WW 546: A/B Testing




Windows Weekly (Video LO) show

Summary: <p>Windows 10 now at 600 million active monthly devices. Related: Fall Creators Update in on 1/5th of all Windows 10 PCs already. <br>In a change from the normal way it reveals such things, Microsoft said this week that it will add Timeline, and a newly announced feature called Sets, to Windows 10 in coming Insider Builds. But... Microsoft is doing A/B testing on Sets, angering Insiders again.<br>Sets may be just the UX change that Windows needs to stay relevant.Related: Microsoft is working on a new Photos companion app for mobile and Raf reveals the new Game Bar. <br>Microsoft has made its Android Office apps available on Chromebooks. <br>Microsoft is killing Facebook login to Skype. Microsoft is selling more phones in its Store. But it needs to sell its own phones. Here's why. What makes a phone a phone? Enter, Andromeda. <br>Microsoft is going to expand its corporate headquarters: more info on the plans.</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Write, don't type </li> <li>App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge for Android/iOS </li> <li>Enterprise pick of the week: Azure-based location services </li> <li>Codename pick of the week: Project Rome </li> <li>Beer pick of the week: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2017</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/fr-robert-ballecer-sj">Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mary-jo-foley">Mary Jo Foley</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly</a></p> <p>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>Check out Mary Jo's blog at <a href="http://allaboutmicrosoft.com/" target="_blank">AllAboutMicrosoft.com</a></p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.cachefly.com/" target="_blank">CacheFly</a> for the bandwidth for this show.</p> <p>The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://textexpander.com/windows?utm_source=windows-weekly&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=textexpander-sep17">textexpander.com/windows</a></li> <li><a href="http://RocketMortgage.com/Windows">RocketMortgage.com/Windows</a></li> </ul>