Episode 066 – Surface Laptop

Episode 066 – Surface Laptop
Word of the Week
- Tennis or is that 10 S
News of the Week
- Harman/Kardon readies a Cortana-powered speaker
- Windows Watch from Trekstor
- Microsoft Earnings Report (Revenue: $23.56 billion vs. $23.62 billion, EPS: 73 cents vs. 70 cents, Azure 93% growth, Surface -26%)
What if Microsoft….
- Announced a Surface Laptop in New York???
#MicrosoftEdu
- Satya Nadella talks about how important education is
- Terry Myerson introduces Windows 10 S – S stands for Smith
- Only Runs Store Apps
- Upgradable to Windows 10 Pro for $50
- Setup My PC setup via USB including settings and apps
- Intune for Education announced
- Free Windows 10 S for Windows Pro for School and Office 365
- Microsoft Teams is great for schools
- Microsoft is doing STEM Tools Popups in their stores!
- Minecraft in school with the “Minecraft Education Edition”
- 3D for everyone
- Redstone 3 will allow for mixed reality from any Windows PC and a Webcam
- Mixed reality headset – coming this holiday from $299
- Surface Laptop Announcement
- Why the fabric on the keyboard – just like Surface Pro
- Cost $ 999 US$
- Core i5 and i7 and up to 1 TB SSD
- 5 hours of battery life – More than any Mac
- Only 2.5 lbs (less than Macbook)
- Faster, Thinner, Longer Battery
- Available May 15th
Whiskey of the Week