Windows Weekly 378

What's Windows as a Service got to do with it? Talk about the future of MS consumer service, MS August Patches, what to make of the Microsoft-Cyanogen rumors and much more on this episode of Windows Weekly.

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• Transcripts: Windows Weekly 378 (Transcript)

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• The low-cost Windows with Bing SKU starts showing up on cheaper, smaller tablets and PCs
• Toshiba: $119.99 for a 7-inch Windows 8.1 tablet, plus some new laptops
• Lenovo PCs
• Acer PCs and tablets
• Acer's new 8-inch tablets come with Windows or Android, both priced at $150
• So what's it like to use a $200 PC?
• WaaS isn't what many think it is
• Speaking of services... Let's talk about the future of MS consumer services
• MS August patches: The saga continues
• Win 7 still by far the big kahuna
• Cyanogen just looking for more funding
• You can access some Google services on these phones
• China delivers 20 day ultimatum to Microsoft. So they're like the EU but faster
• Microsoft fights the law. The law is going to win.
• Tip of the week #2: You can get Office for iPad on a monthly subscription ... But you shouldn't
• Here's why: An annual Office 365 subscription is a MUCH better deal. Especially if you act fast
• Enterprise pick of the week: MS starts removing the 2 GB file size limit on OneDrive sync'd files
• Codename pick of the week: Inchon
• Beer pick of the week: Stone Reason be Damned Abbey Ale
• Bonus: Look who MJF got to meet last week! (achievement unlocked)
• Audible pick of the week: Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution