WW 757: Windows Weekly's Best of 2021 - A look back at Windows Weekly's best moments in 2021.

A brief life for Windows 10X, Microsoft's Pinterest flirtations, Mary Jo Foley tries some ice cream, and Microsoft's 2021 Surface event.

• After some rumors and leaks, Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley explain how Windows 10X fits in the Windows lineup.
• Microsoft reportedly sets its sights on Pinterest — the Windows Weekly panel explains why.
• A fake Microsoft code name couldn't trick Mary Jo Foley.
• Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott explain what happened to Windows 10X ... despite Microsoft's best efforts to hide the news of its demise.
• Paul Thurrott installs a leaked version of Windows 11 and promptly uses the Windows 11 machine to join the show.
• Microsoft announces Windows 365, its Windows-in-the-cloud service.
• Microsoft hosts its 2021 Surface Event, announcing several new Surface PCs.
• The Windows Weekly panel shares their disappointment over Microsoft's Ocean Plastic Mouse.
• Mary Jo Foley reviews some Windows 11 themed ice cream.
• Mary Jo Foley goes hands-on with the Surface Duo 2.
• The Windows Weekly panel explains Mesh for Microsoft Teams and the company's plans for the enterprise side of the Metaverse.

Host: Leo Laporte

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