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Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report Microsoft reported a net income of $15.5 billion on revenues of $43.1 billion for the quarter ending December 31, 2020. Pre-COVID spending levels are coming back, leading to Azure, Windows growth Xbox had a huge quarter Surface was pretty flat, Windows was mixed Related: New Surface ad is a bit disingenuous Related: Intel had a huge quarter It happens in threes Kurt DelBene is retiring from Microsoft. Plus: Rich Turner is joining Project Reunion. Windows Windows Insider Program shows off a second Feature Experience Pack. You can install that leaked Windows 10X build on a Surface Pro 7 if you're daring and technical enough Another new Dev Channel build today with not much in it (besides some touch keyboard tweaks) Web browsers Edge 88: This is the big one, 'Lizabeth. One year later, Edge is finally "complete" and mature. Chrome 88 is out with password improvements, and Chrome OS 88 is out with sign-in, lock screen improvements Microsoft Edge now supports profiles in PWAs And Google Calendar gets basic offline support (again) YouTube is now a PWA Mozilla is killing the Firefox PWA feature Xbox Microsoft Backtracks, Xbox Live Gold Pricing Won't Change 5 more titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass this month Tips and picks Tip of the week: Get your free audiobooks on Spotify App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge & Brave Browser Enterprise pick of the week: New Dynamics 365 and Power Platform feature plans are available now Enterprise pick of the week: IT Ops: All Things Hybrid Beer pick of the week: S'mores Bourbon Barrel-Aged Framinghammer Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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. Sponsors: udacity.com/twit coupon code TWiT business.eset.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT