Windows Weekly 703: A Capossela Christmas

Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela
Chris has some hidden gems, and we have some questions.

Windows 10
Microsoft brings x64 emulation to Windows 10 on ARM (in Insider)
Paul tested it

Microsoft 365
Microsoft converts most Office apps to M1-compatible universal binaries on Mac
OneDrive and Teams are notably absent
Google Workspace user? You can now edit Office documents natively when sent as attachments
This follows a few years of updates bringing native Office capabilities to Docs, etc.
Semi-related: Google buys Neverware, which will formally support Chrome OS on any PC.

Surface
Surface Duo is coming to four more countries in 2021.

Xbox
PS5 destroyed Xbox Series X|S in November, at least in the US
Microsoft piles on the games in Game Pass this month
Flight Simulator to come to Xbox Series X|S — but not Xbox One — in 2021
You can get Master Chief in Fortnite now
EA Play for Xbox Game Pass for PC is delayed to 2021
Call of Duty BO CW Season One arrives

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Microsoft Authenticator
App pick of the week: Brave newsreader, Amazon Luna on Android and the web, Firefox on M1 Macs.
Enterprise picks of the week: Studio Alpha, Microsoft certifications getting free renewals
Cocktail pick of the holidays: If Nana Only Knew

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Guest: Chris Capossela

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