Jan 23rd 2019
Windows Weekly 605
Paul's Power Apps Onesie
Microsoft Quits on Cortana, Phone
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- Cortana will soon just be a skill on Alexa and Google Assistant. Microsoft said it would not miss the next wave. Has it?
- Microsoft announces new software, services, and PC partner hardware for education at BETT
- Windows 10 enters its final phase of deployment. What does that mean?
- What's going on with Windows Server 1903/19H1? A few incremental features have been announced. Is there more?
- Yet another Cumulative Update for 1809 went out this week (fourth Tues of the month)
- Bug bash for Win 10 19H1 starts today
- Support is ending for the last versions of Win 10 Mobile in December 2019
- Microsoft pledges $500 million to help improve affordable housing in Redmond area. But isn't this a problem of its own making?
- The Power Platform: One of Microsoft's biggest bets for 2019 and beyond
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Finding news you can trust
- App pick of the week: Microsoft To-Do
- Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Customer Agreement
- Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Dynamics 365 April '19 update
- Beer pick of the week: Sierra Nevada Resilience
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Links
- The Giveaway Hardware Has Shipped! (Updated)
- Microsoft CEO Nadella makes it official: Cortana is an app, not a standalone assistant
- It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat
- Microsoft puts Acer, Dell and Lenovo Windows 10 PCs for students in the spotlight
- Assessing Microsoft’s Progress in Education (Premium)
- Windows 10 version 1809 Enters its Final Deployment Phase
- Announcing Windows Server vNext Insider Preview Build 18317
- January 22, 2019—KB4476976 (OS Build 17763.292)
- Microsoft has started sharing more information publicly about its planned volume-licensing changes rolling out
- Microsoft Pledges $500 Million for Affordable Housing in Seattle Area
- Why Microsoft's 'Power Platform' is one of its biggest bets for 2019 and beyond
- Microsoft To-Do Gets Series of Updates Across Platforms
- Microsoft to start selling more Azure services directly starting in March
- Microsoft's Dynamics 365 April '19 Update: What's new
- Sierra Nevada Resilience Butte County Proud IPA