This Week's Stories:

Chris Capossela is back!

• Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela returns for our favorite holiday tradition.

Xbox Series X

• Microsoft unexpectedly announces the name of the next Xbox console
• Yes, it's a terrible name
• The "real" name of the console generation is just... Xbox
• Yes, it's one of at least two console versions (expect an Xbox Series S too)
• Given this, should be called Xbox, Series X.
• Come on, isn't everyone thinking of Windows Phone 7 Series? Do these people ever learn?

Windows 10 vNext (and vNext Next)

• Confusion reigns: Microsoft releases a new Fast ring build that is post-20H1
• But it contains improvements that may or may not be in the next version of Windows 10. And the one after that...

Windows 10

• You can now make/receive phone calls with Your Phone! (Android only)
• Your Phone will soon support 2000 phone photos (up from 25)
• Bing Visual Search comes to Windows 10
• Semi-related: Invoke users experiences weird outages over the past two weeks. Resetting seems to help, but expect this speaker to continue losing functionality over time.

Microsoft Edge

• Microsoft will very aggressively push aside legacy Edge in January when the new Edge appears
• It's like the old Edge never happened
• Developers can now publish extensions to the new Edge extensions store

Xbox

• Halo: The Master Chief Collection is off to a fast start on PC. Hey Mikey! They like it!
• Microsoft announces remaining Game Pass for console titles for December
• Activision cites massive success for latest Call of Duty

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Stay tuned for the Chris Cap giveaway! Check-in with Thurrott.com this week for the details about the Microsoft hardware and software giveaways for Windows Weekly.
• App pick of the week: Adobe Lightroom (Microsoft Store version)
• Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server 20 04
• Codename pick of the week: Alta
• Beer pick of the week: Prairie Christmas Bomb

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