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Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley's blog covers the products, people and strategies that make Microsoft tick.

Mary Jo Foley

Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNET, eWeek, and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons, 2008). She also is the co-host of the "Windows Weekly" podcast on the TWiT network. Got a tip? Send her an email with your rants, rumors, tips, and tattles. Confidentiality guaranteed.

Latest Posts

Why can't I get Windows 11 22H2 yet?

Microsoft has acknowledged a handful of Windows 11 22H2 blockers, but customers are finding more "safeguard holds" and working to let others know about them.

October 4, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Windows 11

Microsoft's Industry Clouds: More than just a bunch of services bundles

Microsoft's push to sell pre-integrated cloud services tailored for specific industries is becoming an increasingly big part of its sales approach. Here's an explainer on what's happening with Microsoft's Industry Cloud work.

October 3, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Cloud

Microsoft is phasing out SwiftKey for iOS

The SwiftKey for iOS predictive keyboard will be delisted from the Apple App Store as of October 5. Microsoft isn't (publicly, at least) saying why.

September 28, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Mobile OS

Microsoft takes another step toward launching the new unified Outlook

Microsoft's 'Project Monarch' unified Outlook app on Windows is moving forward with a refreshed beta release that's becoming available to more testers.

September 28, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Productivity

Intel takes a crack at getting Windows PCs to connect seamlessly with Android phones and iPhones

Microsoft has tried with Phone Link. Now Intel is throwing its hat into the PC-phone connectivity ring with Unison.

September 27, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Mobile OS

Microsoft readies more modules for its Viva employee-experience suite

Microsoft is readying yet more new modules for its Viva platform and is gearing up to make its first role-based Viva app, Viva Sales, generally available on Oct. 3.

September 22, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Productivity

Microsoft's October 12 Surface launch: What's on tap

Microsoft's expected Fall Surface launch event now has an official date but not a lot of other hints. Expectations are there could be a couple of Arm-based devices unveiled.

September 21, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in PCs

Windows 11 22H2: How to get Microsoft's latest OS update and what's coming next

Microsoft's first annual Windows 11 feature update starts rolling out Sept. 20. But what happens next, both later this year and beyond? We've got at least some answers to those questions.

September 20, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Windows 11

Understanding Microsoft's grand vision for building the next generation of apps

What Microsoft Collaborative Apps are and why they matter: An explainer.

September 20, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Developer

Microsoft expands its Azure Space satellite-connectivity options

Microsoft is continuing its push to bring the Azure cloud to space to address the needs of satellite vendors and enterprise customers both.

September 14, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Space

Microsoft to end its Scheduler meeting-coordination service in September 2023

Microsoft is discontinuing its Scheduler service (formerly Calendar.help) in 2023 for those Microsoft 365 customers who have been paying for it.

September 6, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Productivity

Microsoft Azure outage continues for some services relying on Ubuntu 'Bionic' release

Azure problems for some running Ubuntu VMs are continuing into a second day, as Microsoft continues to try to remediate the situation, which is affecting services like AKS and ACA.

August 31, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Cloud

Microsoft's Arm-based Azure VMs are ready to roll

Microsoft is making VMs support Ampere Altra Arm processors generally available starting September 1.

August 29, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Cloud

Microsoft to enact new cloud outsourcing and hosting licensing changes which still don't address core customer concerns

Microsoft is adding a bunch of new cloud outsourcing and hosting options to its line-up as of October 1. But these changes won't do much to help users who want to run Microsoft software on AWS, Google or Alibaba clouds.