Windows Weekly (Audio)

• Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela
• Chris has some hidden gems, and we have some questions.

• Windows 10
• Microsoft brings x64 emulation to Windows 10 on ARM (in Insider)
• Paul tested it

• Microsoft 365
• Microsoft converts most Office apps to M1-compatible universal binaries on Mac
• OneDrive and Teams are notably absent
• Google Workspace user? You can now edit Office documents natively when sent as attachments
• This follows a few years of updates bringing native Office capabilities to Docs, etc.
• Semi-related: Google buys Neverware, which will formally support Chrome OS on any PC.

• Surface
• Surface Duo is coming to four more countries in 2021.

• Xbox
• PS5 destroyed Xbox Series X|S in November, at least in the US
• Microsoft piles on the games in Game Pass this month
• Flight Simulator to come to Xbox Series X|S — but not Xbox One — in 2021
• You can get Master Chief in Fortnite now
• EA Play for Xbox Game Pass for PC is delayed to 2021
• Call of Duty BO CW Season One arrives

• Tips and picks
• Tip of the week: Microsoft Authenticator
• App pick of the week: Brave newsreader, Amazon Luna on Android and the web, Firefox on M1 Macs.
• Enterprise picks of the week: Studio Alpha, Microsoft certifications getting free renewals
• Cocktail pick of the holidays: If Nana Only Knew

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

Guest: Chris Capossela

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