WW 629: If I Still Had My Wigs and Costumes




Windows Weekly (Video LO) show

Summary: <p>Microsoft partners are on a rampage</p><ul> <li> Microsoft is cutting internal use rights for its products and services, meaning no more free ride on product licensing for partners</li> <li> Not a good look for Microsoft the week before its annual partner rah-rah fest. And potentially a risky move, too</li> <li> Is it really all about the money? Or is this also a way to winnow down the partner contingent, eliminating smaller partners</li> <li> Also bad timing: The week before its Ready sales kick-off Microsoft is cutting jobs and moving folks around</li> </ul><p>Windows 10: As the Insider builds turn</p><ul> <li> ISOs are out for 18932 (Windows 10 20H1)</li> <li> A new Windows Server 20H1 build is out. What's new? No idea</li> <li> All the existing Windows 10 variants (1507 to 1903) got Cumulative Update patches on Patch Tuesday</li> <li> Related: Remix3D.com shutdown is imminent. (Wait, it's still there?)</li> </ul><p>Non-Windows Microsoft news</p><ul> <li> Microsoft Android apps getting house ads - What are we to make of this?</li> <li> Look who's on the private Linux developer list</li> <li> Microsoft is not moving to manufacture out of China</li> <li> Feeling British? Try these new Surface skins</li> </ul><p>To the cloud</p><ul> <li>Microsoft's Desktop Analytics service now in preview. And of course, it's got an AI angle</li> <li>ServiceNow becomes the latest ISV to make Azure its 'preferred cloud'</li> </ul><p>Xbox</p><ul> <li> July 2019 Xbox Update is here</li> <li> Microsoft patents a cool mobile controller</li> <li> Cuphead is going to be a Netflix series. I assume it will be as violent as Game of Thrones.</li> </ul><p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li> App pick of the week: Firefox 68</li> <li> App pick #2: Windows 1.11 is a (lame) Stranger Things tie-in</li> <li> App pick #3: New Outlook on the web is heading out to everyone on Office 365 commercial</li> <li> Enterprise pick of the week: SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 have left the building</li> <li> Enterprise pick No. 2: MJFChat on Petri.com</li> <li> Beer pick of the week: Highland Park Brewery No Rest</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>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://expressvpn.com/windows">expressvpn.com/windows</a></li> <li><a href="http://wasabi.com">Wasabi.com offer code Windows</a></li> </ul>