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    I think realistically they have already lost two generations of devs. The Web generation and the mobile genera

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft is Making Major Changes to its Partner Program – 10 Comments

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    They might be stretching the brand a little bit far. Sure, 'Thinkpad' really means 'Lenovo that doesn't suck'

    Posted 2 months ago on Lenovo Offers New ThinkPads, ThinkBooks, and More at MWC – 6 Comments

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    Condolences.

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft CEO’s Son Zain Nadella Has Passed Away at 26 – 14 Comments

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    The lack of a Windows 11 number is not great. It's looking more and more like Windows 10: Intel edition.

    Posted 3 months ago on 1.4 Billion – 25 Comments

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    Yes! And Microsoft’s constant remakes, retreats and redos of the netbook market really resemble the “Detro

    Posted 3 months ago on Surface Laptop SE is Now Available – 16 Comments

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    Ridiculous idea. But it does give us an opportunity to point out that Office 365, Surface and Windows On ARM a

    Posted 4 months ago on Former Exec: Microsoft Should Spin Off Windows and Office – 28 Comments

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    Well, inflation is a thing. They do make cheaper phones.

    Posted 4 months ago on Samsung Launches the Galaxy S21 FE at $699 – 10 Comments

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    Very funny. Everyone knows that Windows 11 is the last version of Windows, ever, forever, Amen.

    Posted 4 months ago on Here Come the First PCs with Microsoft’s Pluton Security Chip – 5 Comments

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    Well, no, not yet they aren’t. They are incredible machines but there’s no top end GPU yet or a full deskt

    Posted 4 months ago on Report: Apple Has Big iPhone and Mac Plans for 2022 – 55 Comments

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    I suspect that they are slowly embiggening the MBA to drive people to the clearly inferior but more profitable

    Posted 4 months ago on Report: Apple Has Big iPhone and Mac Plans for 2022 – 55 Comments

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    No, I'm not giving you that. Apple made ARM chips that run x86 software faster than the x86 chips. Microsoft n

    Posted 5 months ago on Qualcomm Unveils the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 for PCs – 11 Comments

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    Nailed it! This is the correct take. MS’s quest for the white whale of affordable mobile computing has achie

    Posted 6 months ago on The Cadillac Cimarron of PCs – Windows Weekly 750 – 5 Comments

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    I thought that was the case, too. I regularly checked those sales and this new Surface is a big bump up - unde

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Review – 55 Comments

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    Their Galaxy phones are unimpeachable as hardware. 4 years and the original battery was fine, there were no re

    Posted 7 months ago on Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 Review – 13 Comments

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    winget

    Posted 7 months ago on WSL is Now Available in the Microsoft Store in Preview – 14 Comments

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    It was literally updated in 2019. Now that they’ve started tinkering with it, they’ll never stop.Glad ther

    Posted 7 months ago on Yep, Microsoft is Updating Notepad for Windows 11 Too – 32 Comments

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    Intel has the same issue!It's related to the security mitigation 'fixes' for the CPUs, and as long as that fea

    Posted 7 months ago on AMD-Based PCs Suffer a 3-15 Percent Performance Hit with Windows 11 – 37 Comments

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    I think the price raise on the base Surface is a lot easier to accept than the keyboard price increase. It has

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 8 First Impressions – 38 Comments

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    It's just a like-for-like price comparison, we're all well aware that you can purchase other accessories.

    Posted 7 months ago on HP Chromebook x2 First Impressions – 13 Comments

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    It's notable in particular that removing 'drag and drop' functionality doesn't really simplify anything, since

    Posted 7 months ago on Windows 11 Review: Fresh, Familiar, Incomplete – 84 Comments

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    Microsoft would be thrilled if you played this on Xbox Cloud Gaming, no gaming PC or Xbox required.

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft Reveals Forza Horizon 5 PC Requirements – 13 Comments

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    For all that thickness and venting I'm not sure it will outperform an m1/m1x ipad, are you?I think we need to

    Posted 7 months ago on Surface Laptop Studio Specs and Photo Gallery – 38 Comments

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    Well, they closed the stores I enjoyed. That must make you thrilled.

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft Announces New Surface PCs and Devices – 19 Comments

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    Well, you know what you're doing and clearly MS could give you a 'Windows Industrial' or 'Windows Kiosk' or ev

    Posted 7 months ago on HP Launches 16-Inch Spectre x360, Consumer PCs, and Peripherals – 14 Comments

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    Left unmentioned above, the tablet PC starts with a Pentium and 4gb of RAM. MS is ruling out various gaming PC

    Posted 7 months ago on HP Launches 16-Inch Spectre x360, Consumer PCs, and Peripherals – 14 Comments

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    There was clearly a SoC supply issue this year, which is also why it's an older chipset, and a single size as

    Posted 8 months ago on Google Pixel 5a Review – 19 Comments

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    Yes, virtualization can be inefficient, except on ARM-based Macs. One wonders, also, why the Quallcomm devices

    Posted 8 months ago on Windows Subsystem for Android Arrives in the Microsoft Store – 23 Comments

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    A bug in an ad can't reasonably be expected to crash your system unless a mistake was made. The current Window

    Posted 8 months ago on Those Windows 11 Instabilities Were Caused by a Microsoft Ad – 86 Comments

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    16:9 would be awful except for how small this is, it really reminds me of the original MBA. Obviously a differ

    Posted 8 months ago on ASUS ExpertBook B9450 Review – 18 Comments

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    I just want to know why they went through so much pain and trouble to force everyone and their mother onto Win

    Posted 8 months ago on The Great Windows 11 Dipsy-Doo (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    Indeed, I think everyone expects chromebooks to operate only online, and how many people can do office work of

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft Will No Longer Support Office Apps for Android on Chrome OS – 23 Comments

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    I'd love to have a collector's Windows 95 version of Windows 11 when it comes out. Start me up!

    Posted 8 months ago on Windows 20th Anniversary Edition Revealed – 28 Comments

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    Can we get an update on the ARM x64 compatibility? Another mini-review perhaps?

    Posted 9 months ago on HP Elite Folio First Impressions – 44 Comments

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    Pretty sure you can generate those, how do you think hobbyists are going to continue to build PCs? This is lik

    Posted 10 months ago on Valve’s Steam Deck is a $400+ Portable Gaming PC – 34 Comments

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    That's a lot of PC in fourteen inches.

    Posted 10 months ago on HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 First Impressions – 20 Comments

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    Announcing Android Apps, but with an Amazon/Intel partnership of all things, was really offputting. Much like

    Posted 10 months ago on What’s New in Windows 11 for Developers – 28 Comments

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    Ahem. There will be silent, background updates. I assume the not-annual security updates?

    Posted 10 months ago on What’s New in Windows 11 for Hybrid Work – 18 Comments

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    They've also hinted at a huge App Store makeover. I'm not sure what that means, if they don't merge with Valve

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 11: Clean Install – 81 Comments

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    Nonsense. People change their mind all the time, and most everyone using Windows has no choice, anyway. Never

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 11: Clean Install – 81 Comments

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    IE is also formally tied to Windows 10 by name. There are probably other instances where they can drop support

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 11: A Few More Observations – 68 Comments

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    There's no chance that this will be a major change. The name change will be for branding. They tried to embrac

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 10 Support Ends on October 14, 2025 – 87 Comments

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    They always had custom, user created, cloud-based challenges, and add in the ability to build track, basically

    Posted 11 months ago on Microsoft Chases Creator Economy with Forza Horizon 5 – 4 Comments

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    So, what is the state of ‘inking’ on Windows? App deprived? Fine? Depends?

    Posted 11 months ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (6th Generation) First Impressions – 37 Comments

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    I think windows is less demanding these days. Certain applications aren’t, but windows is fine.

    Posted 11 months ago on Here Are the Specifications for the Snapdragon Developer Kit – 87 Comments

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    Productivity apps for MS have become like Linux distros: Too many to count, every tinkerer has one, and almost

    Posted 1 year ago on Project Moca Preview Comes to the Web – 27 Comments

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    Not just equivalent Intel chips. This device costs twice as much as an overpriced iPad Pro, but has worse perf

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Elite Folio: Quick Follow-Up – 31 Comments

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    Android and MacOS do the same, of course, and it should be considered industry standard to default to store ap

    Posted 1 year ago on The Way Forward for Windows (Premium) – 122 Comments

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    The last Galaxy books (Galaxy Book S Arm and Intel versions) were just an amazing design and beat the Macbooks

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Galaxy Book Goes Pro – 17 Comments

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    In reply to MikeCerm:I’m not sure. I wirelessly charged my Galaxy s8 and it still has plenty of juice. Certa

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Announces New Fire HD 10 Tablets – 19 Comments

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    In reply to bettyblue:Sure, but it's a silly post anyway. This thing can play anything an Xbox One or Swi

    Posted 1 year ago on Gaming with the Surface Laptop 4 – 13 Comments

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    In reply to Username:MS doesn't need the branding assistance, first, and, second, half of these are AMD l

    Posted 1 year ago on Gaming with the Surface Laptop 4 – 13 Comments

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    All of Dell's biggest news seems to be financial engineering nonsense. Took themselves private, took them

    Posted 1 year ago on Dell is Spinning Off VMWare – 10 Comments

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    In reply to yaddamaster:The Wintel laptops still did not improve until Intel funded MBA style designs with the

    Posted 1 year ago on Baby Steps Don’t Win the Race (Premium) – 91 Comments

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    In reply to bluvg:What do you mean? They're already outsourcing, it was announced last year. That's

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel to Build Two U.S.-Based Fabs – 31 Comments

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    In reply to MikeCerm:"Bad product has good availability" you don't say?

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel to Build Two U.S.-Based Fabs – 31 Comments

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    They've dropped gold as a requirement for certain free games, they've run out of good free games for

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Renames Xbox Live – 20 Comments

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    It's really tough to assess Wintel notebook performance right now. Clearly business focused laptops can&#

    Posted 1 year ago on HP EliteBook x360 1040 G7 Review – 9 Comments

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    I assume the publishers of sports titles can do this because they've moved so much of their profit to add

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Are the First Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass in March – 6 Comments

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    They need to get back to support the basic needs of users. Supply basic built-in apps that competitors current

    Posted 1 year ago on Panay Touts “the Next Generation of Windows” – 106 Comments

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    In reply to shark47:It's a valid competition, esp when MS runs ads directly against Macs, when Macs compe

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Posts Record Quarter – 54 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Arguably the TV is the weak link, both the streaming service and the hardware. Both are w

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Posts Record Quarter – 54 Comments

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    An I've never listened to this before and Brad sounds just like a spreadsheet come to life. "Interpolatio

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 980: Microsoft Earnings Hangover – 5 Comments

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    In reply to b6gd:Agreed. Left unsaid by Paul is that there were two major entry level surface models released

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Posts Mixed Results for Windows and Surface – 39 Comments

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    I'm really glad Paul choose a Razor, really like their designs, but it's hardly comparable in specs,

    Posted 1 year ago on Razer Book 13 First Impressions – 36 Comments

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    It is weird not so much the price jump - that's dumb more than weird - but that there are any changes at

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Backtracks, Xbox Live Gold Pricing Won’t Change – 28 Comments

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    The single window seems prescient really. We all have multiple devices, screens are cheaper and bigger every y

    Posted 1 year ago on The (10)X Factor (Premium) – 72 Comments

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    This is such a cynical hijacking of our security apparatus solely to make Biden and Democrats look bad if they

    Posted 1 year ago on Xiaomi Joins Huawei on U.S. Blacklist – 37 Comments

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    In reply to Adlton:Apple has run two OSs in tandem for years now. MS has always had multiple major versions of

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10X for Single Screens Leaks – 50 Comments

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    I'm not surprise they were released early, given that last year's phones underperformed due to being

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Announces Galaxy S21 Lineup – 18 Comments

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    "Sparkling Black"? ~groan~

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Announces New Elite, Envy, and Folio PCs – 20 Comments

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    I remember posters insisting that MS was just 'showing OEMs the way' to quality PCs or something wit

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 7+ for Business – 37 Comments

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    In reply to Truffles:No, it's a good point, it's easier on iphones and ipads for example. We don

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): One More Thing – 71 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:A Mac Mini set up for remote access would make a ton of sense, but also he reviews tech f

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): Winding Down – 56 Comments

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    In reply to beholderseye:Because they need to? This isn't hard.

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): Winding Down – 56 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:No, I don't think so. Project is in the MS365 cloud, and Access is not long for this wo

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

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    In reply to RobertJasiek:They also got better battery life and displayed video better in the pre-ipad/3 giant

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Spectre x360 14 First Impressions – 73 Comments

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    Don't be afraid to do a version 2.0 if MS continues forever with 10. And no need to philosophize publicly

    Posted 1 year ago on What’s Next for the Windows 10 Field Guide? – 29 Comments

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    Hulu always suffered by comparison to Netflix because the content was so unreliable in availability - it start

    Posted 1 year ago on Disney+ Now Has Over 73 Million Subscribers – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:No more trials, it was in the news a little while ago. Everyone is doing away with it, ye

    Posted 1 year ago on Disney+ Now Has Over 73 Million Subscribers – 21 Comments

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    I think they could very easily sell out a more expensive sku with more storage. It's not just inflation t

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox Series X|S: Storage Woes – 42 Comments

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    In reply to Nickel:The international market is far more important to them, and most everywhere else in the wor

    Posted 1 year ago on There Will Be No PS5s in Stores on Launch Day – 19 Comments

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    Whoa, look at those pictures! The only IT worker in America leaving the house.I will argue one point: I also h

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

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    In reply to the escalation:So much this. It's a shame that there's no pointing device built-in. But

    Posted 1 year ago on Raspberry Pi Launches a $70 PC in a Keyboard – 38 Comments

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    In reply to TucoToby:That's not egregious though, RAM requirements have been pretty static for the Window

    Posted 1 year ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X13 (AMD) Review – 13 Comments

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    In reply to blue77star:Intel has already admitted that they have to use other people's fabs, so they won&

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Results Underwhelm Investors – 11 Comments

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    Being able to upgrade ram and storage is almost worth getting a huge 15" laptop. It's really a smart dire

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Envy 15 Review – 10 Comments

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    Clearly, Paul, the solution for you to obtain a new Xbox Series Something this holiday series is for you and y

    Posted 1 year ago on Getting Ready for the Xbox Series X|S – 44 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2:I think that's a little extreme. I love a pocketable phone for outdoor activities

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Introduces iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini – 14 Comments

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    In reply to Minke:The pricing lie is beneath Apple. They have a virtual monopoly in the US, they don't ha

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Introduces iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini – 14 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:They already had all the money and all the data. This was to benefit Youtube, but was ex

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

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    In reply to kb923689:Most people listen to old music, even kids. But it's so much easier to use a streami

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

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    In reply to scovious:They won't be in the music business much longer anyway. They were always a also-ran,

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

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    I knew they were moving me to 'youtube music' and hoped that the transition would last long enough t

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

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    In reply to Daekar:I'm not sure what you're objecting to. It's still Qi charging, compatible wi

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

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    In reply to solomonrex:As I recall, it was better on data and battery, too, but that hardly matters for me in

    Posted 1 year ago on Surprise: Microsoft News is a Success – 34 Comments

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    I had switched a year ago, got annoyed (I'm old, it happens) and switched back to Google News. Which the

    Posted 1 year ago on Surprise: Microsoft News is a Success – 34 Comments

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    This was a seriously low key, predictable keynote. Really the only surprises were disappointments - the SE is

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

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    In reply to krusador:Easter colors are fine? Do we have to complain about choice?

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

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    In reply to sevenacids:This looks like a classic right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. The

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Launches Cloud Gaming – 12 Comments

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    That is tiny. I'm hoping it's at least a One X inside, anything less would be disappointing.

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox Series S, Revealed – 17 Comments

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    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Debuts 11th-Generation Core Chips, New Logo – 18 Comments

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    In reply to millicentpartridge2:It's $100 more to equal storage, but I think you're right. Add in th

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 4a Review: A Budget Winner – 23 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I have an 'old' s8 and unfortunately they switched to quarterly updates!? The

    Posted 1 year ago on Expired – 16 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I believe you're thinking of where it's manufactured? Taiwan would then be

    Posted 1 year ago on Expired – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Saarek:They're fine for children, and will be for years. Even smartphones aren't improvi

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

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

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    Posted 1 year ago on Halo Infinite Delayed Until 2021, Xbox series X Arrives in November – 28 Comments

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    In reply to saturn:I used it as a music locker for free, as well, and I can't figure out why they're

    Posted 1 year ago on Moving to YouTube Music: A Mini-Review – 29 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:Except they spiked that concept when they ended the Xbox One X instead of making it cheaper

    Posted 1 year ago on Leaked Controller Reveals Lockhart will be Called Xbox Series S – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Silversee:That part is not hard, obviously it's difficult because it's almost the same n

    Posted 1 year ago on Leaked Controller Reveals Lockhart will be Called Xbox Series S – 16 Comments

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    Ultimately, people but the iPhone SE because it's the Toyota Camry if the phone world or because of the a

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 4a Preview – 26 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:I don't know how serious you are, but I would like to see a mobile+cloud plan from the

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

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    In reply to YouWereWarned:Everyone is already home though?This is mostly at the top level, as far as I can tel

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

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    In reply to CompUser:It's normal for companies to reorg every couple years, for normal companies. At the

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

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    In reply to jumpingjackflash5:You really need to shelve that. There have been bumps, but some of us have been

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

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    So it's a little off-putting to see MS fall into the reorg trap a bit, but their business is transforming

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

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    Where's the antitrust lawsuit? An app store for a billion devices is a monopoly.

    Posted 1 year ago on Future of Project xCloud on iPhone/iPad in Doubt – 15 Comments

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    With MS getting into more mobile tablets and closing their stores and scaling back mobile Cortana, I really wo

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft, Samsung Extend Partnership Again – 28 Comments

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    Probably their best phone from a design angle, and with a fingerprint reader, will avoid the last debacle. The

    Posted 1 year ago on Google’s Pixel 4a Arrives August 20th for $349 – 18 Comments

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    Oh, and I forgot that for Samsung, this comes after MS shut its stores down, a minor outlet for selling Samsun

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

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    While Samsung's services are a no-go outside Korea, I'm sure many people have at least tried MS serv

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

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    In reply to proftheory:Which they do? They've made Apple chips from time to time, and Apple being extreme

    Posted 1 year ago on The End of an Era at Intel – 36 Comments

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    In reply to blue77star:That is ridiculous. The 14nm fabs at Intel are all established and paid off. This is th

    Posted 1 year ago on The End of an Era at Intel – 36 Comments

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    As small as Apple's market share is, they have a large share of profitable high end Intel chips, and this

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces a Major Reorg – 31 Comments

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    In reply to toukale:You don't need to root for them. With this admission, it's a lead pipe cinch loc

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces a Major Reorg – 31 Comments

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    In reply to reefer:Don't spread misinformation. The worst issues of those two vulnerabilities were Intel-

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces a Major Reorg – 31 Comments

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    In reply to cavalier_eternal:That is a complete 180 to Intel's business model, involved a lot of disrupti

    Posted 1 year ago on The End of an Era at Intel – 36 Comments

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    In reply to pierrelatour:America is going to lose its last chip making facilities because Intel had no competi

    Posted 1 year ago on The End of an Era at Intel – 36 Comments

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    In reply to cavalier_eternal:MS as a tech giant will generally benefit from recessions, but also specifically

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Earnings Soar in Difficult Times – 10 Comments

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    Look, everyone, there's complaints when he's negative, now complaints when he's positive. He�

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

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    This feels unnecessary. Like, trying to push a disc post bluray. Just like 3d went nowhere and VR hasn't

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces Thunderbolt 4 – 47 Comments

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    What I would like to see here is a new vision. I'd like to see less of a Netflix, and more of a apple arc

    Posted 1 year ago on There are More Games Coming to Xbox Game Pass in June – 3 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:If a macbook can't handle producing an IOS app, I'd say they can't ditch Inte

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On: Apple MacBook Air (2020) – 25 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji:That is certainly the short term plan and obvs that is the current situation. But the

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Problem (Premium) – 59 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:I think you've missed the part where this stopped being a toy for middle class childre

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    These sorts of things wouldn't have happened if Microsoft had minded their knitting and kept Skype functi

    Posted 2 years ago on Zoom Silently Sends Data to Facebook – 18 Comments

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    In reply to Thretosix:I don't understand how 'Play Anywhere' died when Halo is on PC again, and

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reveals Xbox Series X Specs, Internal Design – 15 Comments

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    In reply to train_wreck:Python is all I ever see, but I do data work.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Plots the End of Visual Basic – 59 Comments

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    False warnings about security are bad for security! Use Firefox!

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    In reply to m_p_w_84:I'm really surprised about this, esp given that they have so many form factors and c

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft to Launch Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 in the Spring – 36 Comments

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    This is such an obvious OS-level feature, but I can't deny that o365 is where it belongs, fundamentally.

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    This makes so much sense for mobile, it's really the right direction. I do wonder what the strategy for t

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s Unified Office App for Android Now Available to Everyone – 21 Comments

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    They really need to change their approach. Anything as deep and obscure as GPU settings should be hidden in se

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Releases New Windows 10 Build, Previews New Calendar App – 20 Comments

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    I really appreciate this specific information - and it sounds like the right direction. But before buying a Su

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10X is the Next NT (Premium) – 107 Comments

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    Picking a shooter title, even one with a story and strong theme, with no online play, is a bit off for Xbox Li

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reveals New Games with Gold Titles for February – 3 Comments

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    This is hardly a surprise, since they've been handing out free three month trials during the busiest shop

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Music Now Has 55 Million Active Users – 17 Comments

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    This makes no sense. Every other platform has a store, and if the current model doesn't work, then they n

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Takes Another Step Back From Its App Store – 33 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:I don't know. MS Word wasn't the best WP when it was released. Xbox was in th

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

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    In reply to dontbeevil:Indeed, it rose from the dead in three days and will come again to judge the quick and

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Releases Windows Community Toolkit 6 – 7 Comments

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    In reply to robincapper:It's especially weird to remove the old version, considering that they still offe

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Edge to Launch Without Key Features – 49 Comments

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    I believe this is Paul Thurrott, but it doesn't sound like his 'voice'. Was he writing it in a

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Review – 21 Comments

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    I've seen Windows 10 deployments' Win10 apps lose too much data so I wonder if that has anything to

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Brings OneNote 2016 Back from the Dead – 56 Comments

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    In reply to dontbeevil:This isn't the place for this bro. If you like WindowsCentral, go to WindowsCentra

    Posted 2 years ago on Review: Xbox Elite Series 2 – 10 Comments

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    I wish they would offer a cheaper version without the additional pieces, just a higher quality gamepad. For th

    Posted 2 years ago on Review: Xbox Elite Series 2 – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:Microsoft's official policy for fixing bugs is to complain on the internet, so don

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Version 1909 Review – 32 Comments

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    Not only did Trump pardon ZTE (Save Chinese jobs!) and fail to land a hit on Huawei (revenue surge), but our c

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei Revenues Surged in Q3 – 7 Comments

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    I'm baffled that they abandoned what was probably the best laptop design in history, with the original pi

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Unveils Pixelbook Go With Classic Clamshell Design – 8 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:It's not like MS doesn't do this. Defender, Xbox, Office obvs, but regardl

    Posted 2 years ago on Astropad is Coming to Windows – 36 Comments

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    Why do they keep trying gray? It's good to shake things up, but not that. Thinkpads are defined by their

    Posted 2 years ago on Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Review – 12 Comments

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    These sorts of programs should be limited to new features and UAT type stuff, and QC teams should do basic har

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows Insider Program is Leaderless – 30 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:Agreed, 128 is fine for fleet laptops and secondary devices. We're not storing music an

    Posted 2 years ago on Surface Laptop 3 Launches With New 15-inch Variant, AMD Processors, Metal Finish – 23 Comments

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    In reply to SWCetacean:Don't listen to Apple. It's always X. We don't speak latin and things li

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Launches Surface Pro X With New Ultra-Thin Design, Slim Pen, Type Cover – 28 Comments

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    "$249 Surface Earbuds that promise to offer 24 hours of battery life and…Office integration."That's ...

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Microsoft Announced at Its New York Event – 37 Comments

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    I would have gone with Wampus, but that's me.

    Posted 2 years ago on All the Leaks That are Fit to Print – 59 Comments

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    In reply to Bill_Russell:Of course it won't. Are they improving Google Play Music? No. They'll just

    Posted 2 years ago on YouTube Music Replaces Google Play Music in Android 10 – 30 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Absolutely right. And the chip can be faster in larger devices because of more efficient

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Apple Announced at Its iPhone 11 Event – 36 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:But they don't offer a 'full' small phone for sale every year, which is c

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Apple Announced at Its iPhone 11 Event – 36 Comments

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    In reply to Jason.Watkins:Exactly, finally I can plug in all my Lightning thumb drives and move photos around

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Apple Announced at Its iPhone 11 Event – 36 Comments

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    In reply to Hypnotoad:Tekken and Hitman are big names at least.But you're right, the strategy is getting

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Announces September Games with Gold Titles – 5 Comments

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    I'm not sure this is actually the outcome voters had in mind. Has Trump capitulated to China yet? How man

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Reportedly to Move Smartphone Production to Vietnam – 9 Comments

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    In reply to remc86007:Exactly. I don't think building a PC would have been any harder, even if many of hi

    Posted 2 years ago on Intel NUC: Next Steps – 41 Comments

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    One challenge of the HomePod that other companies don't have is that Apple's vertical purchasing is

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Reportedly Planning Refreshed iPad Pro, Apple Watch 5, AirPods 3, and HomePod Mini – 3 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:Our Windows IT shop here seems to think we are, they keep dropping off and getting other

    Posted 2 years ago on Lenovo Reports Continued Growth of its PC Business – 14 Comments

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    What is the browser situation for win10 on ARM? Edge during this transition has become quite unreliable, and n

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Announces New Windows 10 Laptop Powered by Snapdragon Processor – 40 Comments

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    In reply to solomonrex:And the constant death of macbook keyboards. Sigh.

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Announces New Windows 10 Laptop Powered by Snapdragon Processor – 40 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Not with LTE built-in. Not that thin. Not with a fingerprint reader.It's definitely

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Announces New Windows 10 Laptop Powered by Snapdragon Processor – 40 Comments

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    In reply to StevenLayton:Yes, this. Candy Crush is indefensible, but Word, Excel and PPT on your phone is pret

    Posted 2 years ago on Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft and Samsung’s Latest Partnership – 25 Comments

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    Facebook's app on every platform drains the battery and sends tons of data. There's no downside here

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple to Limit Third-Party Messaging Apps on iOS – 17 Comments

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    Perhaps someday I will even be able to download my own photos to my own PC.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Joins Data Transfer Project to Enable Seamless Data Transfer Across Platforms – 9 Comments

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    In reply to PeteB:Umm. That's really not a good idea. If you don't trust the platform vendor to secu

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Slowly Moving Away From the Windows Defender Branding – 25 Comments

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    In reply to BrandonMills:Consoles have always been sold on that razors/razor blade model, including by Sony. T

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Finds the Tipping Point for the All Digital Xbox One – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:If Intel is withholding chips, then that would confirm that the shortage is 'mythica

    Posted 2 years ago on PC Sales Grew Slightly in Second Quarter – 13 Comments

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    I would like to win a Huawei Matebook 13.

    Posted 2 years ago on [CLOSED] Win a Huawei MateBook 13! – 769 Comments

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    I'm willing to be wrong, but I thought that the entry level MBP, while ridiculous in overlapping the MBA,

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces Cheaper MacBook Air, Adds Touch Bar to Entry-level MacBook Pro – 14 Comments

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    The ability to code something quick in Excel is still amazing.On the minus side, it hasn't changed in mor

    Posted 2 years ago on Programming Windows: Visual Basic Beginnings (Premium) – 19 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:It's surpassingly strange. Apple doesn't remove Siri from iphones and they're

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Turning Cortana in Windows 10 Into a Standalone App – 28 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:Yeah but still. $1500. And it's really just an Intel kickback thing, no one really

    Posted 2 years ago on HP EliteBook x360 1040 G5 Review – 9 Comments

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    They don't need more apps, they need an online portal for purchased music. The Mac isn't really any

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Has No Plans for Music, Podcasts, and TV Apps on Windows – 44 Comments

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    Everyone forgets that Apple's home button doesn't move. It's been a touchpad with haptic suppor

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung’s Next Galaxy Note Won’t Have Any Physical Buttons, or a Headphone Jack – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Atoqir:They can't. Apple has that functionality locked down to MacOS. Third parties can'

    Posted 2 years ago on New Windows 10 20H1 Build Brings Your Phone Improvements – 12 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:'Delighters' is a real low point in corporate buzzspeak, instant membership to

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Announces Modern OS – 104 Comments

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    In reply to reefer:I'll be shocked if it isn't Chromium built on Azure. They're signaling heavi

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Announces Modern OS – 104 Comments

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    The keyboard mic lag is really curious considering that didn't lag on much older phones, and this is actu

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Pixel 3a XL Review: The New Sweet Spot – 41 Comments

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    In reply to nbates66:The Pixel team relies a lot on HTC/HTC's splinter cell google group. It makes Google

    Posted 3 years ago on Now Pixel 3a Has a Reliability Issue of Its Own – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Markld:So I've been back and forth on this on my own Galaxy. Bing search isn't nearly as

    Posted 3 years ago on Week One with the Google Pixel 3 XL – 29 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:The thing is, it's going to be dumbed down by MS itself. The cloud is going to grow

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Highlights Major Product Releases From FY19 Q3 – 25 Comments

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    In reply to regex021:I think Paul's diet is probably fine. I did the same thing (less red meat thoug

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon is Moving Worldwide Operations Out of Seattle – 20 Comments

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    They have been trying to crack this for years now, but refuse either to remake youtube or to separate fully fr

    Posted 3 years ago on YouTube Reportedly Pulling Out of Producing Original Shows – 20 Comments

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    I can't remember a time when Apple didn't announce this many announcements. I wonder if they're

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Launches New Spring Flavoured iPhone Cases and Apple Watch Bands – 3 Comments

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    What really got me about my (plain old no-light but very light) kindle, which is only 3 years old or so, is th

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Launches New Kindle With Adjustable Light – 7 Comments

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    In reply to JustMe:I didn't have any trouble with lag on my gaming PC, but I'd be more afraid of dat

    Posted 3 years ago on Phil Spencer on Stadia: Google Went Big Today, We Will Go Big at E3 – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Hassan_Timite:Well, I have bad news if you like Microsoft. They're cloud gaming pioneers and

    Posted 3 years ago on Phil Spencer on Stadia: Google Went Big Today, We Will Go Big at E3 – 21 Comments

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    So many thoughts.First, the timing. This is at least related to the EU finding to let OEMs install other OSs.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Hardware Failure is Inevitable (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    I'm guessing something to do with the Asian market, piracy and secret payments via WoW Gold stuffed into

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Brings DirectX 12 to Windows 7 … For Some Reason – 15 Comments

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    Keep in mind, so far at least, Plays Anywhere titles have to be purchased from the MS Store digitally and

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Makes it Official, Master Chief Collection is Coming to the PC – 5 Comments

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    Researchers in the burgeoning field of Google Messaging Products History predict that soon Google wi

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Allo Is Officially Dead – 7 Comments

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    In reply to TriplePlayed:So it boils down to three options for a robust AAA Halo future:Charge for XBL even on

    Posted 3 years ago on Master Chief, Xbox, and the PC GamePass Story – 10 Comments

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    In reply to evox81:You can drive away an audience with complexity and muddled messaging. There's a reason

    Posted 3 years ago on Master Chief, Xbox, and the PC GamePass Story – 10 Comments

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    In reply to tsangmanfai:This isn't true though. A lot of people rely on it for Blurays, too. Or have

    Posted 3 years ago on Xbox One S “All Digital Edition” Expected in April – 42 Comments

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    In reply to gunbust3r:I can't imagine why people think Paul is cranky sometimes. It's not like he�

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Microsoft Band Apps – 42 Comments

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    In reply to gardner:Looks just like my shop teacher. I had flashbacks.

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with HoloLens 2 – 60 Comments

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    In reply to Rob_Wade:Even if it's impact and distribution are limited to enterprise business usage, you s

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with HoloLens 2 – 60 Comments

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    I think unfortunately someone else will have to popularize this tech. I find Echo and such invasive, but many

    Posted 3 years ago on Kinect Lives On as Azure Kinect – 8 Comments

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    It's very much like the Kindle, where so much of their money comes from services and content, that the ha

    Posted 3 years ago on Yep, Xbox One is on Sale Again – 6 Comments

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    I had a real disappointment when trying to use the new smartphone integration in Windows 10 - it's WiFi o

    Posted 3 years ago on Here are the Best Improvements in Windows 10 Version 1903 – 70 Comments

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    In reply to Cassius_Clae:Sometimes it seems like Google and Microsoft compete to see who can screw up messagin

    Posted 3 years ago on The Gaming Market Is Preparing for a Significant Shakeup (Premium) – 12 Comments

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    I appreciate this 'long term' review, something that car magazines/blogs have long had but I rarely

    Posted 3 years ago on A Month With the Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 – 43 Comments

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    In reply to WaltC:Microsoft invented this for xbox! They just didn't follow through. Kinect, Cortana, Bin

    Posted 3 years ago on It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat – 136 Comments

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    About your first topic, the only possible shortage would seem to be in low end Celeron chips for Chromebooks a

    Posted 3 years ago on PC Sales Have Now Fallen for Seven Years (Premium) – 28 Comments

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    Surface Go.

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 3: Surface Hardware – 2088 Comments

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    This is the worst part of Samsung phones, easily. Just got shouted when it announced that it was installing &#

    Posted 3 years ago on Fake News: Samsung’s Uninstallable Facebook App – 43 Comments

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    Xbox Game Pass

    Posted 3 years ago on Coming Today: Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 2 [GIVEAWAY CLOSED] – 44 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:Paul forgets that server installs need notepad the most and they don't get the stor

    Posted 3 years ago on The State of Windows 10 in 2019 – 77 Comments

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    Microsoft owns the platform, they set the system requirements, they have Windows hello and Skype. They have to

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Plans a New Family of Webcams for 2019 – 20 Comments

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    The Xfinity announcements are always ridiculous. It's really only available to the 3 people that pay the

    Posted 3 years ago on Movies Anywhere Comes to Xfinity – 9 Comments

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    I'm really confused about why the Xbox One S AND the Xbox One X need successors. It should be a single sp

    Posted 3 years ago on Deciphering Xbox Scarlett: Anaconda, Anthem, Danta, Lockhart, Maverick, and Roma – 29 Comments

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    The big news was how they were doing it - by mix and matching chips from different nodes. "10nm-based" I think

    Posted 3 years ago on Intel Will Finally Make its Big 10nm Push in 2019 – 19 Comments

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    Splitting up Bing, Cortana and Search even on their own devices really makes no sense.They do need to fix the

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Tests Splitting up Search and Cortana in Windows 10 – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Greg Green:This is a standard that should be moving up. Just like we didn't keep cars below s

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Takes on the Digital Divide, This Time with Data – 67 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:Of course you can regulate prices. We do it all the time with agriculture, stamps and in the

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Takes on the Digital Divide, This Time with Data – 67 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:There are ARM chips and then there are ARM chips. These aren't the RockChip C

    Posted 3 years ago on Lenovo Yoga C630 First Impressions – 31 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent:Right? Unless it's a specific avoidable app/scenario, I don't get it. I want

    Posted 3 years ago on Lenovo Yoga C630 First Impressions – 31 Comments

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    In reply to veermaharaj:This is something they need to be making reliably, every year. Their hardware was so p

    Posted 3 years ago on Barnes & Noble Announces a New Nook Tablet That Actually Makes Some Sense – 15 Comments

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    In reply to jgraebner:It's not mature enough. For media tablet purposes, Android is still the way to go.

    Posted 3 years ago on Barnes & Noble Announces a New Nook Tablet That Actually Makes Some Sense – 15 Comments

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    This is kind of stunning. They owned this space for so long. They put IE on the Mac and then took it off.Edge

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Reportedly Killing Edge in Favour of a New Chromium-Based Browser – 75 Comments

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    In reply to rkpatrick:The mobile browsers use the native engines, as far as I know. And since the UI has to be

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Reportedly Killing Edge in Favour of a New Chromium-Based Browser – 75 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:It's certainly less popular, but there are still plenty of 'kids' that a

    Posted 3 years ago on “Grandma, don’t run out and buy an iPad” – 43 Comments

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    This is a bit harsh. Windows 7 is well-loved while conservative while Windows 8 was wild and poorly conceived

    Posted 3 years ago on Before a Surface (Premium) – 33 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Or just allow xbox one x to run Windows. Consider xboxOS like Windows S with a paid

    Posted 3 years ago on Here’s what Surface is Planning to Release in 2019 – 49 Comments

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    In reply to plettza:That is a crazy list of 90s software I had forgotten about. I think this is Mary/Paul'

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Corel to Acquire Parallels – 37 Comments

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    In reply to SYNERDATA:Agreed, it's a senseless way to cut costs/differentiate models. They should be all-

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Review – 23 Comments

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    I think the loss of Windows S is bad, because that was really a 'free' copy of Windows Pro. Now, for

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Review – 23 Comments

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    This is getting very interesting now. If they can be persistent and iterate, I think they'll find ways to

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Launcher Gets To-Do and Sticky Notes Integration – 20 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:Absolutely this. They are Toyota now, not interesting. But when someone does a real inno

    Posted 3 years ago on Bad News for iPhone Sales Just Keeps Piling On – 88 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:Well, I don't doubt that you're right about Bing's strengths. I use Google a

    Posted 3 years ago on Bad News for iPhone Sales Just Keeps Piling On – 88 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Remembering a new 30 character password every two months (best practice absolutely e

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Sign-In to Your Microsoft Account Without a Password – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Maktaba:No, it means you don't need a memorable password - so it can be more secure. The msot

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Sign-In to Your Microsoft Account Without a Password – 56 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:This is the equivalent of a car key, not nuclear codes. People and dogs are still the ul

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Sign-In to Your Microsoft Account Without a Password – 56 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:The yubikey is also NFC, though.As for backup, see the screen above, there is still user i

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Sign-In to Your Microsoft Account Without a Password – 56 Comments

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    I'm really glad to see this, I just received my yubikey from ars and I was a bit underwhelmed with using

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Sign-In to Your Microsoft Account Without a Password – 56 Comments

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    In reply to dsharp75:It's a bad analogy though. Burgers are here today, gone tomorrow. And the laptops ar

    Posted 3 years ago on Bad News for iPhone Sales Just Keeps Piling On – 88 Comments

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    I used Microsoft Launcher for a while on my Galaxy, and I'm sorry, Google search still is very much the b

    Posted 3 years ago on Bad News for iPhone Sales Just Keeps Piling On – 88 Comments

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    In reply to rupertholmes:I really hope they add an option for usb drives (data on thumbdrive, still verify onl

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019 – 68 Comments

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    I think this makes sense. The sustained performance, notably during setup, is where the fanless designs will s

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Spectre Folio Review Check-In: Performance – 13 Comments

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    I think I like the idea of this device more than the device. It's like a concept car that way, only usabl

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Spectre Folio First Impressions – 34 Comments

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    In reply to John_Craig:What you're missing is exactly what Apple hinted at in their quarterly results: as

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cuts New iPhone Production by 30 Percent – 75 Comments

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    In reply to jwilcoxson:There's a real issue looming: Comcast data caps. The digital future will be held b

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019 – 68 Comments

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    In reply to tonkatoy:All their games are digital. This already exists. But the prices are usually worse, and y

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019 – 68 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:You can do Edge only updates, it's hardly impossible. Security updates are every mont

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is the TSA of Software Development (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    Now if only Teslas came with 100 USB ports, Musk could make his intercontinental self-driving dreams come true

    Posted 3 years ago on Intel Neural Compute Stick 2 Improves AI Capabilities for Makers – 1 Comments

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    Dark themes, light themes, in the old days you could pick any color.We had hot dog theme. That was a them

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

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    In reply to james.h.robinson:It lasts a long time for $1200, though. You do get 'Genius Bar' support

    Posted 3 years ago on The New MacBook Air is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Surface Laptop (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    Whether or not this is a widespread issue that has a huge effect, it's a terrible sign that the process h

    Posted 3 years ago on And You Thought the 1809 Delay Didn’t Hurt Anyone – 88 Comments

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    It's a shame with the extra expense that they're not as reliable as most of the Nexus were

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Slowly Starts Fixing Pixel 3 Problems – 20 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:They still sell an ereader, and the beauty of a 10" tablet ereader is comics and mag

    Posted 3 years ago on Barnes & Noble Announces a New Nook Tablet For Some Reason – 35 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent:Fingerprint reader, reliable bluetooth and thunderbolt is not nothing.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Finally Launches the MacBook Air Upgrade You Have Been Waiting For – 24 Comments

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    In reply to rmlounsbury:There's still plenty of money in supporting the OS and in jobs built around the O

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

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    In reply to robsanders247:Ok, I'll bite. You can say a lot of things about MacOS. It's sleek, stutte

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Launches New Premium Consumer and Business PCs – 22 Comments

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    It seems like madness to eliminate the bezel on such a large device, but I'm sure, as with phones, everyo

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Expected to Launch New iPad Mini As Early As This Year – 24 Comments

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    "On the high side" Yes, the price is a little on the high side, isn't it? Like the federal debt, Snoop Do

    Posted 3 years ago on Acer Chromebook Spin 13 First Impressions – 20 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:That's ok, the kindle app was discontinued on Windows anyway.

    Posted 3 years ago on New Kindle Paperwhite is Waterproof – 23 Comments

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    In reply to bzakharin:And Calibre will convert them, too, though if they're paid DRM, you might need to d

    Posted 3 years ago on New Kindle Paperwhite is Waterproof – 23 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Don't let them fool you: they make money on the hardware, too. It's not a game

    Posted 3 years ago on New Kindle Paperwhite is Waterproof – 23 Comments

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    Anyone know how to launch sticky notes on bootup on Windows 10? This is driving me crazy. They're not rea

    Posted 3 years ago on OneNote Will Soon Sync Your Sticky Notes – 30 Comments

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    Most likely they shifted a fab to something else, like modems, since 1.6% isn't much, esp with Ryzen sell

    Posted 3 years ago on In Open Letter, Intel Talks Around PC Sales Growth – 12 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:I don't think spending $8 billion is the same as an "$8 billion business".

    Posted 3 years ago on Beneath A Surface – The Inside Story of How Microsoft Built the Billion-Dollar Brand – 61 Comments

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    It's very curious to do this now, between back-to-school sales and Black Friday. For the business, I real

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Hosting a Surface Pro Fire Sale – 11 Comments

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    I don't understand why skype isn't as easy as old MSN messenger. There was nothing that I missed, an

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Bringing Spotify to Skype – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Michael_Goff:Good point, but this IS the Android 'tablet' OS going forward.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Just Took a Huge Shot at Windows and Mac in New Chromebook Ad – 183 Comments

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    In reply to RM:Windows 10S is too new to recommend I'd say. It's a big drawback not to have apps lik

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Just Took a Huge Shot at Windows and Mac in New Chromebook Ad – 183 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:There is nothing as dead easy to use and maintain as a chromebook. It's not eve

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Just Took a Huge Shot at Windows and Mac in New Chromebook Ad – 183 Comments

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    5 years of disappearing controls and poor application support. whee.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Celebrates 5 Years of Chromecast – 8 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:Is Surface a traditional PC? Of course not. It's a 'crossover'. The

    Posted 3 years ago on The PC Industry (Barely) Grew for the First Time in 6 Years – 53 Comments

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    A one year old Galaxy would cost about the same, though, and be very comparable and have more accessories, if

    Posted 3 years ago on OnePlus 6 Review – 24 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:But from what base? Mobile is already 2/3rds internet traffic and the vast majority of a

    Posted 3 years ago on The PC Industry (Barely) Grew for the First Time in 6 Years – 53 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Analysts do count the white box market, and they do count new chips in brand new mac

    Posted 3 years ago on The PC Industry (Barely) Grew for the First Time in 6 Years – 53 Comments

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    Is there really a niche between a phone and a device that fits a full size keyboard - that isn't a low co

    Posted 3 years ago on The Andromeda Journey Continues – 60 Comments

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    Not the 'usual spec bumps' at all. Double the cores and the RAM maxes out at 32gb, ddr4. Unannounced

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Upgrades MacBook Pro With Improved Keyboard, True Tone Display, More – 21 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:For consumers, the touchscreen and the stylus are better value-adds than a bigger SSD. W

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Go Sets the Standard for Windows on a Budget – 41 Comments

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    This is an actual good predictive feature, unlike the times they would move my actual bookmarked content aroun

    Posted 3 years ago on Netflix Makes It Easier to Watch Shows on the Go – 5 Comments

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