Sep 5th 2018
Windows Weekly 585
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Win10 Oct 2018 Update is Official
Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
- The Windows 10 October 2018 Update is coming … in October. Goodbye, "Redstone 5." Hello 19H1
- Windows 10 on ARM: Lenovo just announced the first Snapdragon 850-based PC.
- Office 365 Home and Personal subscriptions just got better
- Microsoft is giving Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the Web the simplified ribbon UI
- Will there ever be just one Outlook? No. In fact, MS holds up Windows 10 Mail as its North Star (go figure)
- Skype: Microsoft backsteps from controversial 2017 design
- Surface Plus (for consumers) is no more. The consumer Surface financing program, largely for students, was quietly dropped last Friday.
- Xbox Adaptive Controller is now available
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Surface Pro bundle for $360 off!
- App pick of the week: Firefox 62
- Enterprise pick of the week: A bad start to the week for Azure, Office 365 users
- Small biz pick of the week: Adios, Microsoft Listings and Connections
- Beer pick of the week: Founders Brewing Double Trouble
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Links
- Microsoft officially christens 'Redstone 5' as the Windows 10 October 2018 Update
- Microsoft Delivers a Windows 10 Version 1809 Release Candidate
- Windows 10 October 2018 Update Inches Closer to Release
- Lenovo Announces New PCs, Chromebooks, and Smart Home Devices
- The First Snapdragon 850 PC Sheds Little Light on Improvements
- Microsoft Improves Consumer Versions of Office 365
- Microsoft Starts Testing New Outlook for Windows Experience
- Microsoft readies test versions of redesigned Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the Web
- Microsoft quietly shuts down Surface Plus financing program for consumers
- Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller is Now Available
- PUBG Hits 1.0 and it’s Comically Wonderful
- Surface Pro + Platinum Signature Type Cover Bundle
- Firefox Gets Variable Fonts, Automatic Dark Theme on macOS
- Google Chrome Gets New Design, Smarter Suggestions, Increased Security
- Microsoft South Central U.S. datacenter outage takes down a number of cloud services
- Microsoft to discontinue Listings, Connections SMB apps as of November 30
- Double Trouble | Founders Brewing Company