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episode 672: Misfits in the Foyer
- Windows 10 version 2004 creeps towards completion
- No word yet on final release date, but we have new "final" build
- And Microsoft has released the Windows 10 version 2004 SDK
- Microsoft will fix cracked Surface Laptop 3 displays for free
- What really happened here?
- Surface Go 2, Surface Earbuds, and Surface Headphones 2 are now available for purchase
- A few more observations about Surface Go 2
- The rest of the new hardware arrives later this month
- Surface Duo emulator is updated again
- Microsoft finally takes on Reply-All storms, but only in Office 365 Commercial
- Outlook is getting a Smart Reply feature. Outlook on the Web, that is. Meaning Office/MS365 Commercial
- Microsoft Family Safety app arrives on Android, iOS in limited preview
- Build is next week - here's the agenda.
- Microsoft (Godzilla) takes on Amazon (King Kong)
- Microsoft accuses Amazon of secretly continuing its fight for the JEDI contract
- And then Amazon lashed out at Microsoft in a deliciously unprofessional post
- Sony says PS5 is on track for holiday 2020, PS4 has sold 110 million units.
- Tip of the week: 555-5555 (Jenny) I think I've figured out how to bypass the Microsoft account requirement in any recent version of Windows 10.
- App pick of the week: Halo 2 Anniversary for PC. 4K/UHD graphics/60+ fps for just $9.99!
- Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Autopilot program comes to ... HoloLens (?) Microsoft is testing a Windows Autopilot program for HoloLens 2, which implies it either is getting bulk orders from businesses for HoloLens or it thinks it can and will in the foreseeable future.
- Enterprise pick of the week 2: New branding (madness) for Microsoft 365 Apps. The artist formerly known as Office 365 ProPlus is getting a bunch of branding and ring changes. Hold onto your M365s, folks!
- Beer pick of the week: Night Shift Brewing Night Lite.
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