Windows Weekly 709: Master of Soft Numbers - a podcast by TWiT

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Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report


  • Microsoft reported a net income of $15.5 billion on revenues of $43.1 billion for the quarter ending December 31, 2020.

  • Pre-COVID spending levels are coming back, leading to Azure, Windows growth

  • Xbox had a huge quarter

  • Surface was pretty flat, Windows was mixed

  • Related: New Surface ad is a bit disingenuous

  • Related: Intel had a huge quarter



It happens in threes


  • Kurt DelBene is retiring from Microsoft.

  • Plus: Rich Turner is joining Project Reunion.



Windows


  • Windows Insider Program shows off a second Feature Experience Pack.

  • You can install that leaked Windows 10X build on a Surface Pro 7 if you're daring and technical enough

  • Another new Dev Channel build today with not much in it (besides some touch keyboard tweaks)



Web browsers


  • Edge 88: This is the big one, 'Lizabeth. One year later, Edge is finally "complete" and mature.

  • Chrome 88 is out with password improvements, and Chrome OS 88 is out with sign-in, lock screen improvements

  • Microsoft Edge now supports profiles in PWAs

  • And Google Calendar gets basic offline support (again)

  • YouTube is now a PWA

  • Mozilla is killing the Firefox PWA feature



Xbox


  • Microsoft Backtracks, Xbox Live Gold Pricing Won't Change

  • 5 more titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass this month



Tips and picks


  • Tip of the week: Get your free audiobooks on Spotify

  • App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge & Brave Browser

  • Enterprise pick of the week: New Dynamics 365 and Power Platform feature plans are available now

  • Enterprise pick of the week: IT Ops: All Things Hybrid

  • Beer pick of the week: S'mores Bourbon Barrel-Aged Framinghammer


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