Windows Weekly 622

This Week's Stories

• Microsoft and Sony make a game streaming megadeal. Exactly what the deal will yield is a bit murky, but this could be a big customer win for Azure and xCloud.
• How about that Minecraft Earth app? Another Azure win (Azure Spatial Anchors is at its heart)
• Windows 10 1903 released. Almost everyone can get it (consumers, businesses, volume licensees) as of May 21.
• The new Windows Release Health dashboard is worth a bookmark
• Windows Server 1903 is generally available too - is it Windows Server, version 1903 or Windows Server 2019??
• Chredge is available as a Canary preview for macOS
• Surface Headphones get a permanent $100 price cut. Uh-oh.
• Huawei is in trouble on all fronts: Google, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and ARM. No word yet where Microsoft stands.
• Full differential sync is (finally) coming to OneDrive for Biz
• Microsoft announces more goodness for Xbox Game Pass
• Phil Spencer wants fewer dicks on Xbox Live. Good luck with that.

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Save big at the Xbox Backward Compatibility sale
• Tip of the week 2: Google has some good advice for account security.
• App pick of the week: Simplify for Gmail
• Tip of the week 2: Your Phone Companion for Android now supports cellular data sync.
• Enterprise pick of the week: A banned-passwords tool from Microsoft
• Codename pick of the week: Windows 10 EVD
• Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin's Miami's Finest

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Links

• Microsoft is Already Winning in Cloud Game Streaming (Premium)
• Microsoft Bringing Minecraft to the Real-World With New Minecraft Earth Game
• Microsoft kicks off the rollout of the Windows 10 May Update, version 1903
• Microsoft to start pushing Windows 10 version 1903 automatic updates within weeks
• Windows 10 Field Guide
• Windows 10, version 1903 and Windows Server, version 1903
• Microsoft makes Windows Server 1903 generally available
• Microsoft releases first Chromium-based Edge preview for MacOS
• Microsoft Cuts the Price of Surface Headphones by $100
• U.S. Steps Back from the Huawei Cliff, for Now
• Microsoft to make OneDrive differential sync available for all file types later this year
• Microsoft to make OneDrive differential sync available for all file types later this year
• Microsoft Announces More Titles for Xbox Game Pass
• Xbox Leader Calls for Unity in Gaming
• Microsoft Hosts an Xbox Backward Compatibility Sale
• Google Has a Great Tip for Securing Your Online Account
• Your Phone for Android Supports Cellular Data Sync Now
• Microsoft Goes Live with Password Protection for Azure AD Users
• Everything you need to know about WVD, Windows 10 EVD and Citrix
• Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin's Miami's Finest