Updating Windows, Microsoft Ignite, and Power Fx

Microsoft Office

• Microsoft announces two new Office updates for 2021:
• Office LTSC
• Office 2021 for commercial and consumer customers

Windows 10

• Microsoft is cutting Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support from ten years to five
• Microsoft Brings Another FEP to the Windows Insider Beta Channel
• Microsoft to talk about the future of mixed reality' at Ignite conference next week

Power Platform

• Microsoft readies Power Fx, a new Power Platform low-code language
• Too late; P# already exists

Surface

• Microsoft is Selling Replacement SSDs for Surface Pro 7+

Microsoft

• Microsoft Concludes Its SolarWinds Investigation
• Microsoft Calls for Australian-Style Media Arbitration in EU
• Microsoft unveils three more 'industry clouds' for financial, manufacturing and nonprofit

Xbox

• Microsoft Announces Games for Gold for March
• Fall Guys Lands on Xbox This Summer
• Sony is Bringing VR to PlayStation 5
• Sony is Bringing PlayStation Games to the PC

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Buy cereal, get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
• App pick of the week: Tiles 2.0
• Developer pick of the week: .NET Conf Focus on Windows
• Enterprise pick of the week: Automatically translate Word docs into PowerPoints
• Beer pick of the week: Delirium Black Barrel Aged

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