Summary: <ul> <li>Microsoft released Windows 10 version 2004 ... or did they? (if a tree falls...)</li> <li>Discontent is growing in the community. Two key issues:</li> <li>Why don't Surface PCs get new Windows versions on Day One?</li> <li>Why were their sudden over a dozen known issues that had never come up during testing?</li> <li>Microsoft essentially stole WinGet after courting the developer of AppGet and offering a job that never materialized.</li> <li>Microsoft's response is inadequate.</li> <li>Beigi says he's talking to MS and may have more to share soon (whatever that means)</li> <li>Microsoft reveals deprecated, removed features in Windows 10 version 2004</li> <li>HP reveals a new Windows Mixed Reality headset. Why?</li> <li>New Edge starts rolling out to Windows 10 users via Windows Update (starting w. 1803/1809)</li> <li>Google is sued for tracking users in Incognito move. Seriously, people use Brave. Or Edge.</li> <li>Microsoft enables Windows Spellcheck API for all Chromium browsers</li> <li>Samsung Access - a new subscription service that gets you an S20, premium support, and ... Microsoft 365 Personal. Interesting.</li> <li>Microsoft says Xbox Series X will be the most compatible console ever.</li> <li>Sony starts making the PS5</li> <li>Microsoft launches that simpler new Guide in latest Xbox System Update</li> <li>Tip of the week: Wait. I know you want Windows 10 version 2004. Just wait if your hardware isn't ready. Seriously.</li> <li>App pick of the week: Any browser not named Chrome. Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Firefox, Safari are all better choices.</li> <li>Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft bot tools you can use. Microsoft is adding more bot tools to its stable for developers and non-developers, including a tool for building Alexa stills using the MS Bot Framework</li> <li>Codename pick of the week: Bicep. Microsoft has started developing a new ARM desired-state language, codenamed as "Bicep." ARM as in Azure Resource Manager. Thanks to Aidan Finn for the link from the Build content about this</li> <li>Beer pick of the week: SlackTide Brewing Angry Osprey IPA. I haven't had this beer, but I chose it in honor of Slack's Stuart Butterfield, who continues to act like an angry osprey when it comes to Teams. It sounds like a good one – a west coast IPA with Citra and Centennial</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="http://wasabi.com">Wasabi.com offer code WINDOWS</a></li> <li><a href="http://barracuda.com/windows">barracuda.com/windows</a></li> </ul>
