Brad Sams is the executive editor for Petri.com. He has more than a decade of writing and publishing experience under his belt including breaking news about upcoming Microsoft products to telling the story of how a billion dollar brand was birthed in his book, Beneath a Surface.
Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 25 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the Major Domo at Thurrott.com and the co-host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Mary Jo Foley, First Ring Daily with Brad Sams, and What the Tech with Andrew Zarian. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows.
Proof: https://twitter.com/Thurrottfeed/status/1115284693367308288
***Thanks to everyone who stopped by, the AMA has ended***
https://twitter.com/RudyHuyn/status/1126669913697861632
> How is it possible to write articles saying "UWP is dead" while Microsoft showed all the contrary the last 3 days?? Do you really need to lie to get more clicks?
https://twitter.com/RudyHuyn/status/1126670254506045440
> All new features/controls will be UWP, win32 apps will have access to them via XAML Island, WinRT API Pack. The new console IS UWP, React Native will create UWP apps, Desktop XAML will allow devs to use UWP XAML with full trust access, etc... Is it not obvious?
https://twitter.com/RudyHuyn/status/1126672570239967232
> Let be clear, UWP is not dead, all the contrary, it's the key technology to modernize your applications and get access to more windows 10 features. If you create a new control, it will be compatible with all apps, not only UWP apps, this is a great step forward for UWP!
https://twitter.com/gcaughey/status/1126678265354014724
> The whole “X technology is dead” trope does get tiresome, but when journalists you respect do that when all the news is the exact opposite - well you have to question the quality of their reporting.
https://twitter.com/gcaughey/status/1129043912595787777
> UWP contains more than just Xaml framework (app and security model, media pipeline, Xbox and W10 shell integrations, broad device support) and will continue to evolve. All new Xaml features will just be developed and ship as part of WinUI instead.
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6srdC6WsAAKYqX.png
Also remember that the UWP Desktop Bridge was announced before the first release of Windows 10, and Xaml Islands were in the works since 2016, and have been shown at Build before. What's happening now, is simply a natural evolution of things.
Thurrott is simply trying to stir controversy, where there is none.
See also some more clarifying comments in this current reddit thread.
Seeing this just now - https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/1238271123894173696 https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/1238271988986261506
Should you be unable to open Twitter: the tweets are "Build is cancelled" and "Build will be a virtual event this year". No other news yet, though unsurprising.
Article: Own a Windows Phone? Your Music Taste is 10 Years Behind
Paul's responses.... Comment on article: >Your comments about Windows Phone users are ignorant and insulting.
Tweets:
https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/565189928649523201 >CNBC slams Windows Phone users as not keeping up "with the times." We're on the leading edge, clowns.
https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/565191479870914562 >Study finds that Windows Phone users aren't as accepting of auto-tune as are iPhone users. Shocking.
https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/565192751097339904 >Seriously, "haven't kept up with the times" means "haven't fallen for stupid trends." That's not an insult, CNBC. Idiots.
https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/565192975811379200 >When it comes to music preferences you cannot like what you like. You must keep up with the times. Says CNBC. The more I think about this...
About a week ago I posted a comment here regarding Paul Thurrott's site lurching around when viewed on a cellphone. Very shortly after that the offending portion of the webpage was removed and the site is now viewable. I think it's too much of a coincidence that it was removed for reasons other than me complaining so I'm gonna claim credit :) but I mainly want to thank the anonymous person at Thurrott.com who fixed it. Thank you. And everyone, read Paul's site.
In the latest Windows Weekly at Twit.tv - https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/436?autostart=false - Thurrott speaks with Leo Laporte about his impressions of the Surface Book. He had the i5, no dGPU unit since the unveiling on Oct. 6 and he got the i7 for about a week. I didn't link straight from the title because it is a long video (over 2 hours) and I don't know how to make it jump to the juicy bits, which are spread over portions of the show.
He gives an overall good review of the device, but he clearly has mixed feelings about it. He notes the wobbliness of the screen, confirms that there is some lag between stylus and "ink," dislikes the look of the hinge (personal opinion), etc. To summarize, he thinks that this is a 1.0 device and that MS will do better in the future. He even goes as far as saying that he doesn't want Leo to waste 2K+ (I am paraphrasing), knowing that Leo has the base i7 on pre-order. He does note that he has run some mixed benchmarks, but that when comparing game performance, the i7 with dGPU is a clear superior to the i5.
I respect Thurrott's views a lot, he is a great advocate for the entire Windows platform. He has lots of experience and has been involved in the field for decades. He is mainly a Windows guy - he has been playing with iOS and android portables and he clearly has experience with Macs, mentioning a few times how their trackpads provide the best experience - in other words, he is a MS partisan, but not a fanatic and knows his stuff. Therefore, I think that for everyone really doubting whether the Surface Book is for them, they might want to hold off from pulling the trigger for at least a while longer and see long term reviews, etc., which are sure to come from at least the Windows enthusiast media/redditors/etc.
For myself, I am still picking one up on Monday. I have reasonable experience with Windows to know that there will be hiccups between machine and OS. I am fairly positive that there will be instances where the hand-off from laptop mode to tablet mode will cause problems with the dGPU, etc. I have reasonable faith that the hinge won't be an issue, but who knows, as others have pointed out, the separating mechanism is purely software based, and there can be situations when the tablet might not be released. The hinge itself might fail down the line. Regardless, I haven't been this surprised and excited about a computer in a long time.
However, I will be picking one up at the store
... keep reading on reddit ➡Hey all,
I loved WinSuperSite. It was my #1 go to source for news. However, I mainly went through for Paul Thurrott (and also the reason I listen to Windows Weekly). However, as of Friday or Saturday I believe, he is officially no longer a part of the site, and it seems to be run by Rod Trent now (I personally haven't heard of him before, but he may be good; we'll see). Paul started a new venture though, still covering Microsoft at https://www.thurrott.com/
His new site is very new, and he wasn't allowed to bring over any of his content he wrote previously but he's been getting a good start on new articles. I was wondering if this sub would be interested in changing the sidebar link to his new site, or adding it as a site to recommend? Paul is one of the best reporters on Microsoft/Windows out there, and I think anyone who comes to this sub would probably be interested in reading his articles and opinion pieces.
Thoughts?
