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Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 20 years of industry experience and the author of over 25 books. He is the News Director for the Petri IT Knowledgebase, the major domo at Thurrott.com, and the co-host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Mary Jo Foley, What the Tech with Andrew Zarian, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: February 8

Because I want to be your Valentine, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s weird criticism of its own product, a Windows 7 paid support leak, fake 5G network branding that needs to be taken down, Apple’s FaceTime bug, and much more.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: February 1

Because I’m stuck in this polar vortex, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s and Apple’s earnings, Microsoft’s Super Bowl ad, a slow-moving October Update for Windows 10, and much, much more.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: January 25

Because I live for the controversy, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s hypocritical attack on fake news, the irony of Microsoft employees stuck in “Reply All” hell, Microsoft’s big year in education, and much, much more.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: January 18

Because this time it’s personal, this edition of Short Takes looks at Cortana’s slow-motion suicide, Microsoft trying to fix the housing crisis it created, the October update is finally ready in January, the Windows 7 farewell tour, and much, much more.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: January 11

Because CES is a pointless disaster, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s brief view from the top, when a partnership is not a partnership, Bing and illegal content, Cortana’s ongoing problems, and much more. All goods things must end Microsoft’s months-long run as the world’s most successful company—as measured by market capitalization—has come…

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: January 4

Because I can already feel the mornings getting lighter, the first 2019 edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s 2018, Microsoft’s 2019, Apple’s comeuppance moment, Spectre and Meltdown, and much more.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: December 21

Because it’s not going to be a white Christmas, this edition of Short Takes looks at Windows Sandbox, a Microsoft Edge urban legend, a zero-day flaw in IE, a new Surface market, and much, much more.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: December 14

Because it’s beginning to look a lot like year-end retrospectives, this edition of Short Takes looks at a new Windows 10 urban legend, Microsoft 365 for consumers, HoloLens v2, and much more.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: December 7

Because Microsoft is actually in the news for a change, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s new Edge, facial recognition regulation, market cap, Windows 10 on ARM, and much more.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: November 30

Because it’s been a while, sorry, this edition of Short Takes looks at how cute it is when the mainstream press has to notice that Microsoft still exists. Plus much more.

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