Summary: <p>Microsoft announces Project xCloud public beta</p><ul><li> It's finally happening! But it's Android-only at first and will roll out over time.</li></ul><p>Windows 10</p><ul> <li> Goofy ex-Microsoftie turned YouTuber explains why Windows 10 is so unreliable - And he's obviously right, once you get past the presentation.</li> <li> Microsoft says that Windows 10 is now on more than 900 million devices</li> <li> Note that they don't say "active devices" anymore. Curious.</li> <li> Also: Remember Terry's "one billion" pledge? That was supposed to happen by mid-2018. So they'll hit it 2-3 years later than expected than the original "2-3 year" promise.</li> <li> Two new 20H1 builds:</li> <li> This week: New 20H1 build brings a few new features, continues slow progress</li> <li> Last week: Another 20H1 build with Bluetooth improvements</li> </ul><p>Dev</p><ul> <li> Microsoft ships .NET Core 3.0 with new versions of ASP.NET, EFC Core 3.0, C# 8.0, F# 4.7, and Visual Studio. The big news? Windows Desktop compatibility, for Windows Forms and WPF.</li> <li> Microsoft ships new font for developers, command line users</li> </ul><p>Cloud</p><ul> <li> Microsoft finally begins rolling out OneDrive extended storage plans for consumers</li> <li> Gotcha: You need to subscribe to an Office 365 consumer edition first</li> <li> Microsoft pledges "data dignity" - I wish they'd pledge some dignity for Windows!</li> <li> A life line for Cortana? Amazon announces Voice Interoperability Initiative</li> <li> Are we finally getting close(r) to Microsoft's Microsoft 365 Consumer subscription? Maaaybe</li> <li> Azure Sentinel, Microsoft's SIEM offering, hits GA. (And a bunch of folks seem excited/interested)</li> </ul><p>Surface</p><ul> <li> Surface Laptop 2 inventory runs dry ahead of new product launches</li> <li> Surface Studio updated with Surface Pen latency fixes</li> <li> Microsoft revs Surface Dock Updater tool and it's not clear how or if this thing works at all</li> </ul><p>Xbox</p><ul> <li> In another blow to transparency, Microsoft changes how it reports Xbox results</li> <li> Here are the games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass</li> <li> Minecraft is getting a character editor (now in Beta versions)</li> </ul><p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li> Tip of the week: Learn to program</li> <li> Learn Python, for beginners</li> <li> Also, Google released two free new developer courses for Kotlin Android development</li> <li> App pick of the week: Microsoft Office 365</li> <li> Enterprise pick of the week: Where is Win Server 1909/19H2?</li> <li> Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Dynamics 365 Wave 2</li> <li> Beer pick of the week: Hermit Thrush Gin Barrel Saison</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>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://Epson.com/ecotankleo">Epson.com/ecotankleo</a></li> </ul>
