Windows Weekly (Video LO)

Our last episode of the year features a very special guest: Chris Capossela, Chief Marketing Officer of Microsoft. Also, our look back at MS in 2016: Highs and lows. Tip of the week: Get your Xbox ""Reign of You"" Crest! Top app pick of 2016: Pocket AppRaisin mobile app pick of the week: Sight by Camera 360 for Windows phones Enterprise pick of the week: OneDrive-SharePoint sync Codename pick of the week: Helsinki Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Guest: Chris Capossela Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Microsoft is bringing Windows 10 desktop to ARM. This is not Windows RT; it's full Windows 10, plus an emulation layer allowing Win32 apps to work on 64-bit ARM.ARM-based Windows 10 portable PCs are going to be a thing, starting by holiday 2017. Devices not running Win10 don't have to have a screen to get Cortana: Harman Kardon speaker running Cortana is coming next year. Zo.ai officially launches; already has 115,000 users on Kik (after a week). Talking bots can be built with Skype-calling API. Microsoft updates the shipping versions of Windows 10 on Patch Tuesday. MS fixes glitch that kept some Win 10 PCs from being able to connect to the Internet. Surface Hub: A (surprise?) hit. Tip of the week: Microsoft Launches New Two-Day Sale on High-End Surface Books AppRaisin mobile app pick of the week: Groove Enterprise pick of the week: 16 years of MS support? Welcome to Premium Assurance Codename pick of the week: Athens Beer pick of the week: 2016 Anchor Christmas Ale Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Home Hub: What it is, isn't, and might be - this is not the Cortana Cube you're looking for. WinHEC starts tonight - Windows Holographic news to come. What's coming for business users in Win 10 Creators Update. Microsoft takes another run at AI chatbots with Zo. A quick peek at Microsoft's secretive Cache app. EU green lights Microsoft-LinkedIn: What should we expect next? Tip of the week: Check out Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals each day App pick of the week: Dead Rising 4 for Xbox One Enterprise pick of the week: New Azure training offer Codename pick of the week: Barcelona Beer of the week: Epic Brewing Big Bad Baptist Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Leo reviews the Surface Studio. It's expensive and underpowered, but beautiful and incredibly fun to use. Leo's verdict: "I just love it so damn much." Microsoft's bold next step for the Windows Insider Program: change the world. Shocker: Windows phone sales collapsed in 2016. HoloLens heads to Japan with Unity support. Microsoft has a private phone line for Surface Studio support to make sure your new device is perfect. iFixit has a Surface Studio teardown. Xbox One was the best-selling console on Black Friday - but not November as a whole. Tip of the week: Getting started with OneNote App pick of the week: Microsoft Clip Layer for Android Enterprise pick of the week: Azure N Series VMs Codename pick of the week: Asimov Beer pick of the week: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2016 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Microsoft is working to bring x86 apps to Windows on ARM. Windows Holographic minimum requirements revealed. The problem with Windows is the past. Microsoft's "most ultimate mobile device," eh? Microsoft offers concessions to EU regulators over LinkedIn purchase. Satya Nadella finally rips Tim Cook a new one. Yes, obviously, Xbox Project Scorpio will be a premium console. Microsoft details Holiday Update for Minecraft on consoles. Tip of the week: Use Cortana to make to-do lists App pick of the week: Microsoft Solitaire Collection for Android and iOS Enterprise pick of the week: Outlook and EAS Codename pick of the week: Drawbridge Beer pick of the week: Westmalle Tripel Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, 15 years of Xbox, Visual Studio 2017 is almost here, & a live demonstration of HoloLens over Skype. Tip of the week: Use Skype without an account App pick of the week: PhotoScanner for Android/iOS Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit gets an update Codename pick of the week: Kona and Cabo Beer pick of the week: Jopen Johannieter Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Why did Steve Ballmer spill Microsoft secrets? Patch Tuesday brings a fix for the security flaw discovered by Google. Leaked renders: will Microsoft enable Windows 10 Mobile on Intel processors? Oh, by the way, that wasn't a Surface Phone. New Skype Insiders Program. Microsoft patents a Surface Pen strap charger. Quit kvetching about dongles! Tip of the week: Want an iPhone? Buy a refurbished model and save big App pick of the week: Call of Duty Infinite Warfare with Modern Warfare Remastered Enterprise pick of the week: EMET gets an updated end of support date Bonus Enterprise pick of the week: Two Office 365 SMB plans are adding back Access database One more enterprise pick (in place of the codename this week): SharePoint Server Feature Pack 1 Beer of the Week: La Trappe Quad Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Microsoft introduces Teams, their Slack competitor. Terry Myerson unplugged, but not unhinged. Windows as a service isn't working. Surface Studio: a concept years in the making; a price tag a lifetime in the paying off. Paint 3D available for Windows Insiders. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

In-depth discussion of Microsoft's Creators Edition update / Surface Studio event. The Surface Studio is a new premium all-in-one PC aimed at creative professionals. Paired with the Surface Pen, and new Surface Dial, the Surface Studio folds down to become an easel and features the thinnest touchscreen available on a computer. Coming next Spring, the Windows 10 Creators Edition update will come with a new 3D-focused Microsoft Paint, Windows Capture 3D, and new 3D functionality in Office apps like PowerPoint. Mary Jo is at the event, and has her hands-on reaction. Guest Greg Sullivan, Director in Windows and Devices Group, Microsoft talks about Hololens, Creators Edition update, and running Windows apps in VR/AR. Leo, Paul, and Mary Jo all question whether Microsoft's focus on creators and 3D will pay off. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Guest: Greg Sullivan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Microsoft is holding three events in the next three weeks: the October 26th event that might feature new Surface hardware, an Office event on November 2nd that might introduce Slack competitor Skype Teams, and Microsoft Connect () on November 16th. We now have a launch window for Redstone 2: March 2017. What's new with Outlook and Skype? What is the future of Cortana? Does Microsoft want to be just an enterprise company that also makes video games? Bill Belichick tosses his Surface - exactly how bad is the publicity Microsoft got from its NFL deal? Microsoft still needs EU approval for its LinkedIn merger. Is Microsoft going to make a "Cortana Cube" Amazon Echo / Google Home competitor? Mary Jo thinks not. Paul thinks Microsoft should stop holding all their events in New York City. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Microsoft is heading to NYC in late October. But is this a Windows event? A hardware event? Both? What we expect to see, and what we expect not to see. Does Microsoft even need Windows anymore? Of course. But for how long? What's the end game here? Leo's Surface Book got borked by the last Windows update. Microsoft issued a scripting fix. Yesterday was Microsoft's first big Patch Tuesday - what will it bork this time? So far, reports are good... Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Microsoft disbands the Band plans (possibly forever), lessons from this week's Google launch for Microsoft and its partners/users, Windows 10 Anniversary Update updating woes, Microsoft reorganizes its Applications Services Group, Paul finally goes hands-on with the new Outlook.com, Microsoft's new feud with Salesforce, October's Games With Gold for Xbox One, OneDrive UWP adds offline support, and more! Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Megan Morrone Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott are at Ignite, where the venue is huge and...cold! Microsoft Windows Server 2016 is scheduled to be generally available in mid-October, Microsoft says Windows 10 is on 400 million active devices, some Adobe services are moving to Azure, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, Nadella and the four AI pillars, a OneDrive Placeholder tease, September Office 365 updates, Skype for iOS, Workday, Forza Horizon 3 for Xbox One, Mary Jo hits Paul, and more! Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Microsoft rolls out an update to remove 'Get Windows 10' app, a preview of Microsoft SMS Relay, this week in layoffs, the launch of the Nokia 216 phone, Microsoft changes its 'Health' fitness apps' name, Azure customers get hit with a DNS outage, the Xbox One S Minecraft Favorites Bundle, Gears of War 4 goes gold, a way to de-Apple one's iPhone, Campo Santo's Firewatch game comes to the Xbox One with an audio tour, version 1 of 'Bletchley' Azure blockchain delivered, and more! Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

The Surface Cardinal, the possible end of Band, the slow Anniversary rollout, build 14926 for insiders, Centennial Bridge, Sunrise features on Outlook for Android/iOS, the quiet departure of company veterans, Recore for Xbox Play Anywhere, new Halo 5 content, free Audible channels for Prime members, Twitter for Xbox One, Service Fabric preview for Linux, and more! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weeklyCheck out Paul's blog at thurrott.comCheck out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.comThanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.