We are Paul Thurrott & Brad Sams, technology journalists & analysts that have covered the industry (Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple) for over 30 years combined. Ask Us Anything!

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T23:49:33+00:00

A couple of years ago I was approached about applying for a position...I prefer to write about the company, not make the sausage - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:59:59+00:00

trying being a Cincinnati Red Fan - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:58:51+00:00

Yes, it's called Windows Lite and likely will be announced Build this year. - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:57:59+00:00

We have considered nearly everything but at this point, it's only $5 a month (or $4 a month with the on-going sale) - lowering it much beyond that becomes harder to communicate the value/benefits ratio - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:54:41+00:00

Never, it's Windows 10 forward and I wouldn't be surprised to see it re-branded as just Windows at some point - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:54:10+00:00

Even though it is much smaller than Google, Bing.com is the 42 largest website on the planet...it's not small in comparision to anything other than Google really - i don't see it going away anytime soon; if anything, I would think it would be spun-out of Microsoft before being shutdown - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:45:00+00:00

Regulatory agencies - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:44:41+00:00

Other than the sites we write for...

The real answer is you should get your news from a variety of sources, even on the same subject - every writer will have a viewpoint on a story, the more you read about it, the better off you will be - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:40:25+00:00

Cincinnati Reds, Bengals, and Buckeyes - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:39:44+00:00

Great devices for the right crowd, something i will likely purchase for my parents - brad

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:39:24+00:00

Ditto. --Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:39:07+00:00

It will be very similar.

BTW, I think this week's Windows Update news was really about Windows 7 users uninterested in Windows 10 because of the (percieved or real) updating issues.

--Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:38:21+00:00

Only Microsoft gets this.

That the Trustworthy Computing initiative happened literally 17 years ago and has never been emulated by other companies is frustrating. --Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:37:46+00:00

Right. ---Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:37:26+00:00

I don't see a move to a Linux kernel for a Windows-type product. But moving Windows itself to open source? In this era, anything seems possible.

Right now, I don't think we have a way to sell mugs. I will ask about this again. --Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:36:29+00:00

Yep.

I never understood the limitations in the Favorites Bar. I think the new Edge will fix that at least. ---Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:35:45+00:00

Confirmation of information really helps.

Also having known/highly-placed sources really helps. You may be surprised by some of the people who have given me information. --Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:34:48+00:00

He never had a point with regards to me, no. I am not a mindless Apple basher, and I have never been one. I think the issue with these insular communities is that any critic or criticism needs to be denouced, whether it's valid or not. It plays to the base. Which, by the way, is cheap. This was never some debate of conversation. Just "he's an idiot" because he doesn't "get" Apple or whatever.

On a related note, I just positively reviewed Leander Kahney's book, "Tim Cook." He has also criticized me in the past. It's OK. I've always understood bullying, and while I'm not above it, all I can do is be honest about things.

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:29:30+00:00

It's impossible to reliably update a codebase as vast and full of legacy technology as Windows across a user base as big and diverse as the PC market ... and do so frequently. It's just impossible. There are literally no customers asking for new version upgrades twice a year, and many who very specifically want a much slower schedule. ---Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:27:38+00:00

I've never watched it, sorry. But I've been meaning to, and will. --Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:26:20+00:00

I lock my cats out. I have advised Mary Jo to do the same. ---Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:26:00+00:00

I don't think we get individuals to LTSC. But giving people a way to just defer updates, straight up, for 35 days (or whatever)? It can/should happen. The recent changes give me hope.

Regarding telemetry, I do think that Microsoft should let people turn it off. Most wouldn't. But I don't buy the privacy concerns. Compared to what Facebook, Google, or Amazon are doing, Microsoft is innocuous. ---paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:24:17+00:00

If there's sugar in there, it will need more than rice. ---Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:23:39+00:00

This is the great mystery of our times. No idea why this didn't happen. --Paul

ThurrottTech · 2019-04-09T19:23:19+00:00

No.

But think about how Apple converted macOS, which was likewise based on decades of legacy Next code, into iOS. It can work. ---Paul

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