Summary: <p>CES is coming! ARM PCs and connected cars will be there. Microsoft predictions for 2018: Windows 10 usage should finally surpass that of Windows 7 (note that June 30 was the original target for 1 billion users.) VR/MR for Xbox One. Microsoft 365 for individuals. Windows 10 S - something has to give. Maybe progressive web apps will come to the rescue. No Andromeda tablet/phone until RS5 or later. All hands on Teams! Full steam ahead, especially as a way to get more users to upgrade to O365 E5. MS continues to chip away at integrating LinkedIn. MS Graph integrations in 2018. AI-washing of everything/anything continues. FPGA access opened up in Azure to all. Outlook.com Beta - Calendar and People. Windows as a Service? Formally extend the support timeframe for businesses only perhaps?</p> <p>About that Intel kernel-memory leak issue: we won't really know much until next week on the Windows side - is it 30 percent? Or .3 percent? Probably the latter is closer to reality.</p> <p>Fall Creators Update usage soars to over 50 percent in just two months.</p> <p>Edge (ahem) edges Chrome and Firefox in battery life again - but does it matter? And what does this say about Windows 10 on Snapdragon, which has exactly the same advantage?</p> <p>Revisiting Microsoft v. Google RE: Chrome in the Store. This is still Microsoft's fault, but Google knows exactly what it's doing (and why.)</p> <p>Now anyone can buy Surface Pro with LTE.</p> <p>Microsoft formally kills Kinect.</p> <p>Groove Music Pass is dead: Music entry disappears from the Microsoft Store in Windows 10. Remembering 11 years of ineptitude.</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Windows 10 Field Guide is 50 percent off! Intel CPU bug sale! Get Windows 10 Field Guide for 50% off until Patch Tuesday! Plus: First Games with Gold of 2018! Happy New Year: Enjoy your free games.</li> <li>App pick of the week: Write! Also: Kodi for Xbox One</li> <li>Enterprise pick of the week: Avere (and its flash storage tech) join Microsoft</li> <li>Codename pick of the week: 8828080</li> <li>Beer pick of the week: Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout (2017 vintage) </li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</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>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://RocketMortgage.com/Windows">RocketMortgage.com/Windows</a></li> </ul>
