MSFT Q3 FY21 earnings

• Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition
• Microsoft Posts Huge Numbers in Latest Quarter
• Microsoft says Windows 10 now on 1.3 billion monthly active devices
• Microsoft: Teams is now at 145 million daily active users
• Sony Has Sold Almost 8 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles
• Microsoft: LinkedIn topped $3 billion in ad revenue in last year, outpacing Snap and Pinterest
• Spotify Now Has 356 Million Users
• Intel Reports Flat Revenues Despite PC Boom
• AMD's Datacenter Revenues More Than Doubled in Quarter
• Alphabet Announces Quarterly Results

Fun

• Microsoft Wants a New Font
• MyBuild
• Yusuf Mehdi | Twitter

Windows 10

• Windows 10 Version 20H2 Hits 40 Percent Usage Share
• Releasing Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3740.0 to the Beta & Release Preview Channels
• Microsoft to bring News and Interests feature to Windows 10 users running 1909 and above

Microsoft 365

• Microsoft makes previews available of its non-subscription Office products
• Amazon Announces New Fire HD 10 Tablets
• Viva Learning Enters Public Preview
• Microsoft Classroom Pen 2 Arrives Next Week

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Games with Gold
• App pick of the week: Xbox Cloud Gaming Beta
• Enterprise pick of the week: Cheat sheet: How to join Teams meetings from work conference rooms
• Codename pick of the week: Alexandria
• Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin Stay Home (version 3, the Royal Treatment)

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