
WW 735: So I Kept Drinking - Microsoft's Q2 2021 earnings
07/28/21 • 121 min
Microsoft beats earnings estimates
- Microsoft Posts Revenues of $46.2 Billion in Q2 2021
- Microsoft: Component shortages not going away any time soon
- Microsoft Teams hits 250 million monthly active user milestone
- Microsoft says LinkedIn is now a $10 billion business
- Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition | Petri
- Apple Posts Revenues of $81.4 Billion in Q2 2021
- Alphabet Reports Revenues of $61.9 Billion in Q2 2021
- AMD Revenues Doubled in the Previous Quarter
- Intel Reports Record Revenues from PCs
- Intel Delivers a New Product Roadmap
Windows
- Microsoft Issues Another Pre-Release Windows 11 Update
- 26 Percent of Windows 10 PCs are Running 21H1
- Microsoft Releases Edge 92, Outlook Extension for Edge
Windows Server moves back to a sane servicing schedule
- Microsoft outlines its new support plans for Windows Server
Microsoft's rumored fall hardware launch
- Alleged images of Microsoft Surface Duo 2 dual-screen Android device leak
Xbox
- Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for August
- Sony Has Sold 10 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Save big on Xbox and PC games
- App pick of the week: Flight Simulator for Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass
- App pick of the week: Flight Simulator Hardware
- App pick of the week: Parallels Toolbox 5
- Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 365 – things to know ahead of next week
- Enterprise pick of the week: PowerApp price cuts are coming!
- Beer pick of the week: Drekker Chonk
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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Microsoft beats earnings estimates
- Microsoft Posts Revenues of $46.2 Billion in Q2 2021
- Microsoft: Component shortages not going away any time soon
- Microsoft Teams hits 250 million monthly active user milestone
- Microsoft says LinkedIn is now a $10 billion business
- Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition | Petri
- Apple Posts Revenues of $81.4 Billion in Q2 2021
- Alphabet Reports Revenues of $61.9 Billion in Q2 2021
- AMD Revenues Doubled in the Previous Quarter
- Intel Reports Record Revenues from PCs
- Intel Delivers a New Product Roadmap
Windows
- Microsoft Issues Another Pre-Release Windows 11 Update
- 26 Percent of Windows 10 PCs are Running 21H1
- Microsoft Releases Edge 92, Outlook Extension for Edge
Windows Server moves back to a sane servicing schedule
- Microsoft outlines its new support plans for Windows Server
Microsoft's rumored fall hardware launch
- Alleged images of Microsoft Surface Duo 2 dual-screen Android device leak
Xbox
- Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for August
- Sony Has Sold 10 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Save big on Xbox and PC games
- App pick of the week: Flight Simulator for Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass
- App pick of the week: Flight Simulator Hardware
- App pick of the week: Parallels Toolbox 5
- Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 365 – things to know ahead of next week
- Enterprise pick of the week: PowerApp price cuts are coming!
- Beer pick of the week: Drekker Chonk
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com
Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com
The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
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- Microsoft acknowledges it's dropping its Stores for Business and Education in early 2023
- Hands-On with the Office Visual Refresh
More Windows
- Microsoft reveals $31 per user per month price tag of one of the coming Windows 365 SKUs
- Microsoft rolls out first Windows 10 21H2 test build
- Microsoft's Printing Nightmare Continues
- Microsoft Issues Workaround for New Windows Vulnerability
- Microsoft to Begin Extended-Release Cycle Option with Edge 94
More Microsoft
- The U.S. Accuses China of Hacking Microsoft
- Microsoft acquires privileged access management vendor CloudKnox Security
Xbox Corner
- Flight Simulator, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass Soon
- Xbox Just Had a Record Month in the U.S.
- Microsoft is Still Bringing DirectStorage to Windows 10 Too
- Valve's Steam Deck is a $400+ Portable Gaming PC
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Check out the Inspire sessions
- Tip of the week: Check out Just JavaScript
- App pick of the week: Chrome 92
- App pick of the week: DuckDuckGo's Email Protection service
- App pick of the week: Visual Studio Code (with built-in JavaScript debugging)
- Enterprise pick of the week: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
- Codename pick of the week: Project Moca
- Beer pick of the week: Finback Orange Crush
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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- Windows 11 Tip: Change Default Apps
- Intel Exec Leaks Thunderbolt 5
- Microsoft Adds "My Day" Pane to Outlook.com, Outlook on the Web
Windows 365/Cloud PC launches, pricing revealed
- Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service will range from $20 to $162 per user per month
- Microsoft Pauses Free Trials of Windows 365
- Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365
- Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad
Microsoft mandates COVID-19 vaccinations
- Microsoft to require COVID-19 vaccination proof for U.S. employees, vendors
- Microsoft pushes back earliest "full reopening" to October 4
Xbox
- Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for August
- The $499 PlayStation 5 is Already Profitable
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Get a Halo theme in Waze
- App pick of the week: Mozilla Firefox
- Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 Field Service on-prem is going away
- Codename pick of the week: Project Arno
- Beverage pick of the week: June Shine Blood Orange Mint
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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