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willr

Member Since Nov 2017

23 Posts
56 Comments
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    Why has so much of the software industry stopped doing QA?
    By willr, 5 months ago
    22 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Uncategorized
    willr General Discussion Uncategorized 5 months ago 22 Replies
    not enough pushback inside Microsoft? (Windows 11)
    By willr, 6 months ago
    16 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    willr Microsoft Windows 6 months ago 16 Replies
    question about Intel 7th gen and Windows 11
    By willr, 8 months ago
    19 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    willr Microsoft Windows 8 months ago 19 Replies
    Microsoft doesn’t have control over their own Surface computers
    By willr, 1 year ago
    5 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    willr Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 5 Replies
    trackpad scrolling (Edge on Windows vs Safari on macOS)
    By willr, 1 year ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Apple
    willr Microsoft Apple 1 year ago 1 Reply
    the pixel 3a saved the pixel brand
    By willr, 2 years ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Google
    Category: Hardware
    willr Google Hardware 2 years ago 3 Replies
    Microsoft’s marketing people are overusing "X"
    By willr, 2 years ago
    29 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Uncategorized
    willr Microsoft Uncategorized 2 years ago 29 Replies
    Microsoft might have just killed Google Stadia
    By willr, 2 years ago
    18 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Games
    willr General Discussion Games 2 years ago 18 Replies
    why does Xbox Live keep going down lately?
    By willr, 2 years ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Games
    willr Microsoft Games 2 years ago 3 Replies
    SwiftKey isn’t preinstalled on the Note 10? Seriously?
    By willr, 2 years ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Mobile
    willr Microsoft Mobile 2 years ago 0 Replies
    dark mode for thurrott.com
    By willr, 2 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Support
    Category: Paul
    willr Support Paul 2 years ago 4 Replies
    Which is less evil? Google vs Apple
    By willr, 3 years ago
    22 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Uncategorized
    willr General Discussion Uncategorized 3 years ago 22 Replies
    Paul, do you still endorse Firefox?
    By willr, 3 years ago
    51 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Paul
    willr General Discussion Paul 3 years ago 51 Replies
    Microsoft should fully embrace the Switch
    By willr, 3 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Games
    willr Microsoft Games 3 years ago 4 Replies
    Windows devices aren’t allowed at Google’s HQ due to security reasons
    By willr, 3 years ago
    21 Replies
    Forum: Google
    Category: Microsoft
    willr Google Microsoft 3 years ago 21 Replies
    was that letter to investors an attempt to bury Bendgate 2.0?
    By willr, 3 years ago
    9 Replies
    Forum: Apple
    Category: Hardware
    willr Apple Hardware 3 years ago 9 Replies
    Surface Go 2 could take over the world
    By willr, 3 years ago
    33 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    willr Microsoft Hardware 3 years ago 33 Replies
    will the next-gen/successor to the Xbox One X have an SSD?
    By willr, 3 years ago
    9 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Games
    willr Microsoft Games 3 years ago 9 Replies
    Lol the new iPad Pro’s are a sheet of aluminum foil
    By willr, 3 years ago
    22 Replies
    Forum: Apple
    Category: Hardware
    willr Apple Hardware 3 years ago 22 Replies
    Edge using Chromium might force me to switch to a Macbook
    By willr, 3 years ago
    21 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Apple
    willr Microsoft Apple 3 years ago 21 Replies
    We all must switch to Firefox
    By willr, 3 years ago
    14 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Uncategorized
    willr General Discussion Uncategorized 3 years ago 14 Replies
    Brad, did you file the EPUB Edge bug? (images not being centered?)
    By willr, 3 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: First Ring Daily
    Category: Brad
    willr First Ring Daily Brad 3 years ago 2 Replies
    What’s the best way to give Microsoft feedback about Surface issues?
    By willr, 3 years ago
    8 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    willr Microsoft Hardware 3 years ago 8 Replies

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    Hey Brad, dunno if you take video game questions but do you know if Forza Hoizon 5 is going to get a 120 frame

    Posted 1 week ago on Questions for 5/14? – 6 Comments

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    Hey Brad, I heard that soon Microsoft is putting out a "silent revision" of the Series X where the chip will b

    Posted 1 month ago on Questions for 4/8? – 10 Comments

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    If Google's Pixel/Android teams would just start taking QA seriously, the Pixel 6 Pro would be the best phone

    Posted 2 months ago on A Few Thoughts on My Temporary Return to the Pixel (Premium) – 36 Comments

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    Firefox has gotten really good in the past few years, so I don't think anyone should be worried about switchin

    Posted 5 months ago on EFF weighs in on Google Manifest V3 – 3 Comments

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    and The Verge just published an article called "Call of Duty made $3 billion in 2020, so of course Activision

    Posted 5 months ago on Why has so much of the software industry stopped doing QA? – 22 Comments

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    Great reply but a lot of the issues are far more serious than occasional bugs. Windows 10 had some crazy bugs

    Posted 5 months ago on Why has so much of the software industry stopped doing QA? – 22 Comments

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    In CD Projekt RED's case, yes for sure. In Microsoft's case? Probably not but who knows for sure

    Posted 5 months ago on Why has so much of the software industry stopped doing QA? – 22 Comments

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    Why has so much of the software industry stopped doing QA?

    In the past few years, a lot of software/video game studios have decided to just stop doing QA. Microsoft famously fired almost all of the Windows QA people in 2014 or 2015 I believe, now we're seeing video game studios like CD Projekt RED and Rockstar decided to stop doing basic QA on their games. There are more examples of this trend. But why have companies decided QA isn't necessary anymore? It ends up hurting the companies reputation and their wallet too, so what's behind this?

    Posted 5 months ago on Why has so much of the software industry stopped doing QA? – 22 Comments

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    Paul seriously, do you know what's going on inside Microsoft? I would love to know wtf is going on, because as

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft Continues to Bog Down Edge with Unnecessary Bloat – 49 Comments

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    Paul why do you think Apple is worse than Microsoft? AT MOST, I would put them at equal in terms of evilness.

    Posted 6 months ago on Moving On From Microsoft – 56 Comments

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    Microsoft is proof that, you can have thousands and thousands of the smartest, brightest people in the world w

    Posted 6 months ago on Another Brick in the Wall (Premium) – 49 Comments

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    not enough pushback inside Microsoft? (Windows 11)

    I've read a LOT about Windows 11 and the one thing that really stands out to me is the 6th and especially 7th gen Intel chips not getting official support. Now I understand at the end of the day Microsoft is a business, and inside any company there are disagreements and competing forces, but when you learn about the minimum requirements, it is indeed true that especially the Surface computers that have 6th gen and 7th gen Intel chips, there is literally no technical reason to block these computers from upgrading to Windows 11. I have spent way too much time trying to find a reason, and there simply isn't. Those Surface computers have all the modern security features and functionality enabled, and we see the 7th gen powered Surface Studio 2 getting official support from Microsoft, which should really outrage Surface customers that have 7th gen Intel chips. What is really concerning is that the people in Microsoft that wanted to block those computers from getting Windows 11 won that battle. Is this because there isn't enough pushback inside Microsoft? Or is it because the people that made this decision have too much power inside the company? Either way, this is not good and it doesn't bode well for the future. Going forward, they can and might do whatever they want, and they don't care if it's reasonable or not. It really seems like current leadership is reckless. I don't think Terry Myerson would have allowed them to screw over the 6th gen and 7th gen Intel customers (especially Surface computers), it's a real shame he's gone. And Windows 11 is great by the way, which makes this situation even worse. Those 7th gen intel powered Surface customers would have been delighted by Windows 11, and current leadership is so unreasonably greedy that they're trying to make those people with 2 or 3 year old Surface computers buy new ones.... Ya Microsoft, all those 7th gen Surface customers are going to go buy a new Surface just to get Windows 11, your plan worked brilliantly! /sarcasm

    Posted 6 months ago on not enough pushback inside Microsoft? (Windows 11) – 16 Comments

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    But why are only a few of the 7th gen chips getting official support? What's the difference? No one is explain

    Posted 8 months ago on question about Intel 7th gen and Windows 11 – 19 Comments

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    Ok but aren't all the 7th gen intel chips the same in terms of security? If some of the 7th gen chips are gett

    Posted 8 months ago on question about Intel 7th gen and Windows 11 – 19 Comments

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    question about Intel 7th gen and Windows 11

    I'm confused by Microsoft officially supporting some 7th gen Intel chips but not others. My understanding is, they had to do lots of compatibility and reliability testing in order to give those few 7th gen chips the "official support" rubber stamp, but why wouldn't the rest of the 7th gen Intel chips also be included then? If a few 7th gen chips are officially supported, that should mean all 7th gen chips should be officially supported. Is there anyone that can explain? I am far from an expert as you can see, I'm just curious. Eager to hear responses :)

    Posted 8 months ago on question about Intel 7th gen and Windows 11 – 19 Comments

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    I don't think Microsoft realizes how damaging this is to them. At a lot of other similar companies, heads woul

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

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    Hey Brad when do you think Microsoft will let us know about their decision on Intel 7th gen for Windows 11. Th

    Posted 8 months ago on Questions for 8 27? – 9 Comments

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    Hey Brad, I know it's early days and things can change between now and then but for the Series X, do you think

    Posted 9 months ago on Questions for 8 20 21 – 9 Comments

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    Paul I think you forgot about the worst part about all this: MOST Surface PC's will not get Windows 11... This

    Posted 10 months ago on Windows 11: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns (Premium) – 61 Comments

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    Paul, there is no hope for Windows because Microsoft itself is a mess and they aren't willing to make the nece

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

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    Paul you are so right about the cultural problems being behind the issues. But the other is the fact that ther

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Mulligans (Premium) – 29 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Yup, it's pathetic. Imagine if overnight, all the Intel powered Macs got updated by

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft doesn’t have control over their own Surface computers – 5 Comments

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    Microsoft doesn't have control over their own Surface computers

    There’s an issue that, if I was in the Windows or Surface division, would really anger me. Basically, Intel has decided to remove some very important functionality from the Graphics Command Center app. The most important one being the ability to turn off that “feature” that dims the backlight when the on-screen content is dark (like a dark mode app/website or when you’re watching a movie in fullscreen). That’s not a small nitpick, Brad mentioned that as one of the reasons you should skip out on the Surface Laptop 3 (I think AMD did eventually release their graphics app though, so you should be able to turn that feature off). One of the ideas behind the Surface line was that, Microsoft had full control over the experience, which is important. But as we can see, that’s not really true… Don’t you think Microsoft should do something about this? Intel (or AMD, Nvidia and Qualcomm for that matter) shouldn’t be able to go over Microsoft and make changes to the Surface computers, but they currently can and do! Apple would never give Intel the ability to mess around with the Intel powered Macs. If Intel wanted to make some change to Intel powered Macs, they’d have to ask Apple for permission. This should also be the case with the Surface computers!


    I am eager to hear what others think of this, am I thinking about this the wrong way or is there something I’m missing? I’m quite upset though, this dimming “feature” is back and I can’t easily or “officially” turn it off….

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft doesn’t have control over their own Surface computers – 5 Comments

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    The only thing I disagree with is that they're getting left behind. They're not getting left behind

    Posted 1 year ago on Google is Getting Left Behind Due To Horrible UI/UX – 24 Comments

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    Just traded in for the 4a 5G last week. It's absolutely insane to get a camera this good for this amount

    Posted 1 year ago on The Perfect Smartphone for 2020? (Premium) – 27 Comments

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    Hey Brad. In your book you said the redesigned Surface Pro was dependant on Intel's 10nm chips. But the P

    Posted 1 year ago on Questions for 12/04? – 16 Comments

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    trackpad scrolling (Edge on Windows vs Safari on macOS)

    My brother just got a Macbook Air. I have a Surface Pro 7. We're doing some comparisons between the trackpad scrolling (using Edge on the Surface and Safari on the Mac), as a Surface fan I'm sad to admit the difference is just huge. When the new chromium edge came out I did notice the trackpad scrolling wasn't as good as the "old" Edge, but Safari on the mac is just in a different league. If you are a trackpad user, just get a Macbook. If you use a mouse though, the Pro 7 is amazing.

    Posted 1 year ago on trackpad scrolling (Edge on Windows vs Safari on macOS) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Exactly. Sometimes I just wonder how on earth did he get to such a high position in

    Posted 1 year ago on Steven Sinofsky says the Mac will be the ultimate developer PC within 2 years – 111 Comments

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    Articles like this is why Thurrott is my favourite tech site. Also just 1 thing to add: even though Microsoft

    Posted 1 year ago on The Grass Is Always Greener (Premium) – 112 Comments

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    Hi Brad, have you heard anything solid about some issues or concerns with the PS5? There's some rumblings

    Posted 2 years ago on Questions for 4/3? – 17 Comments

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    This really is a bigger deal than most people realize, mouse/trackpad support is final major piece of the puzz

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 80 Comments

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    Yes but it should have been this way from the start. Better late than never I guess! It will indeed take some

    Posted 2 years ago on Surface is finally going to be what they always promised it would be – 14 Comments

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    Paul, all browsers won't come close to Chrome in usage share because if you use anything other than Chrom

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Microsoft’s Aggressive New Edge Rollout (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    Paul at this point we should all switch to Firefox, even though it's a little bit slower than Chromium br

    Posted 2 years ago on 2019: The Year in Web Browsers (Premium) – 57 Comments

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    the pixel 3a saved the pixel brand

    Let's face it, it's iPhone or Pixel, and the Pixel phones have had a lot of issues. They also were overpriced for what they are. The Pixel 3a is different though, you get a great OLED display and amazing camera for $550. Minimum 3 years of major software updates too (it could be longer than 3 years, the original pixel phone still got the December 2019 update). I got one 2 weeks ago and it's amazing, no issues so far either. Apple are going to have to respond to this phone, the iphone xr is $600 and it's significantly worse than the 3a. Bottom line: the pixel 3a deserves phone of the year award, they deserve to sell tens of millions of this phone. Google just needs to keep doing this phone at this price point forever and the pixel brand could be huge in a few years.

    Posted 2 years ago on the pixel 3a saved the pixel brand – 3 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Hahaha true!

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s marketing people are overusing "X" – 29 Comments

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    I had to come back to this because Microsoft just announced that Scarlett will be named Series X... Xbox Serie

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s marketing people are overusing "X" – 29 Comments

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    Brad can you tell us anything new about Xbox Scarlett? Please give us something new!

    Posted 2 years ago on Questions for 11/22? – 5 Comments

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    Microsoft might have just killed Google Stadia

    Microsoft just announced that XCloud is coming to Game Pass... This is a bombshell. What could Google even do to respond to this? Stadia probably won't be able to compete with this and be profitable at the same time, which means Stadia will be in the Google Graveyard in 5 or 6 years. After tonight, it's really looking like Microsoft is going to be the Netflix of gaming.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft might have just killed Google Stadia – 18 Comments

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    Hey Brad, do you know if Microsoft is going to start taking dark mode more seriously in Windows 10? There is s

    Posted 2 years ago on Questions for 10/25? – 16 Comments

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    Hi Brad. I really want a Windows 10X device but I don't want a folding device. Are they going to put Wind

    Posted 2 years ago on Questions for 10/11? – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Usman:Haha I forgot about the Surface Hub 2X, there are probably even more recent uses of "X", it&

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s marketing people are overusing "X" – 29 Comments

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    Microsoft's marketing people are overusing "X"

    We all know "X" does well in a name but Microsoft's lazy, uncreative marketing people are overdoing it to the point that it doesn't make sense. At the same event, they revealed the Surface Pro X and also Windows 10X, which wouldn't be too bad if the Pro X ran Windows 10X, but it does not. This is idiotic and embarrassing. They also named Scorpio "Xbox One X", which is an awful and stupid name. They need to hire better marketing people that won't just tack "X" on everything.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s marketing people are overusing "X" – 29 Comments

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    Hi Brad: I'm confused about the next "Carmel" Surface Pro because, won't it be just the Pro X with a

    Posted 2 years ago on Questions for 10/4? – 45 Comments

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    the Neo and Duo and Pro X are really interesting but I'm preordering a Pro 7. The Pro 7 is pretty much fl

    Posted 2 years ago on Pumped (Premium) – 116 Comments

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    Paul, now that Myerson is out, are they going to end this madness and finally fix it? It's clear now that

    Posted 2 years ago on This is Why Windows 10 is So Unreliable (Premium) – 51 Comments

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    In reply to jlv632a:It's Friday night where I live and this just sucks. I miss the old days when game con

    Posted 2 years ago on why does Xbox Live keep going down lately? – 3 Comments

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    why does Xbox Live keep going down lately?

    Xbox Live down AGAIN right now??? This is like the 3rd or 4th time in the last 2 months this has happened... Anyone know wtf is going on lately? Brad? Paul? This is ridiculous

    Posted 2 years ago on why does Xbox Live keep going down lately? – 3 Comments

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    SwiftKey isn't preinstalled on the Note 10? Seriously?

    There's a bunch of Microsoft apps preinstalled on the Note 10 but SwiftKey isn't? SwiftKey is Microsoft's best Android app. And really, there are only 2 Android keyboards worthy of using: Gboard and SwiftKey. It's just so dumb that SwiftKey isn't preinstalled on this phone. Thank you for reading my rant (but seriously, who makes these decisions?)

    Posted 2 years ago on SwiftKey isn’t preinstalled on the Note 10? Seriously? – 0 Comments

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    dark mode for thurrott.com

    Can we please have a dark mode for thurrott.com? Once you get used to dark mode, you can't go back

    Posted 2 years ago on dark mode for thurrott.com – 2 Comments

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    If Brandon actually blocked you, there needs to be a cleaning house at Microsoft. Only mature adults should be

    Posted 2 years ago on 19H2gate (Premium) – 57 Comments

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    Microsoft is putting out new SKU's of the Surface Book 2 as we speak yet this device isn't compatibl

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul or Brad, is Microsoft blocking the Intel Graphics Control Panel on Surface computers? – 16 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Ok but what about the 'normal' Graphics Control Panel you get from the Int

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul or Brad, is Microsoft blocking the Intel Graphics Control Panel on Surface computers? – 16 Comments

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    I was wondering about this too

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul or Brad, is Microsoft blocking the Intel Graphics Control Panel on Surface computers? – 16 Comments

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    hi brad, microsoft is redoing all of their icons but I haven't seen the new Bing icon anywhere, are they

    Posted 3 years ago on Questions for 3/29? – 25 Comments

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    Which is less evil? Google vs Apple

    thurrott readers are a smart bunch, I want to know which company do you think is less evil, Google or Apple? My opinion: Apple is more evil than Google. Apple somehow gets away with a lot though...

    Posted 3 years ago on Which is less evil? Google vs Apple – 20 Comments

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    Brad do you know what the next gen Xbox's will look like in terms of physical design? The Xbox One S is h

    Posted 3 years ago on Questions for 3 15? Drop them here – 13 Comments

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    what did paul say?

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface is special and a huge success, Paul is wrong – 31 Comments

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    Brad what do you think Microsoft is gonna call the next-gen Xbox? There's no way they'll go with "Xb

    Posted 3 years ago on Questions for 3/8? Drop them here – 13 Comments

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    Brad, what are your thoughts on Apple getting away with MacBook Keyboardgate (even the newest MacBooks with th

    Posted 3 years ago on Questions for 3/1? Drop them here – 11 Comments

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    I would love to hear Brad and Paul's thoughts on all this. With Google about to announce their game strea

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft should fully embrace the Switch – 4 Comments

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    Hi Brad. We know Microsoft is working hard on Chromium for Windows, but are they also contributing to Chromium

    Posted 3 years ago on Questions for 2/22 – 14 Comments

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    Hi Brad, Xbox question: for the next-gen Xbox, is Microsoft finally going to really push DirectX 12 on develop

    Posted 3 years ago on Questions for 2/14 – 11 Comments

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    Scott Forstall said that the reason Apple started working on tablets is because some Microsoft guy Steve Jobs

    Posted 3 years ago on Beneath a Surface Commentary: Early Ambitions – Premium – 10 Comments

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    Hi Brad, kind of a follow up question: will the Xbox Two X use NVMe for its' SSD? (btw, I know it won

    Posted 3 years ago on Questions for 2/8 – 8 Comments

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    Microsoft should fully embrace the Switch

    Game streaming is not just typical industry/business hype BS, there really is a good chance it could seriously change the gaming industry in a big way. This is why even Apple, Google and Netflix are looking into it, but it's Microsoft that has the best chance of dominating when it comes to game streaming. 'Xbox' is a household brand name and Microsoft has the tech to make it happen, there's just 1 missing piece of the puzzle: an actual mobile game console. Either Microsoft needs to make a handheld Xbox console, or they need to fully embrace the Switch. Why? Because even though newer phones have excellent chips, you cannot actually play real video games on them, because they don't have buttons and joysticks, and the screens are still a bit too small for real console video games. Playing Fortnite on a phone is a joke, for example. This is one of the major reasons the Switch is selling like hot cakes, people want to actually play real video games on the go.


    I can't see Microsoft making an Xbox handheld but they really don't need to, and maybe they shouldn't, because Nintendo and Microsoft have a great relationship and I'm sure they would both love to have Microsoft's games streaming on the Switch (Minecraft sells amazingly well on the Switch, for example, and Microsoft is bringing Xbox Live to the Switch). This all won't happen right now obviously, Microsoft hasn't even launched their game streaming service yet and the Switch doesn't have a cellular modem. But the Switch 2 comes out in 2023 or 2024, it will have a 5G modem and Microsoft's game streaming service will be out by then, we really could see Microsoft completely dominate game streaming. Interesting and exciting times ahead... Imagine Microsoft being the giant of the gaming world? I bet no one predicted that!

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft should fully embrace the Switch – 4 Comments

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    Paul, do you still endorse Firefox?

    Paul, your name even appeared in the 2004 New York Times ad for Firefox. Firefox is arguably more important now than it was back then, but you don't seem to be endorsing/promoting Firefox these days. You have a real platform and we need your voice! Yes, Chromium is open source but Google ultimately controls what happens in Chromium, it's Google employees that make the decisions and that's not good

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul, do you still endorse Firefox? – 51 Comments

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    Lol Apple doesn't care about their customers, Apple only cares about Apple

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple has a serious company-wide hardware quality problem – 83 Comments

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    Microsoft should really push Surface deals to businesses in 2020, that could really boost Surface sales

    Posted 3 years ago on Will Windows 7’s Exit Trigger a Windows 10 Upgrade Wave? (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Bdsrev:Sometimes sources give contradicting accounts. This is definitely weird though

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul and Brad have contradictory takes on the cause Surfacegate – 16 Comments

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    Brad do you think the next-gen successor to the Xbox One X should have an SSD? Or they could at least make the

    Posted 3 years ago on Questions for 1/11 – 10 Comments

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    Ohhhhh I remember that article Paul wrote

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul and Brad have contradictory takes on the cause Surfacegate – 16 Comments

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    Windows devices aren't allowed at Google's HQ due to security reasons

    Just saw this on twitter and thought this is worthy of discussion. User @campuscodi said this yesterday "Windows devices aren't allowed at Google's HQ due to security reasons. Only Linux/macOS. You need special permission (and reasons) to run Windows at Google. Windows-related dev work usually gets done via a VM."


    This seems ridiculous. There's no way this is true? Right??

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows devices aren’t allowed at Google’s HQ due to security reasons – 21 Comments

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    was that letter to investors an attempt to bury Bendgate 2.0?

    Apple really just wants everyone to shut up and go away with their bent iPad Pro's, they don't even want to officially acknowledge the issue (they said their comments to the Verge were not official and they were going to put out an official statement last Friday, but they changed their mind and we're still waiting). Do you think they posted that letter investors to distract people from Bendgate 2.0? If so, it might have worked!

    Posted 3 years ago on was that letter to investors an attempt to bury Bendgate 2.0? – 9 Comments

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    Bumping this because AdDuplex put out their December numbers today and the Surface Go is a big hit, even with

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Go 2 could take over the world – 33 Comments

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    In reply to brad-sams:LOL! Brad do you know if they're even considering it? It DOES make sense because it

    Posted 3 years ago on will the next-gen/successor to the Xbox One X have an SSD? – 9 Comments

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    will the next-gen/successor to the Xbox One X have an SSD?

    The next-gen successor to the Xbox One X, do you think Microsoft will put an SSD in it? Of course this will make it more expensive but as we can see, there is indeed a big market and demand for these expensive 'pro' style consoles (because they're awesome). Brad what do you think? Could you ask your sources?

    Posted 3 years ago on will the next-gen/successor to the Xbox One X have an SSD? – 9 Comments

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    Apple just released a statement to The Verge about this:"Apple has confirmed to The Verge that some

    Posted 3 years ago on Lol the new iPad Pro’s are a sheet of aluminum foil – 22 Comments

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    Surface Go 2 could take over the world

    We've had the 8 GB Surface Go in the family for a couple of weeks now and I really think the next version could dominate. It's small and light enough that you can actually use it as a tablet (the Surface Pro is too big and heavy to use as a tablet). It'll probably have that new chip Qualcomm announced last week, which will probably double the battery life while also improving performance. I'm sure it will have a larger screen and thinner bezels (just like they did going from Pro 3 to Pro 4). That's pretty much it, the Surface Go is close to perfection for what it is, with a few improvements it could completely dominate, they've got the recipe right, just a few tweaks are needed. I could see the Surface Go 2 selling better than the Surface Pro, it's an amazing device, I think more compelling than the Pro (and not just because of the price)

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Go 2 could take over the world – 33 Comments

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    Small correction "Intel still can't hit 14nm" . Intel has been stuck on 14nm for over 3 years, it's

    Posted 3 years ago on For Qualcomm, the Third Time’s the Charm (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    Yeah this is all really depressing. Edge's touchpad scrolling is amazing and now it's going to be li

    Posted 3 years ago on UWP really is dead (Edge is now Win32 app?) – 53 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, you have a MacBook. Open Safari on the Mac and Chrome on a Surface laptop and

    Posted 3 years ago on Edge using Chromium might force me to switch to a Macbook – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:Do you have a Surface? Try trackpack scrolling in Edge, then try it in Chrome. In Chrome it&#

    Posted 3 years ago on Edge using Chromium might force me to switch to a Macbook – 21 Comments

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    Edge using Chromium might force me to switch to a Macbook

    I have a Surface Laptop and I love it. Most of what I do is in the browser and since I got this Surface Laptop, I don't even use a mouse anymore because the touchpad scrolling is just amazing. In Edge, it's so fast and responsive but still super smooth, it's just like a Macbook trackpad. I'm very concerned about Edge switching to Chromium because even though Chrome added support for precision touchpads this year, it's still not in the same league as Edge. When the update comes out in 2019, if touchpad scrolling is just like Chrome, I'm going to have to move to a MacBook because I just can't accept that much of a downgrade. Please don't think it's just me, ask any Macbook user to try Chrome for Windows trackpad scrolling and they will laugh at you. I hope Microsoft can avoid this somehow because I love the Surface Laptop, I think it's probably the best laptop in the market

    Posted 3 years ago on Edge using Chromium might force me to switch to a Macbook – 21 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I stand corrected. If Chrome is in the Store, Microsoft could bring back S Mode

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Chrome is now allowed in the Windows 10 Store – 28 Comments

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    Google is going to control the entire internet in 5 years

    Posted 3 years ago on Don’t Let Fear and Loathing Push You Over the Edge (Premium) – 60 Comments

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    Microsoft doesn't want Chrome in the Windows store though

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Chrome is now allowed in the Windows 10 Store – 28 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:You are wrong on this one Paul. Having 1 rendering engine is not a net positive. And

    Posted 3 years ago on We all must switch to Firefox – 14 Comments

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    We all must switch to Firefox

    With the news that Microsoft is killing EdgeHTML and going with Google's Blink, the danger of the web becoming a webkit/blink monoculture is very real and very close. Firefox is the only browser that does not use webkit or blink, it uses Firefox's in-house Gecko engine and it's a solid engine. This is a critical time in the history of the web and we must come together and fight for openness and diversity on the web. Firefox is a hair slower than Chrome but it's worth putting up with this, we must

    Posted 3 years ago on We all must switch to Firefox – 14 Comments

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    Yeah and Paul actually plays Xbox too, so it does make sense. When people write books about things they don�

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul, write a book about the beginnings of the Xbox, like Beneath A Surface – 10 Comments

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    I always wanted Courier. U could use one screen as a virtual keyboard so it would be just like a laptop

    Posted 3 years ago on So basically, Courier is back? – 6 Comments

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    Ya Windows 10 is better for tablet use than Chrome OS but it's not in a different league, Google can catc

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 is a better tablet OS than Chrome OS, huge opportunity for Microsoft – 58 Comments

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    In reply to brad-sams:Thanks! I know Edge isn't "cool" but it works great for me and I love it, we should

    Posted 3 years ago on Brad, did you file the EPUB Edge bug? (images not being centered?) – 2 Comments

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    Brad, did you file the EPUB Edge bug? (images not being centered?)

    Brad on today's first ring daily you mentioned there's a bug in Edge where images aren't centered in eBooks, did you file this or tell someone on the Edge team about this? (btw I didn't mean in the Feedback Hub, that's probably a waste of time. I meant the Edge issue reporter website, which is really good and Edge engineers actually look at the issues and fix them)

    Posted 3 years ago on Brad, did you file the EPUB Edge bug? (images not being centered?) – 2 Comments

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    The JerryRigEverything YouTube channel just did the same bend test to the Surface Pro 6 and he couldn't b

    Posted 3 years ago on Lol the new iPad Pro’s are a sheet of aluminum foil – 22 Comments

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    Apple isn't perfect but they are easily the best of the big 3. I would argue that Google is the worst bec

    Posted 3 years ago on It’s Not Just Microsoft (Premium) – 46 Comments

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    Lol the new iPad Pro's are a sheet of aluminum foil

    The new iPad Pro's are 5.9 mm thin but the actual 'chassis' is even thinner than that, it's pretty much a sheet of aluminum foil and it bends with minimal effort. How do people compare this cheap crap to a Surface Pro? Apple doesn't even care at this point, they've been through this before with the iPhone 6 bendgate and they've done it again. Apple doesn't learn from their mistakes, they don't deserve their reputation for quality.


    Rant over, thank you for reading.

    Posted 3 years ago on Lol the new iPad Pro’s are a sheet of aluminum foil – 22 Comments

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    What's the best way to give Microsoft feedback about Surface issues?

    There is an issue with Intel-powered Surface devices and I want to actually get Microsoft to hear me out about this, I don't want to just complain or talk into the wind. What is the best way to do this? Do you have to be a high profile person to get them to actually do something?

    Posted 3 years ago on What’s the best way to give Microsoft feedback about Surface issues? – 8 Comments

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    I don't like a lot of things about Apple, but they care about quality and reliability. When you buy a Pix

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

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    Not news, lots of current and former Googlers have said that, with the benefit of hindsight, they wish they co

    Posted 3 years ago on Android: Going, Going, Gone (Premium) – 31 Comments

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    Great article and it makes me realize Google doesn't actually put security first. If they can find a secu

    Posted 3 years ago on In Google vs. Fortnite, Everyone Loses (Premium) – 33 Comments

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    Paul, just admit you're excited about this hardware, everyone is! Google and Apple aren't doing anyt

    Posted 3 years ago on Andromeda Dreams and Awakenings (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    The only thing keeping me from switching to Edge is the fact that websites don't test in Edge, they just

    Posted 4 years ago on Living on the (Microsoft) Edge in 2018? (Premium) – 41 Comments

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