Summary: <ul> <li>Microsoft is doing just great during the pandemic, thank you very much.<ul> <li>Microsoft 365 generated $20 billion in revenues in FY20!</li> <li>How does that compare to "Commercial Cloud." And ... what's in those revenues? Windows?</li> <li>SMB is slowing: How this changes where MS makes money - remember that Microsoft abandoned SMB earlier in the pandemic too</li> </ul> </li> <li>Today's the day for Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google CEOs. And here's a new take on "embrace and extend": Copy, acquire, kill</li> <li>Windows 10 launched five years ago today</li> <li>Surprise! Microsoft just added a bunch of 21H1 features to Windows 10 version 20H2.</li> <li>Could this possibly be evidence there won't be a Windows 10 21H1?</li> <li>Related: Build 20180 is out in the Dev channel, enabling all the features the Beta channel just got</li> <li>New Tasks app comes to Microsoft Teams</li> <li>Microsoft Family Safety app heads out of preview</li> <li>NBA is partnering with Microsoft to put fans in the stands at this year's games</li> <li>Xbox Games Showcase: What stood out?<ul> <li>August is upon us, here's Games for Gold</li> <li>White Xbox controller suggests a Series S</li> </ul> </li> </ul><p> </p><ul> <li> <strong>Tip of the week:</strong> Rethink your relationship with Big Tech. We're not going to solve this problem today. But you can take steps to reduce your reliance on Big Tech.</li> <li> <strong>App pick of the week:</strong> Edge Beta or Dev. Edge 86 just hit Dev, giving us a peek at that future</li> <li> <strong>Enterprise pick of the week</strong>: Roadmaps, roadmaps, roadmaps. Cartophiles, rejoice! Chredge enterprise features are now part of the M365 roadmap. And GitHub adds a roadmap for publicly acknowledged coming features. Speaking of new resources, there's also a new landing page is for Windows developers using Node.js, React, Java, Kotlin, Python, Xamarin, and Android Studio</li> <li> <strong>Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week:</strong> WVD 'spring' refresh now GA. The new features that Microsoft outlined in April for its WVD spring refresh are now generally available as of this week: Azure Portal integration, A/V redirect support for Teams</li> <li> <strong>Cocktail pick of the week: Saketini</strong><ul> <li>1 part triple sec (or Cointreau or Grand Marnier)</li> <li>1 part cucumber lime vodka</li> <li>5 parts sake</li> <li>Stir and serve over ice, garnish with lime, cucumber, or both</li> <li>With triple sec or Cointreau the drink stays clear, GM adds a little color</li> <li>We use Fu-Ki brand sake</li> </ul> </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://barracuda.com/windows">barracuda.com/windows</a></li> </ul>
