Pixel have SD card, which was essential
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The only Google+ activity I get is from Google+
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In reply to SleepingPelican:
So could mine until I dropped it, now even Microsoft cant help with that (out of
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I'd rather see the breadcrumb "Forums > Community Feedback > Dev > [message] act as links rather
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Android fragmentation on a new phone
With the death of my Windows Phone the choice was iOS or Android for a new daily driver. For a number of reasons Android won, but no wonder they have fragmentation problems.
Brand new Galaxy S7 Edge, running 6.0.1, software update: "the latest updates have already been installed".
If a premium device doesn't get them out of the box who does?
Meanwhile my half broken old 1520 (intact but intermittent touch response) is bang up to date
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In reply to edboyhan:
Agree. Is a Surface Pro a PC, a tablet or both by their judgment?
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In reply to polloloco51:
Agree, maybe show all with a "Premium" Filter option for those who want. Find t
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In reply to hrlngrv:
Paul's "8 long months" isn't long compared to the years most of the world has been waitin
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In reply to Siv:
I'm now on Android (due to dropping my 950 : ( ) and actually find some of the 'better' apps
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More direct feedback from Microsoft if you can get access. e.g Instead of wondering why Outlook on Android can
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I settled on Outlook.com as primary and don't use gmail or yahoo (yes ISP still using them for their email) fo
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I now hate 7 and, not my choice, still use it at work. Slow to load, buggy old hardware drivers that often are
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In reply to bbold:
Even, annoyingly realist at times! : )
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In reply to bassoprofundo:
Agree, totally bizarre limitation for a mail, calendar contact manager!
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Thought Fred Vogelstein's "Dogfight - How Apple & Google went to war and started a revolution" book captur
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Wonder what the market is, not cheap, but not pro. Is latency (is it transmission between screen & pc
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Home: All Windows 10, Desktop (i5, 8gb ram, 960GTX from local assembler PB Tech), Samsung ATiV Hybrid (i5, 4gb
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In reply to Waethorn:
They used to say 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" but not now if you're stay
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Reminds me of the strategy for Microsoft Health as a platform for all...
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In reply to matsan:
Agree! Cortana is only available here by fudging region settings on Windows (to Australia)
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In reply to Chris_Kez:
Agree
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While not upgrade-able I think the form factor offers some hope of higher powered models. Having the CPU, Memo
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You are so right about smartphones becoming boring. I switched from 950XL to S7 Edge and found no 'new device
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I'm sad to see the Band die as found it a useful productivity tool. Notifications & meeting reminders were
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Given the Studio is in very limited release and not available at all yet in many markets I think your sales pr
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In reply to jbinaz:
Be nice if Microsoft could give the world outside Cortana some idea if it will ever arrive
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Maybe the difference is trust? Apple and Microsoft (Desktop/Win10 Mobile) get updated. Android Phones often do
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In reply to Travis: So true, in NZ a top end Book with Performance Base costs about the same as the
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For machines like high end Book/Studio I think you need to recalibrate cost/value. Yes $3-5k is a lot, esp if
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They look nice, change from black plastic, but I'd prefer Ergo to be the Sculpt form factor with a separate nu
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I dropped my 950XL a couple of weeks ago, no stock at Microsoft NZ and the on-line store person (bot?) said no
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In reply to jimchamplin: http://www.haystack.tv/v/microsoft-surface-studio-ssd-upgrade
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In reply to Brad Sams: Great thanks Brad!
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Mystified why Groove Android isn't seeing downloaded content (music on device or SD card). Is there
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Groove on Android cant see SD card?
Anyone else had this, Groove has an option for download content but isn't seeing the music folder on S7 Edge SD card? Have all the music in OneDrive and can stream fine, how do you get it on the device for off-line use?
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Be nice if Microsoft would just fix this
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:
Might be wrong but I thought the limitation of both Mac Pro & Surface Book to 1
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:
What real x86 apps? I've just switched from WM10 (950XL) to Android because elevati
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Thanks for the Premium Content Menu
That is all, a small change but a good one!
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No apps isn't a problem when you think beyond apps. Agents, services and cloud will make 'the app decade' (or
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I don't see what opportunity is being missed. Echo is just a way for Amazon to sell stuff, apart from Groove m
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In reply to robincapper:
Well, it was!
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In reply to Abazigal: Elegant, not
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What AV are you running on the devices. I found Zone Alarm broke miracast, now just use Defender and it works
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Could you guys take tomorrow off from the podcast and put the time into adding https://www.thurrott.com/tag/pr
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In reply to MutualCore:
What if it ran their apps?
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re "Surface Studio, a device that arguably makes just as little sense as a real-world product" to IT journalis
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7 was great because of Vista, 10 is great because of 8. That's how I see it. Both pioneered change (both UI an
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Are all the product shots done with a black background image to minimise the still present screen bezel?
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In reply to drewidian: They had the 2016 Mac Book Pro design spec that long ago!
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Having read this, and listened to Windows Weekly, I'm increasingly convinced tech journalists are not the righ
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I wrote the spec for this in 2009, I can see a market in design offices at the pricing delivered.
http://rcd.t
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In reply to ulrichr:
does us price include sales tax?
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Nice but touch without pen would annoy me. Don't often use a pen but (having had since Win 8 Samsung ATIV days
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If, and it is a big if, Surface Studio is a high end multi-touch pen enabled 'digital drawing board' runn
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In reply to bbold:
"Except for the badly built strap" seems to be the weak point with more than just Microsoft
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Glad I got a 'grey import' Band 2 when I did. Great device but hard to see a future when Microsoft didn't
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I'm surprised about those numbers (seem low) but glad the company I work for has Office 365. For home up to da
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I wonder if On-Demand Sync is the Shared folder sync mentioned in the OneDrive blog?