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Notch or not, I am leaning toward staying with the Pixel line because I just don't need any more complica
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In reply to HellcatM:I'm torn on the whole Note 9 vs. Pixel 3 XL myself. I've owned Notes in the pas
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I have all three Google Home's (Mini, Home, Max) after being on Echo since the beginning. I made the full
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In reply to wright_is:This is how I feel about the Moto G or X lines. They seem to be great phones for the cos
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In reply to ChristopherCollins:I have a Pixel 2 XL with a date of March 26, 2018 and don't really see the
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In reply to Jaxidian:Same here. It is a little too aggressive, especially in low light situations. I am often
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The only issues I've had that match Paul's is the performance issues that just seem to come and go.
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In reply to wolters:I would assume the Samsung services is an attempt to get people use to using them instead
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"Incredibly Hard" is the truth for sure...you should have heard the cheers in my house when I finally complete
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In reply to rmlounsbury:Indeed "frustratingly tempting." Their hardware is so good!! And not that their softwa
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My takeaways:The Note 9 is truly a complete smart phone, in my opinion. I've always loved the "extras" it
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The Note is always tempting for me as I had the Note's 5, 7 and 8 before settling in with the Pixel. Now
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In reply to rob4jen:Side note about Motorola...I still love their "twist for camera" and "chop for flashlight"
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In reply to wolters:I'm most likely going to do a factory reset in a few days. Usually like doing that af
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In reply to fivenorth:No, never did the beta. I did check for update like 5-6 times in a row...waited and trie
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Android 9 (Pie) - Got It on my Pixel Already
Android 9 (Pie) is here and my Pixel 2 XL just got the OTA, so it is downloading and about to install.
Anyone else get it?
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In reply to Trickyd:Now that you mentioned it...while I never had "general lag" on a Note phone, I did see thi
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In reply to wright_is:Yes, I've had the slow app to homescreen problem as well. It pains me to report the
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I really hate this for you Paul. I too have stuck with the Pixel 2 XL for my wife and I. She isn't a powe
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In reply to MartinusV2:And no pun intended on "notch" huh? I never thought I'd join the "Samsung Bloat" g
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I thought the Surface Go would be perfect for my 10 year old daughter who is heading into Middle School with S
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The Surface Book 2 has been an amazing machine for me. It just feels more reliable than my original SB, which
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There is no denying that the Note series may be the most productive and feature rich Smartphone. I've nev
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I want to really like Moto Phones. Don't get me wrong, I think they are a great value for some people but
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I am still a traditional music library person, that is I want to listen to music from my library (both uploade
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The return of "placeholders" has made me use OneDrive even more now. I have mine set to keep everything in the
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In reply to ponsaelius:I love Samsung Hardware but yes, Bixby, duplicate apps, Galaxy App store and slow updat
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In reply to Jaxidian:I usually close all of my tabs but I do have a habit of leaving tabs open for things I wa
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I do like my Pixel 2 XL and I LOVE the camera. I too, have quirky performance issues. Yes, I will say the "L"
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I have a Pixelbook that replaced my Android tablet and it does the job as a "tablet" well enough for me. It is
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I just found this forum post after the fact but it is more widespread than I knew...https://bit.ly/2LE1gsx
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I love the Note series of phones. Truly a productive, feature packed phone on awesome hardware. After the Note
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Any time I see Swedish Meatballs, I think of this classic Babylon 5 scene
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POSSIBLE RESOLUTION - I noticed that the NVIDIA device in DEVICE MANAGER was greyed out. So I uninstalled
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Thanks for all of the tips and advice. I pretty much believe it is the base. If I eject (but now power on) and
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In reply to jwpear:I know it is normal to always get a "refurbished" model if you need a warranty replacement
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I'm OK if Samsung want's Bixby but I truly do wish it could be turned off complete and with no Bixby
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In reply to jwpear:I agree it has to be the base. It started again last night when I got home. I did another p
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UPDATE - Got home from work last night...still had power issues. Had to detach for it to power on correctly wi
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In reply to jwpear:It seems, for now, to have been the firmware. Like your wife's Surface Laptop, I seeme
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I discovered that I never got the last round of firmware updates. I manually applied them and for now, it seem
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Surface Book 2 Wake/Power On Issues
A few months ago, I got top dollar for my Surface Book (512GB Model) and picked up a Surface Book 2 (512GB) and I’ve been extremely happy with it. Until now…
Over the last few days, it will not power on by the button. It simply will not power on from sleep/hibernation. Same goes if it is a full power down. It will not power on at all.
The simplest workaround is to detach the screen and it will power on with the button. If I leave it attached, I have to do the 12 second button press and then back on and then it works. Both of these are unacceptable.
Is anyone encountering this? Is this a hardware issue? I don’t want to have to swap it out. I love this one and don’t want to have to replace it. I hope it is fixed with a firmware update. I just hope it won’t take too long.
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For the time being, Windows is still the center for me, with Android/Google/ChromeOS mixed in. I still love ha
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In reply to wolters:Thanks for the suggestions and tips, While our sales force are our least "techie" people,
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In reply to jimchamplin:Same here...used to go to the Krystal on Broadway in North Little Rock until it finall
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In reply to lvthunder:That would be pretty amazing to get Excel with macros and code (in this case, JavaScript
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Office 365/Microsoft 365’s best features will benefit larger organizations the mostSomewhat on/off topic but
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In reply to FaustXD9:I am too. My daughter has a Surface 3 and it seems to do quite well on everything we thro
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Everyone is taking credit for AndromedaI just wanted to say I appreciate your professionalism toward other pub
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I can verify Paul's experiences. While not every day, there are times when I tr
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Hey Paul, I enjoyed your Windows 10 at 3 article. One thing you didn't mention (and often seems to not ge
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In reply to RawkFox:Agreed. As I mentioned above, I am just surprised how much my daughter can get done on the
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I recently came across a new Surface 3 (128GB) for my daughter and I am surprised how versatile it has been. I
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With all of these cord-cutting services, I expect the ISP's to start raising their prices, if they haven&
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In reply to davidblouin:I know exactly what you mean. They do some good work there but too many people hold on
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I finally got around to playing this, although on the PC. I couldn't agree more with you on this. Tremend
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I really, REALLY like YouTube TV but this is tempting, especially since Sling has NFL Network and Redzone and
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In reply to will:Absolutely THIS. I do like getting new features but yes, Windows 10 needs to feel finished. E
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In reply to harmjr:I wonder if they'll leave off the Bixby button this time? It is curious they are stopp
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The Note was always my phone of choice until the Note 7 debacle. I went to Pixel when the Note 7 was recalled
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This simply must have SDD's and at least GeForce 1050's in them before I'd even consider purcha
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How do you feel about the current state and future of Windows? After //Build/, it was obvious that Windows is
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In reply to brduffy:I finally got it last night. It is nice. It will replace JOIN for me, even if I lose addit
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I like it...I actually have my relay app (Join, like Pushbullet) turned off for now and using this...it works
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I'd love to try Edge over Chrome on Desktop and Mobile. I primarily use Chrome for the ease of syncing wi
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I've had a similar journey moving from the pinnacle of being "all in" with Microsoft at the height of Win
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I used it a little during lunch...clean, smooth interface and no problems playing. Will continue to test and r
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I'm trying to use is as much as I can to help test it, though Google Play Music will still be my primary
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Thanks for this series Paul. I am excited to see how this ends up for you because I have a very good mix of Mi
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Thanks for the tips Paul. I will give this a shot.
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In reply to ErichK:I didn't mention it but for a short time, I did try the NuVision Windows 10 tablet, 10
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We also need to receive the update to Android Messages on our phone. So far, I've not received it so no o
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I've had a tablet journey and while I can't say it has ended, I am currently with a Pixelbook as my
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I'm glad this is a solid entry. I have a Samsung Tab S3 but retired it when I picked up the Pixelbook whe
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In reply to wunderbar:No ad's in YouTube is awesome, especially if you use YouTube as often as I do. And
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I'm interested in this for sure. I've moved heavily into the Google Ecosystem but I still remain Mic
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In reply to nerdile:The whole Windows Family Safety "application" could be easier for people to find and use.
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For me, this is the best tech news of the week!!!! So glad to see this.
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In reply to mystilleef:Agreed. We can coexist. My main PC is a Surface Book 2 but I find myself using a Pixelb
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In reply to mystilleef:Any Microsoft services fan would be fairly happy on a Chromebook, specifically a Pixelb
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In reply to glenn8878:"horribly inconsistent with it’s UI"This has begun to bother me too. Either get rid of
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I wonder how much longer it will be before NFL leaves DirecTV and allows for streaming of games. This is the o
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In reply to skane2600:I used to think this until II got to demo and review a Pixelbook for 2 weeks. I found th
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I demoed a Pixelbook for 2 weeks and found the experience surprisingly tolerable and productive. At this price
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My daughter has the Surface 3 and it is perfect for her. Still surprised on how capable it is for her...
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I've been a long time user of Windows Family Safety and while this is welcome, it still seems a little ha
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I still have 360 to break out for kids parties. Kinect Games were awesome on it, especially Kinect Sports and
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"Thurrott merchandise"Speaking of a Thurrott coffee cup, it's long overdue for an updated "Paul selfie of
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I started with BBS's in the early 80's. Eventually ran one on a Commodore 64 on 4 1541 disk drives.
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In reply to Bats:I made the transition from Echo to Google Home too. Took me a while but glad I finally did. I
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I was firmly in the Alexa camp but I have taken a chance on Google Home and it sounds like it might have been
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I echo the need for the personal uploads to be moved over to YouTube Music. I have several albums that may nev
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In reply to UK User:I just commented on that too. Windows ME was polished, stylish and truly felt like the bes
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"Windows Millennium Edition (Me), which was unfairly criticized"Man, finally...someone who doesn't immedi
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In reply to RonH:They limit playlists to 1000 songs. :(
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I'm a long suffering fan of WearOS and I welcome this news. I've always found WearOS to be far from
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In reply to jr.flynn:I felt the same way...I tuned out 30 minutes in. Decided to catch up on Paul's artic
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In reply to dcdevito:"But with Chrome OS getting dev support"I test drove a Pixelbook for 2 weeks and I can ho
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Marketing did play a huge part as most people just didn't know of them and the people who had them LOVED
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I use Paint daily to crop pictures for business purposes. Very simple and easy...I guess I could try the Photo
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In reply to wspaw:Now that I did get on a PC of mine. I ran the Windows Update Troubleshooter and it helped.
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In reply to scola77:Strange someone voted your post down...but I digress. Same here...Surface Book 2, 1803 and
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I made an initially reluctant move from Echo to Google Home last fall and I really have no regrets. It works q
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In reply to Igor Engelen:I've since moved to the Grocery List with Google Assistant...it goes to Google E
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In reply to Vladimir:The best way to make it more "tablet like" is to use Chrome and save certain websites to
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In reply to smahoneysr:Spending a few minutes with the Task app, I can agree. No widget...no calendar integrat
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I'm a long suffering Microsoft To-Do user that left Wunderlist when To-Do came out. I've waited for
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I love Pocketcasts but I truly welcome this, especially having converted from Alexa to Google Assistant and Go
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Pixelbook + Windows?I have to admit, I love the Pixelbook. The keyboard and trackpad are among the best I'
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I chose Wunderlist a few years ago as my family's "To-Do" list app. When To-Do was released, I decided to
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Thanks Paul. I am truly considering some changes to my FB account. I recently went out and purged most of the
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In reply to Jeff.Bane:Slow but not dreadfully slow. The Note 8 came out in October and received Oreo a few wee
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The Last JediI couldn't agree more on your "The Last Jedi" thoughts. I found the moving to be a mess of s
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I may finally part with my Surface Book, especially if the 2 in 1 has a GPU...
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WHAT I USE 2012: Dell Tower PC (Media Server/Gaming Machine)Surface ProWindows PhoneZune/XBOX Music/GrooveXBOX
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I love my Pixel XL 2 despite the early problems. The only problem I have consistently is wonky Bluetooth. Basi
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In reply to ruusterc:I often wonder if the Windows 8 debacle, for some, continues. Something that is rarely me
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Great piece Paul. I absolutely do not care for speculation articles or emotional responses, which is why I rea
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Agreed. The Huawei Watch 2 Classic quite good but still not the perfect watch. And there
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"It’s obvious in retrospect. And a bit sad. But I think that the new Microsoft is more concerned with profit
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I want to use it...I like but I have ONE friend whom uses it with me. ONE. Allo/Duo/SMS all need to be combine
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It is interesting that you are considering a reevaluation the Pixel 2 XL. I'm looking forward to your tho
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In reply to hrlngrv:Agreed. Even as I use my Pixelbook for most things, I often miss the "geekability" of it..
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Agreed that it is nice to have this in the Windows Store. I've been using the "Windowed Chrome App" versi
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This is interesting indeed. I'm still a PC gamer and I own an XBOX One and I think Microsoft is going to
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In reply to rmlounsbury:This!!! Now that To-Do is a part of Office 365 E1, I can't even use it if I have
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Thanks for the update. I'm still chugging along with To-Do but I really, REALLY need the sharing options
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In reply to ChristopherCollins:I'm strangely nostalgic for E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Sword Quest, Ad
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My tech world started with the Atari 2600 and evolved to Colecovision, Commodore Vic-20, Commodore 64, Amiga 5
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In reply to jwpear:I do believe this is a reaction to ChromeOS and the surprising success of ChromeBooks in th
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In reply to johnbaxter:I agree that he was. Oh what the Amiga could have been today...
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Android qualitySome good comments on Android. I often wonder why I "put up with it" as well. For example, opin
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In reply to ghostrider:Wear is a usable OS now. It may not be perfect and it needs refinement but I enjoy usin
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I actually like Android Wear. It can use a heck of a lot more refinement but it is far, far from the dog peopl
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In reply to Thumperyz69:Same with me on the Pixel 2 XL with Bluetooth. So quirky...I am hopeful that the Pixel
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I am anxious to see your real life experience with it over time. I totally agree that Samsung has the absolute
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Same here. And more excited about Google I/O than Build. I think I started to lose inter
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In reply to X911ty12:Most are 1 day...the Huawei Watch 2 Classic can get 2 days...I've gotten 1.5 to
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In reply to duncanator:Totally agree about point one. They either are too big or look to masculine for her tas
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In reply to paul-thurrott:And my wife would be all for this. She doesn't want an iPhone but wants an Appl
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As much a fan of Android Wear that I am, I have to say i wholeheartedly agree with you Paul. I'm not an A
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I'm glad to see this. I am a Microsoft fan but beyond my XBOX, Surface Book and Dell Tower (File/Media/PL
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I love Duo...I love Allo...I like Hangouts. Why not bring this all together along with SMS into one, cohesive
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In reply to djross95:It will be one week on Friday that I've had the Pixebook. Beyond thinking I might ha
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In reply to jrickel96:I can definitely concur on the price. I may still end up taking it back and getting Sams
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In reply to jrickel96:Yes, I forgot about Android Go. I saw the specs on one of the first Android Go phones an
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Paul, I understand your frustrations with Android. I can agree on the context of your earlier comment about An
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In reply to djross95:I have no immediate plans to ditch my Windows 10 based file and PLEX server or my Surface
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In reply to stevenlack:I am having an epiphany of sorts. I'm a lifelong Microsoft fan but with the demise
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I hate to hear of those issues. I just recently moved my wife off of her Note 8 to a
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In reply to IanYates82:I admit, going to Pixel 2 XL had made me bit if a purest now. But, Samsung stuff isn�
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In reply to brisonharvey:I have both the Note 8 and Pixel 2 XL. The Note 8's camera was already good but
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In reply to RonH:True...just wish I didn't have to use it. And this may fall into Paul's "Dumpster F
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Paul, after your comments on What The Tech, it seems like you are warming up to Samsung or about to go back to
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"Quantum Conundrum"Underrated game and glad to be able to play it again. It is voiced by "Q" (John de Lancie).
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Were you active in the BBS days and if so, do you sometimes miss those interesting days? Did you ever run your
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In reply to bassoprofundo:I agree. While I never saw much lag on my Note 8, the Pixel 2 XL is just as smooth n
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"Bixby. I’ve described Bixby as being a crime against humanity."This is no exaggeration. Bixby is in th
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Paul, like you, camera means EVERYTHING to me. I am huge on capturing memories and the camera is so important
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In reply to Polycrastinator:I'm a convert from Echo to Google Home and I'm pretty happy with it and
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"Android vs. iPhone""Android is a dumpster fire."I totally get what Paul is telling us here. And he isn't
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In reply to abdulla77:I"m with you. I am not in the "other phones have bloat" or "Only Pure Android" but I rea
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In reply to Skolvikings:"This!"I don't want to have to rely on MicroSD. I like pure storage
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I do believe Samsung has the overall superior phone, especially the Note series. I have both the Note 8 and Pi
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In reply to Skolvikings:After the Note 7 Debacle, I had the Pixel XL, Moto Z Force Droid, Note 8 and now the P
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In reply to RonH:Thanks,,,may give that a try...with the APK for Pixel Launcher...
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In reply to lhavenst:I do get what Paul says in this article and I did respect his "can't recommend" revi
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I am one of those who is keeping the Pixel 2 XL for the Camera and Oreo 8.1. I also have a Note 8 which has a
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I'm sticking with YouTube.TV in hopes it will improve over time. The DVR alone is worth the low channel c
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In reply to richfrantz:I would say no, not ad free. Regular commercials on live TV and there are ad's at
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YouTube TV was our choice in cutting the cord. It just fit better with our Google Ecosystem (Google Home Mini/
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Same here. The camera is pretty much the only reason I'm holding on to my Pixel
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The camera and Oreo (to an extent) are the main reason I use my Pixel 2 XL on a daily basis. I also have a Not
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In reply to wolters:I understand the headache with Sharepoint, etc. Thing is there are not really any solutio
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Is the Surface Book 2 worth the upgrade from the original SB? Does it suffer from "hot bag"? And have they add
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In reply to wolters:I like the idea of "Inbox" but with the need of Outlook.com and Exchange, Outlook works be
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In reply to shameermulji:True but with PWA on the horizon, we may see less "apps" and we could see platform ag
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I'm actually finding myself using Google services a lot more. I recently migrated from Echo to Google Hom
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Inbox by GMail works "best" with G-Mail, correct? We can't use Outlook.com or Exchange with it, correct?
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"Photo management"Paul is right on there. What I do is find one method that I actually want to organize and th
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In reply to jimchamplin:We have 5 Surface 3's with LTE in our sales field here and they've been soli
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I've owned nothing but a Surface PC since the original RT, starting with an original Surface Book (i7, 51
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In reply to rgelb:Bluetooth seems to be a common problem for Google. Both the Pixel XL and Pixel 2 XL has had
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I like YouTube TV. We dropped DirecTV for it just to cut out cost since we really don't watch much "Broad
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In reply to dcdevito:Well, talking about actually going into the "app" and setting a new alarm via the app. I&
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This is a good step. I migrated from Echo to Google Home, topping off with the Max. One thing I do miss from t
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"they need to speed up the development ten-fold."Absolutely...there has been no reason why shared tasks hasn&#
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Paul. I'm happy that "place holders" is back in OneDrive via Files On Demand. On a PC that has been synci
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In reply to gregsedwards:This! And more This! Right on! Perfect illustration of the struggle.
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Agreed. I am actually behind, almost a year, in my photo / video sorting. I do backup to
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Love this Paul. In the last quarter of 2017 and thanks to the demise of Groove (which I was keeping for sentim
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This is interesting and I'm going to give it a try. It doesn't appear in the store as of yet...tried
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In reply to meek_teef:I cancelled my Audible too as I found myself not having time to listen to them. So, as a
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In reply to Edward_Grego:I'm still holding on to my first gen Surface Book even if I still have to battle
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I am interested in seeing the response to this. While I wasn't 100% blown away by the Google Home Max, I
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I've been second guessing Facebook lately and want to use it less and less. I feel it is my family and so
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In reply to T182:I truly cannot embrace anything beyond Windows 10 and XBOX these days. Not even the recently
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"our chances for shared experiences are small."I totally agree about how we lost the art of "shared" experienc
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I received a "Scholarship" for this and if I complete the course in 3 months, they said I get another course..
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In reply to gwj.fl:I still use Windows as my Main Home Media/File Server (via Plex), I have a Surface Book and
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I've pretty much settled on Google Assistant, with a little Cortana sprinkled in on the PC and Phone. Hav
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"Google Home. We are using Google Home for voice controls. It works great with the equipment we have, but
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In reply to jr.flynn:I'm right there with you. It does bug me and actually hurts. I hold on to my 360 Kin
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"Switching should be relatively simple."I switched from Echo to Google Home (Max, Home and 2 Mini's) and
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I've come to accept the loss of the Kinect. I did purchase a new Kinect and Adapter for my XBOX One X but
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In reply to rmlounsbury:Android Wear is on a lot more watches than people realize. Just about every designer b
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In reply to adamcorbally:I can agree that the world isn't ready for a $1000+ Chromebook as ChromeOS is st
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"Unlike with, say, Android Wear. Yikes."I may be the only Thurrott Premium member who defends Android Wear. Fo
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In reply to jrickel96:" Even so, the amount of usage is still very small and without massive growth, I su
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In reply to dcdevito:Now that I've migrated from Echo to Home, yes, I can wholeheartedly agree that Googl
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As I've stated in other comments, I just left the Echo ecosystem for Google Home (a combo of Mini, Home a
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Hey Paul. Great review. I have the Max myself and I have to say the sound quality is quite good and I've
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Good article Brad. While I do filter some things and set time limits (via Microsoft Family Safety and Google F
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The end of Groove hurt a little as I was with it since ZunePass. But it was also a relief, so I didn't ha
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In reply to MattHewitt:I ended up being okay with it despite the problems I had with it. For sure won't s
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Love these kinds of articles because I'm always looking for tips on home screen productivity. On my Pixel
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In reply to MattHewitt:I'd like to hear his thoughts. What do you think Matt? I am a "Somewhere in betwee
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In reply to will:I would like to know too The lack of sharing with my family makes this tool almost useless. I
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I will check these out as I'm always looking for new and alternative podcasts. A few podcasts that I used
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Paul, what are your thoughts on the Google "Ecosystem" as a whole? Is it maturing? Is it an attractive alterna
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I made the difficult but ultimately right decision to move from Echo to Google Home, topping off with the Goog
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I'm an IT Director and ONLY It employee at my business and despite that, I do spend a lot of time behind
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In reply to Bats:I think you will like it. I was a long time Echo user and just hearing about the Max made me
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Hey Paul...I've been waiting on the Google Max to complete my migration to Google Home and I am not disap
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In reply to wolters:My second day. More impressed with the sound now. The bass is rich and a perfect balance.
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In reply to Chris_Kez:We all are... :)
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Off topic...just received my Google Home Max. Going home at lunch to connect it. Thi
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Immediate first impression...HEAVY...Wow so heavy. It arrived at my workplace and I am taking it home to conne
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In reply to schooner:I know there has been some denial in this but this happened to a friend of mine. She ment
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Paul, yet another fantastic and timely article. I say timely, because I'm about to finally put in the cor
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In reply to Travis:I look forward to Paul's review but I'll post my initial thoughts in this thread
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I ordered mine first thing this morning from Best Buy. Shows delivery for the 13th. Best Buy has gone back to
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I'm still a Microsoft centric tech enthusiast even if I now have a very mixed ecosystem (Android, Google,
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Forgot to ask this question this past week...do you truly think the Google Home Max just might be vaporware? A
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In reply to Polycrastinator:I will consider that since I am preparing for the possible "vaporware" of the Max.
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"Just ask a recovering Windows phone—or Media Center, or Zune—fan how their seven-step program is going."Y
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I'm surprised to see CHILD OF EDEN on this list. Perhaps the rumors were true that some legacy Kinect en
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This takes me back to my Windows Mobile 6.5 days and flashing the Raphael ROM on my HTC Fuze to keep up with t
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"Tech nostalgia"I hope to make it to a meet and greet sometime because I believe we would have a lot to talk a
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I am considering the 13.5" model with the 2GB 1050 chip. I am not an extreme gamer but I like to game now and
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This is great since I use OneDrive as my primary photo backup. I do like Google Photos but it would be nice ju
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I had similar issues with Amazon Music Unlimited but it wasn't as convoluted as this and I agree they nee
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In reply to ErichK:Or give Google Home Mini a shot for $30 this Black Friday.
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In reply to Skolvikings:I sure will because this hasn't been easy. Amazon still plays music better than G
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Long time Amazon Echo user here and I am in a slow transition to Google Home for 3 main reasons:Better Search
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Great article Paul. As a "Windows Guy" myself, I had no choice but to embrace change and I know exactly the da
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In reply to MacLiam:Thanks for the update. I just couldn't wrap my brain around how it works (see below)
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In reply to Kevin_Holt:Oh don't get me wrong, this is a great tablet...just has some shortcomings, especi
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In reply to Michael Rivers:My Samsung Tab S3 Verizon tablet hasn't had a security update since May 1st. T
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In reply to wshwe:Keep in mind this may be a Verizon issue. The non LTE Tab S3 may be up to date. The Tab S3 i
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In reply to ErichK:Agreed that the Samsung's are nice and there is a lot to like about my Tab S3. It just
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You are right on that there isn't a worthy Android Tablet. Back when they first started appearing, I real
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In reply to MacLiam:See my post below. Let me know if you get it working. I struggled getting this to work.
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Folks...I tried the Logitech Harmony Smart Control over the weekend to simplify my collection of remotes and I
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In reply to jwpear:I am warming up to Chromebooks somewhat but like you, hard to justify the cost for somethin
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In reply to Nick_Vlittas:I re-watched her review and I can see that. I do like her but she might have caught h
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In reply to veroach:I'm considering this in place of my Samsung Tab S3 tablet. This tablet is beautiful,
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In reply to helix2301:In an effort to simplify my digital life and in light of Groove going away, I decided to
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This is very good to hear. Maybe there is a fix that I've yet to find, but I notice that many times, Micr
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In reply to Chris Blair:I just watched her review. Interesting...
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Thank you Paul. You might have convinced me that the "hype" over the quality of the XL might have been overblo
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PocketCasts is fantastic. It works rather well with Android Wear, letting you browse, play, pause, mark as pla
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Pocket is awesome. And while I don't use Edge day to day, I am so glad it does have a Pocket Extension no
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In reply to edboyhan:I echo your thoughts. I've given Google Home a fighting chance but it just doesn
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In reply to RossNWirth:Amazon Echo handles music so much better than Google Home. I'm truly trying to mi
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In reply to gregsedwards:"I am curious how this change impacts Cortana and Skype on the Xbox platform moving f
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In reply to Jacob-Bearce:This is the battle I face. The only thing keeping me now from moving to Google Home i
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In reply to maethorechannen:Agreed. Home still feels Beta...it really does. Another example...in the Alexa App
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"Likewise, I’ve opted for Google’s personal assistant over the far more popular Alexa, mostly because I be
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In reply to maethorechannen:Considering the fact that we are once again considering dumping DirecTV, it would
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I knew this day was coming but until there is a better solution for voice commands on the XBOX (not having to
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I am currently looking at phasing out of Echo and into Google Home. While this news is indeed good, especially
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As a football fan, it is a long shot but would love for ESPN NFL 2K5 and Arena Football to make the list. :)
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In reply to brad-sams:It's Monday after a weekend away setting up a IPsec tunnel 200 miles away. Updated
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I was considering leaving my Note 8 for the Pixel XL 2 128GB but now I'm giving pause to that idea. Like
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Hey Brad...thanks for this timely article. I was in the middle of transitioning from Echo to Google Home and I
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In reply to thechise:Absolutely agree on assistant overload. I myself and trying to move myself to just Micros
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In reply to maethorechannen:I will for sure consider this. The XBOX One X may be overkill.
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This may be the first major Windows 10 Update that I may do a clean install of once the update has arrived. I
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This is pretty cool and kind of makes my decision on a living room media center a little harder. I'm curr
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In reply to Waethorn:We are a small business...the owner simply says yea or nay to spending. He can't see
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In reply to timothyhuber:I'm going to take the dive and migrate from Amazon Echo / Music to Google Home a
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In reply to jwpear:it gives me pause not only because of their uncertain consumer end but do I really need an
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In reply to mmcpher:How is Arrow on your Note 8? Battery life about the same?
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In reply to offTheRecord:I agree. While I do welcome this, it is a little "too little, too late" for me. But t
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In reply to timothyhuber:I've considered converting from Echo to Google Home. My main hangup with Google
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I've been waiting for a moment where I could use Outlook as my total email, calendar and contacts option
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Once in a while, I can get emotional in responding to Microsoft's decisions and maybe say something that
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I've been waiting on this. I didn't think it would be possible but so glad to hear this. I don'
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In reply to feek:Truly, I am wondering...I used the XBOX One for Media mostly and I don't mind the cost o
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In reply to daveevad:Agreed. I've had more than a few family and friends come to me saying "You said this
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In reply to maethorechannen:If it were't for YouTube Red, I'd be all in with Amazon Music, especiall
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In reply to navarac:Not to beat a dead horse but here are the things I fully embraced, evangelized, and loved
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In reply to michaelpatricehuber:The slideshow with the artist pictures is what I'll miss the most.
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I can't say I am surprised but a little shocked at the speed of this. I've been a Zune user since th
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I use this with my daughters Moto Z Play Phone that she has for Wi-Fi only. It is quite good and underrated. I
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I remember that Microsoft YouTube app. It was actually quite good. Once it was removed, I knew the writing on
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In reply to Stokkolm:For us, my company won't commit to the yearly cost of Office 365 to include full Off
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I'm really surprised there is only a single camera lens unless the phone will have some kind of new techn
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I agree To-Do lacks the features of Wunderlist and one has to "wonder" why it is taking so long. I really need
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Amazon tablets are quite good, especially if you are invested in their ecosystem of Kindle, Amazon Music, Amaz
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I MIGHT, just MIGHT use Edge if it ran on Android. I really like the Chrome sync...main reason I use chrome.
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In reply to ghostrider:This may explain the Bluetooth and lag issues after I received the official Oreo update
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I really liked the Pixel XL but never LOVED it. I fell back to it when the Note 7 debacle took place. Overall,
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I am firmly in the Android camp but I keep up on this as the management at work prefers iPhone. After watching
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In reply to Polycrastinator:Agreed...it was nowhere to be found in 8.0.
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I felt the same way after the event...I wasn't wowed as I thought I would be on this next edition of the
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In reply to Stooks:Agreed. I watched it with an open mind but it was nothing earth shattering.
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In reply to MartinusV2:I am going to guess by the end of 2017.
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In reply to NotThatSRoss:I agonized for a good while leaving my beloved Windows Phone in 2015 but I just had t
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In reply to nightmare99:You'll miss Windows Phone at times but the Note 8 is amazing.
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My Windows Phone to Android journey went like this. When it was announced that Verizon wouldn't get the L
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In reply to bsd107:I am in the "Insiders" program and I can report that this new dashboard they pushed out in
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In reply to wshwe:I agree...it is far from the turkey people make it out to be, at least on how well it works.
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"spectacular failure"I can agree to a fault with that statement as it hasn't really caught on and one of
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In reply to Patrick3D:Yes, I would assume in this day in age, if your "purchase to stream service" goes away t
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In reply to djross95:As an IT Director, the only place where she really dropped the ball was to have a committ
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I actually welcome this news as I am often finding myself using all 3 (Google Assistant, Cortana and Alexa) fo
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Very good article and this is a conundrum I am facing with not only Microsoft Services but Google and Amazon.
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I pre-ordered one. We use our XBOX One primarily for media using OneGuide with our DirectTV Receiver and the K
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I just received an e-mail, just now, that it is back in stock at Amazon as of 10:55AM CDT.
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I pre-ordered mine from Best Buy. I plan on using the Kinect with it (with the adapter.) I still like the voic
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In reply to MCimino:I like Best Buy in the past few years. Good prices, a great store pickup program and retur
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This is a fantastic article as I battle with not only trying to settle with one Music Service but also one "Pe
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So, in theory, I don't need a Google Account for my contacts on my Cell Phone anymore? Doesn't the s
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In reply to Larry:I noticed in the first pre-season, Al Michaels made sure to fully say Microsoft Surface duri
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I've had every Surface up to Surface Book at one time or another. Beyond some phantom touches on an SP4 a
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I've had no real problems with Windows 10 in our business. When it first came out, some recent versions o
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If NFL comes to online providers, we'll finally cut our DirecTV out.
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My company would love one but was priced too high. I'll look forward to lower priced versions.
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It looks like we are finally seeing some traction with the Windows Store. It's taken 5 years and we still
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In reply to daveevad:I did receive a review 950xl and loved it and really wanted it for my daily driver. And y
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In reply to Mike_Peluso:Yes...during that "almost competitive" period, it was a blast to use. Heck, I loved th
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I really enjoyed the 8.1 time of Windows / Windows Phone and I was ALL IN with the Microsoft Ecosystem. Then c
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In reply to Polycrastinator:Same here whereas touching the keys or touchpad used to wake it, now I have to pre
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In reply to lvthunder:Love it. :)
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I hate to hear that. I've learned to live with my Surface Book "hot bag." It never resolved for me and I
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I recently added the single one at home and it has been a fantastic experience.
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In reply to Darmok N Jalad:I am another Kinect defender. I still us it for voice commands and if I discover a
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In reply to Narg:Hate to hear this for you. :(
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In reply to Narg:Good point. My ISP did that but for only $5.00 more a month, we now can do unlimited again.
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"And … it’s not clear which one is best. Literally."I can relate to this...not only for living room boxes
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I've used this for sometime and it helps but is far from perfect. I can't seem to move my collection
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Picked up a few games...that I'll play in 5 years when I get the time. I love how Steam, GOG, and XBOX sa
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I liked it myself as well. Yet another Microsoft project I liked and then it gets cancelled but don't wan
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In reply to Care:I loved my red Dell Venue 8 pro until I was on my third replacement. The third replacement wa
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I remember the invite to this event...a "small" announcement they called it. And turned into the Surface Pro 3
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In reply to dcdevito:I never went iPhone officially. After this HTC 8125, I went to the HTC Fuze and flashed t
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When this came out, I was going into my second year with this phone...And at the time, I was bragging how much
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It also fixes an indexing problem with Outlook. This one's huge for us as it affected our business.
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In reply to MacLiam:I am usually quick too until I had major issues with Android O (Bluetooth problems like nu
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In reply to vernonlvincent::(
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"Can I get a slow clap for the innovator, please?"And totally agree with this Paul...good article...
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I use a Surface 3 LTE for my Windows Insider and will update today...this sounds like a great update.
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In reply to thea2_:I like Groove but I don't need to have/maintain multiple music services. If Spotify wo
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In reply to woodward5418:I've tried with all that is in me to use Windows as a Tablet. While I've be
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In reply to Waethorn:YouTube I believe. They were also focusing on YouTube for education.
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I am in contact with many of the IT Directors at local school districts. They are ALL in with Chrome and Googl
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In reply to bbold:Agreed...there needs to be more "tablet" apps for Windows devices if they want to compete. I
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In reply to Narg:Thanks for confirming. I am looking forward to this and I hope it can give me 3-5 years of us
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I'm on board as well just to get a beefer system with more storage and 4K Blu-Ray and I hope, it will ser
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This is a good thing, if anything for nostalgia or for games we truly do miss. For me, that would be ESPN NFL
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I'm assuming the Kinect will still work with the same adapter as the XBOX S. And Assuming it still has th
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In reply to wocowboy:Well said. This is the reason I have a Pixel. I want the latest updates, even if it only
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I feel Paul's pain. As a Microsoft fan, I wonder if it is even worth hanging on as a "Microsoft Fan." No,
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In reply to harmjr:I had Mac users impressed when the Hololens was originally announced. Now, the excitement i
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In reply to IanYates82:Sadly no. I use the Kinect mainly for voice commands and for Skype, which works great.
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In reply to misterstuart:I agree with that. Us power users can use home brew solutions if we need more than 1T
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Shaking my head for sure but it was too good to be true. Guess I'll be dropping Amazon Cloud and just kee
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:Absolutely agree here. At work, I get call after call from sales people pushing Azur
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Agreed. I still wish they could convert over a few of the truly good Kinect games though. The original Kinect
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The news on this has intrigued me some. But I bet there is still no Bluetooth mouse support which is the numbe
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In reply to RonH:To Tiny Elvis, it looks hugggggeeeeee
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I think I may fire up my iPhone 7+ which is collecting dust as I use my Pixel XL as my main phone, and try iOS
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I am holding out for this instead of getting an "S" now for the 4K. I can wait abother 5-6 months. Looking for
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My two phones are the Pixel XL and Moto Z Force Droid and I currently use the Pixel as daily driver. The Moto
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The entire Echo Vs, Google home battle is a tough one. We are entrenched in the Amazon world and Echo makes a
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I think it is a great idea. One thing it won't do is show up as an option for SHARING if you don't h
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In reply to Ron Diaz:As a Windows Phone fan who had to move on, it pains me to see, in other forums and sites,
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Music, via Google Music, still has some problems. You can't simply shuffle your music. I can tell the Ech
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Microsoft HoloLens...here's looking at you...
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In reply to mccabeio:See my above post...
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For me, it isn't 100% "daily driver" ready. Bluetooth Audio in my Jeep with UConnect keeps going in and o
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Installed 'O' on my Pixel XL. Bluetooth audio is not working well. Cuts in and out and doesn't
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In reply to kzrystof:Microsoft Family Safety is extremely underrated. But so was Windows Phone, Zune, Windows
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"Google has a VP of Engineering for Kids and Families"While not 100% related to this article, this makes me th
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Quick comment on "Google finally released its Home appliance in unfinished form, though it appears to be impro
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In reply to Martin Pelletier:Yes...where's Hololens from 2 years ago? Where's Astoria and Islandwood
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This is HUGE...maybe the most underrated story of the day. As an IT Pro who wants to pick up some development
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In reply to mikeghou:If the 950XL was allowed on Verizon, I might very well be using it. On the Pixel XL now.
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"Microsoft will also, over time, deemphasize the things I care the most about: Windows specifically, but perso
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I am glad you are talking about this because Daniel over at Windows Central seemed a little miffed at my comme
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:The Note 8 might pull me away from the Pixel XL. All depends on Camera and the longs
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:Oh I agree...Android Wear isn't for everyone. And despite Tizen's tighter
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In reply to jbinaz:I use Carbonite's SMS Backup and Restore when I go between two android devices. Not su
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In reply to dallasnorth40:It may be a tad overrated but overall, it is amazing. I tend to get a lot of fuzzy s
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Paul, I've made a similar trip back top the Pixel XL. After the Note 7 debacle, I went to the Pixel (5")
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In reply to MutualCore:Unlike RT, this OS isn't a dead end as Paul explained in previous articles. One ca
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In reply to dhallman:No worries on being a downer. I am mixed on both the EDU and Surface Laptop. I came away
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In reply to Skolvikings:I can agree with that and while I do cloud backup my photos, I also like to connect to
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I use Excel for my home budget and I often use Excel Mobile with my Surface Book. Why do you ask? I can't
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In reply to Bats:The iPad was only a game changer in that it was a large iPhone. If the iPhone was capable of
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Since Windows Mobile is pretty much a non factor, using Edge is tough if you want to sync with a mobile browse
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It's time to play the 5 hour "Developers! Developers! Developers!" because this will hinge on UWP for sur
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In reply to rameshthanikodi:I can agree with that. Samsung does offer a ton of features that are quite nice to
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In reply to Darmok N Jalad:I've heard that too, mostly in Asia or India. But we are about 3 months or so
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Since leaving Windows Phone in 2015 and spending some good time with a Note 5 and after the Note 7 mess, I was
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In reply to MutualCore:It is tough not to reply to the articles on Windows Central that act like Windows Phone
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Quick History in a Nutshell before coming to Windows: Vic-20, Commodore 64, Amiga. I went to Windows because t
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In reply to Lateef Alabi-Oki:Yes...the JBL Speaker, Incipio Battery Pack and several "backs". The JBL Speaker
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In reply to Lateef Alabi-Oki:The Pixel XL just screams performance. Despite loving my Moto Z Force more, I ne
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In reply to Lateef Alabi-Oki:This is why I use my Pixel XL over my preferred Moto Z Force Droid. The roomy 128
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Since the Note 7's demise (and coming from beloved Windows Phones), I've had the Note 5, Moto Z Forc
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In reply to obarthelemy:Agreed. The OnePlus 3T and Moto G5 Plus are more than "Good Enough" and if my wo
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I had a love/hate relationship with Windows Mobile 6.5. I had it before the iPhone took off and people were am
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As a Verizon user at work and IT Director, I do welcome the Verizon version as we can no longer get the Surfac
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In reply to mebby:Agreed...at LEAST 6 months I'd say.
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In reply to Igor Engelen:Exactly...this is a very good start for a version one...heck, it works with Android W
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I use Wunderlist and I've given this a try today and here are my thoughts.First the showstopper (for me).
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In reply to gregsedwards:Agreed. As a task manager and a "reminder" program, it is awful. So I supplement my t
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In reply to Waethorn:I was an early Surface RT adopter and when I started to ache for the desktop apps in a ta
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In reply to donkey:If they had released a new Windows Essentials (with a new movie maker and perhaps the Groov
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I can agree with all of this, especially how dramatically faster Windows Hello is and the Cortana Improvements
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In reply to rameshthanikodi:Agreed. And this is not a flame but the constant "I'm sticking with Windows P
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In reply to bgoodbody:Agreed...for those holding on to the ICON, all hope is now gone for Verizon WP users.
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No more Lumia ICON / 930. Well, that's it for any Verizon holdouts.
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In reply to idamanomo:The Google Pixel XL is the absolute best for the camera speed. While the quality on my M
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I have both the Pixel XL and the Moto Z Force Droid and while I go between both, I tend to miss the Moto Z For
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In reply to adamcorbally:I've made similar comments in other forums and got dogged for it. But with their
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This is the one reason I wish my workplace (who pays for my mobile phone) wasn't on Verizon...I hate that
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In reply to pwrof3:Yes, the very fact that UWP being a bust left me befuddled about this award.
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I noticed that Windows Hello is much faster on my Surface Book with this update.
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In reply to dave0:We use our XBOX one primarily for a media center. So "Hey Cortana" for "volume up", "volume
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Cutting edge is starting to exhaust me and a phone like the G5 Plus is very intriguing. Not only is it "good e
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I am curious if the Kinect will still work via the adapter or if it will have a microphone. I do use voice inp
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In reply to wshwe:That right there is the answer. Not so much on Android but Android and iOS. Most people I kn
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In reply to Delmont:I'm up for good conversation. Explain...
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In reply to Narg:The Pixel lacks perks...despite being buttery smooth and the camera equally as snappy, there
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In reply to jrickel96:I can concur that I had two G4's that "phantom touch" problems. Let's hope the
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In reply to wshwe:Agreed...with all respect to Android Central (and Mobile Nations), I tire of them always hyp
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I choose Android due to the pricing of the iPhones. I currently go between the Pixel XL and the Moto Z Force D
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I've made Cortana my default digital assistant on my Moto Z Force Droid and along with Arrow launcher and
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With this MIA and no replacement for Windows Essentials (Movie Maker), doesn't Microsoft consider media e
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Forgot about the Night Light Feature. F.Lux is good but like to have something more integrated like this. I di
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In reply to wolters:Update...the Admin tools for the last update will still work with 1703
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In reply to araedy:Did you try this link that was posted earlier? https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/
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Worked for me...but now waiting for the Remote Administrative Tools for build 1703...if anyone spots it, let m
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In reply to Vuppe:Yes, I had a long post that I updated and bam...it's gone...I do like Disqus better but
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"Let's get one thing clear here, Google Assistant is far superior to Cortana. It's not even close. "
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In reply to tboggs13:Agreed...I still think the Kinect is pretty awesome but acknowledge it isn't popular
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In reply to wolters:I edited my comment above...anyone know why it disappeared?
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In reply to jamiet:I can agree with that. I've used a Pixel XL and Moto Z Force Droid and the Pixel XL ju
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:Not worth the price and while the camera is good, I think it is overrated.
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In reply to madthinus:Why did you have to say this? As I sit here, with an iPhone 7 Plus, 256 GB phone in fron
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Tried to access my budget spreadsheet with Excel Mobile. Bam! Denied. :(
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I would consider myself a power user. But with the onset of parenthood, I don't really build systems anym
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"way too many schools out there spending billions on iPad in classes with such limited uses. As this tech bec
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I know this is wishful thinking but if Edge was released as a multi-platform browser, I'd consider going
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I have a core i7, 512GB, GPU first generation Surface Book. The only real problem I have is the sleep problem
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In reply to RonV42:I'm still checking for you...interesting in that should be available since the Moto�
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In reply to mebby:I have an iPhone 7 Plus 256GB at work with my name on it. Yet, I choose to use my Moto Z For
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"I don't think Microsoft can do anything. When they lost phone, they lost consumer computing."That sums i
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This article brings to mind everything that has frustrated me as a Microsoft fan. Not only UWP, but everything
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In reply to VirtualDanMan:Glad it is working... :)
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I still prefer the Outlook email app but here are some thoughts on it...* It has been rather slow lately. So s
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The little known Microsoft Family Safety is awesome and powerful and which it would have received more attenti
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I'm kind of lukewarm on tablets myself here lately. My workplace did purchase a Samsung Tab S2 for me and
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I am still holding on to Arrow on my Moto Z Force Droid. I love the utility page and yes, I agree with JMEIII7
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In reply to VirtualDanMan:Try this...You can change the long press assistant shortcut by going to settings - a
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In reply to VirtualDanMan:Which Android phone do you have?
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In reply to RonV42:Ron, which android phone(s) do you have? I have a Moto Z-Force Droid and it is under Assist
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In reply to khanman:I use Outlook for my Google Calendar and get notifications just fine. And agreed, contacts
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In reply to James Wilson:The Outlook app is quite good with the main problem being contacts. Android phones us
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Great Article Paul, especially as I've resigned myself to remain in Android for quite some time (had to p
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In reply to Bart:YES! An article on this would be awesome as mine are such a mess. I generally save them to my
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In reply to Ser Barristan:The Outlook app is excellent but has been quirky lately. I've seen the issue yo
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In reply to ben55124:Arrow now let's you control how to use it. Either by "app usage" or just like Nova.
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In reply to elessar25:I agree. The Moto G series phones are excellent for a mid-range and great for those who
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In reply to jlv632:Agreed...was looking for that...
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In reply to jimchamplin:True...it does seem to be something they are behind. I've just been burned too ma
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I like how, on Android, I can make Cortana the default assistant. The question is, do I want to use my newly r
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In reply to Bsobotta:I know a lot of impatient LG Urbane users are writing LG about this and they report back
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Very interesting. The ONLY reason I've held on to DirecTV is I am an NFL fan and want my direct ticket. I
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"Pretty Good..."
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Excellent reply. I've used "tablet mode" less in Windows 10 than I did with Windows
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I go between Arrow and Nova on my Moto Z Force. But I am returning to Arrow once again. At first I liked the v
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And until then, I continue to use Pushbullet... And this, once again, is Déjà vu all over again for a Micros
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I respect the people over at Windows Central and they are in my RSS feeds. That said, articles like this are s
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"unfairly criticized"I have to say yes it was. I never had once ounce of problem with Windows ME and it felt s
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Thanks for the review. I've found Android Wear to be underrated, even if it seemed messy before. I am looking
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I may look into this. I wish Microsoft would allow a one time change of our "Microsoft Account"...would love t
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I received this on my Windows 10 PC's over the weekend...nice...
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We are 85% Windows 10 in my office and I may be the only one who uses the "Live Tiles." Everyone else: Desktop
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I may be the sole person on Thurrott.com looking forward to this on my LG Watch Urbane. I've gotten used to An
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In reply to PhotM:
Say you use PocketCasts. You got to https://play.pocketcasts.com/ . In Chrome, go to t
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"Web apps on Windows."
Yes...this is huge for me. The only problem I have is when Chrome updates, I have to de
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In reply to Kudupa:
I've "detoured" from Samsung after the two Note 7 recalls. I may return with the next Note
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In reply to Waethorn:
I swayed off the Pixel for a while with the Moto Z Force Droid. Went back to Pixel only
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"Improve the camera" - There is room for improvement. While it often can take stunning pictures, I often get t
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I'm one of the original Dashboard Preview Users and I rarely had time to do the "quests" needed for the Previe
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In reply to Nick_Vlittas:
Totally agree...this phone is so super fast and smooth...it is almost sick.
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Looking forward to your review. I guess my needs are now because the current GPU on my Surface Book has played
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This WW episode gets high marks because Paul mentioned Paul Lynde... :)
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I've upgraded most of our Office to Windows 10 with just a few holdouts (management mainly.) On a whole, no ma
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In reply to Waethorn:
Sorry, actually being honest. I had some fun with So.Cl when I was all in with Windows P
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Had a flashback to the Atari days when we eagerly awaited Pac-Man to be released. They had an 800 number dedic
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In reply to Waethorn:
Yeah but something is cool about So.Cl...I used it often when I had a Windows Phone and
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I only use it for Microsoft Android Beta/Insider programs...
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I am the one person looking forward to Android Wear 2.0. I find Android Wear quite functional and very surpris
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I absolutely agree. It can be so sluggish at times. I am on the Preview/Insider program and honestly haven't e
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Thanks Paul...I grabbed the Offline Installer...it is pretty sad we never got a replacement, especially in the
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In reply to TroyTruax:
Being a Windows Phone fan, Android is NO Windows Phone but I do like the improvements i
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Nice looking devices. I actually am very happy with their Moto Z Force Droid phone. It has been rock solid.&nb
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I'm still on Chrome even though I like Edge. Edge is still too buggy for daily use and since Android is my mob
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"“I’m a Windows phone fan in an iPhone/Android world. Why? Microsoft has it going on!”"
You
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Thank you Paul for this timely article. Even after reading this excellent article, I am still in the camp that
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In reply to MutualCore:
Beyond Malware and such, I am with you. A PC is a Chromebook with millions of applicat
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In reply to cseafous:
I am still in the group that still doesn't fully "get" Chromebooks.
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In reply to nordyj:
"Alas" is the favorite word of us Windows Phone fans who had to move on to Android or iOS.
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Despite being bitten by Microsoft for far too long on products that I loved and used, I am adjusting to this n
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In reply to robincapper:
It for sure isn't "live tiles" but give Arrow Launcher a shot. I like it quite a bit
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"Android apps on Chromebook aren’t measuring up to expectations so far."My wife won an Acer Chromebook 1
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Thank you Paul...now my daughter finally gets her TV/XBOX in her room wish from Santa...against Daddy's better
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Insane perhaps, but I do pay for three music services: Groove, Google Music/YouTube Red, and Amazon Music Unli
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Wow...what am I going to do with my Fantasy Football Trophies I've earned over the years? :(
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I feel that I am in a small minority that actually likes Android Wear. Sure, I still don't have a NEED for a S
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"Dropbox now has an Xbox One app."A lot of these Windows UWP apps just don't work on the XBOX One yet oddly, I
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Between Cortana on my XBOX and Alexa on Echo, I sometimes don't know who I need to talk to. Would like one, ni
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In reply to wolters:
Just had to add a reply to this. After the Note 7 issue, I went briefly to a Pixel and I'
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My only complaint on my Surface Book Core i7, 512GB is the sleeping problems. I just doesn't seem to one to sl
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In reply to richfrantz:
Excellent. I ordered that one too. Not that I HAD to have it. I did like the first mod
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The NuVision tablets are actually pretty good. The screen is very nice but for most eyes, you will have to sca
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Google HOME - Stream Music Without Casting From Phone
I am demoing a Google HOME and I am a happy Amazon Echo customer, so going to compare it to Echo.
I noticed that if I ask Google HOME to play music, it always appears to "cast" from my phone if we are on the same Wi-Fi. I heard it isn't really casting but just a companion app to the phone. Yet that app does say "casting."
If I turn WiFi off on my phone, Google HOME will simply stream without phone.
Is there anyway to turn this off when both devices are on the same WiFi?
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Sad to see this but it was expected. A decent device for what it was.
While not necessary to my life, I
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I know we may never see it but would love Google Music and Movies/TV on the XBOX One.
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I'd love this...I'd love to move from my @live to @outlook Microsoft account.
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I tried the Pixel after two Note 7 recalls. I ultimately moved to the Moto Z Force Droid. Pixel was speedy but
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"In the early 1980’s, my brother and I thrilled to the white noise “crowd cheering” sounds a
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In reply to MutualCore:
I appreciate Windows Central and Daniel Rubino but I couldn't listen to their pod
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In reply to bassoprofundo:
Absolutely agree. While I am all for new technology solutions, I am so tired of Mic
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Hey Paul...DayDream works perfectly with my Moto Z Force Droid. It received Android 7.0 last week and it made
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To me, the other fatal flaw has to be that it has to receive a CAST from your phone to play music. It doesn't
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Thanks Paul...now I just need some time. LOL
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"Microsoft’s Arrow Launcher for Android is updated."Arrow Launcher is quite good, especially some of the
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I had a Pixel (my XL was perpetually on back order so used the 5" variant) but ultimately settled on a phone (
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I’d like the Mozo
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Count me in as one who has been disappointed with the Pixel Camera...I also get the lens flare...Compared to M
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In reply to skborders:
It is a terrific machine. We use it mainly for a media center (streaming, running our s
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I will be interested to see if it will have an "Echo" or "Google Home" like Microphone built in for voice comm
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In reply to lcars:
Agreed and if we ever got Google Assistant for the Desktop (or at least in Chrome), I'd 100
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I prefer Cortana but Google Assistant/Now is easier for quick reminders on the fly since I had to move on to A
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Like Paul, "for some reason", I pay for 3 services: Google Music, Groove and Amazon Unlimited. All 3 have thei
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In reply to RonH:
This is more of a "wrapped" app but it works well and is compatible with media keyboards:&nb
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After the Atari 2600 and Colecovision, I strictly went computer only gaming. Commodore 64 and then Amiga. When
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I know is isnt on the horizon, but I'd love to see a few Kinect games ported over, line original Kinect Sports
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I sure wish they would let us early adopters and "hot baggers" do this...
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In reply to Lewk:
The closest you can get are Motorola Phones. I got my wife a Moto G4+ and she is thrilled wi
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Coming from Lumia ICON, Note 5 and Note 7, my only obvious choice (after the Note 7 mess) was the Pixel XL. I
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In reply to IanYates82:
I'd say it has been fairly stable...a few quirks but usually fixed pretty quickly in u
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In reply to lprell:
Absolutely echo this...I remember when Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 was released...I took
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" I keep Groove limping along despite stronger services from Spotify and Google. I keep using OneNote. And One
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This is a Shame because I moved someone off an LTE iPad to an LTE Surface 3 last year and wanted to do the sam
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In reply to paul-thurrott:
I would buy an upgradable"base" in an instant for my existing Core i7 Surface Book.
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The only issue I've had with "Windows As A Service" being the IT Director (and ONLY IT Guy) at work, is AutoDe
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I'm interested in a premimum PC that can play games "good enough" for me, that looks great, has very few cable
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In reply to dallasnorth40:
Same here...I'm trying to downsize my "computer room" and this ONE CABLE solution i
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"Smartwatch sales are tanking."
I could agree with that. My wife "downgraded" from a Moto 360 to a Fitbi
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“Pixel vs. Nexus 5X: Which smaller Google phone is best for you?”
My Verizon rep forgot to order t
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In reply to goodbar:
I received the 5" by accident and re-ordered a XL but I'll be using the 5" for a while. C
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My PIXEL arrived too (Verizon)...my rep forgot to order the XL but will get it next month so using the standar
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In reply to jrswarr:
I have to agree with you too. I am tired, make that, exhausted from being a Microsoft&nbs
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My personal computing experiences will also continue to revolve around the PC with Android in my Mobile world
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I mainly use Chrome for cross platform browsing history and password remembering. I had to move on to Android
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My Surface Book is my MAIN PC (my home desktop/tower is more of a media/file server). I have the Core i7, 512G
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In reply to Sarge:
Feeling your pain as I am embracing a Microsoft/Google/Android/Amazon/Plex life...
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This is the moment I've been waiting for...the time to really look at my music services. I'm a long tim
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I'm usually slow to react to news stories but if the Note 7 that burned today was indeed a replacement (Sorry
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In reply to maethorechannen:
I can agree with that as I am a happy Note 7 (replaced model) owner but tempted b
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In reply to kitron:
The only thing I remember about promoting the BAND was the Microsoft Health website...it w
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In reply to TheGreatWalther:
Windows Media Center
Windows Home Server
Do I DARE retroactively say the con
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"I am getting tired of attempting to live in the MS ecosystem and getting abandoned."
I feel your pain...I do.
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The Band was a great little device...almost sounds a lot like Zune, Windows Media Center, Windows Phone. Fanta
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I can also confirm problems. My Dad called me last night, saying his PC won't boot due to a missing NTLDR file
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Question...how do you easily copy to and from the phone? I've copied photos from an iPhone with Windows Explor
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I can respect that...this is why I turn off as much of Google as I can...it doesn't need to know where I park.
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And not to digress into the Note 7, but here is a very good look at the cameras between the iPhone 7+ and Note
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I went from the ICON to the Note 5 last year and now to the Note 7. I was so worried over camera quality comin
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I am really torn right now. I moved from Windows Phone (ICON and Verizon User) to a Note 5 last fall. Now, I h
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It is good to, yes, FINALLY see Windows Hello devices and I heard that Microsoft said a little about Windows M
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" they will announce more details next year at Build"
Oh the patience of us Microsoft fans and the long suffer
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As nice as the 950xl is, I felt a little bad for putting her into it but that is all we had. Didn't want to do
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A little but on/off topic but someone stole my wife's Samsung Note 5 yesterday...the only spare phone I had wa