Windows Weekly 238

Windows Weekly
Episode 238


"It's All About The Gs"Hosts: Iyaz Akhtar, Paul Thurrott, and Mary-Jo Foley Recorded: December 8, 2011 Published: December 8, 2011 Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Topics

Confirmed: Windows 8 Beta in Late February
- As rumored, Windows 8 Beta won't ship till late February. Is this a delay? Is it serious?
- Related: IDC says Win 8 to be "largely irrelevant on PCs"… Discuss!
- Desktop Apps on Win 8 on ARM: Anything new to say this week?
- Plus: The return of squirting!? Say it ain't so!

Windows Store Details Emerge
- 70/30 split until $25,000 in revenues, then 80/20.
- Free apps at Beta; paid, free, and trial later
- Business users to get private marketplace option for Metro apps only (it seems)
- Plus some interesting numbers from Microsoft.

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Goes Live
- A bit late, but it's there
- What's new, what's changed, and why this is a big deal

- Microsoft Delivers Xbox LIVE Companion App for Windows Phone ... Plus Xbox LIVE App for iOS
- A sleeping giant awake, sort of.. But where's the Android version?

Verizon Wireless vs. Windows Phone
- For once, a wireless carrier has a reasonable demand. Why doesn't Windows Phone really support 4G??
- Related: T-Mobile and Nokia to announce next week the Nokia 710 -- first Nokia phone coming to U.S.

Carrier IQ
- Serious privacy invasion or latest example of much ado over nothing?

Microsoft releases a most curious app for Windows Phone users. But does it really make sense to control your Xbox from the phone?

Microsoft brings Windows Phone's Games hub to iOS in the form of My Xbox LIVE. It's a great little app, especially the iPad version.

Another example of MS taking steps to connect on-prem and cloud with tools, services

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