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Kip Kniskern

Kip has been a Microsoft enthusiast since forever, and worked on/ran LiveSide.net, a website dedicated to all things Windows Live, for 9 years. Kip came to (WinBeta.org) onmsft.com in December 2014, and is loving every minute of it. Twitter email

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Articles by Kip Kniskern

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Welcome to OnMSFT 2020

2020 is going to be a big year for Microsoft. We’re expecting launches for everything from Windows 10X to Surface…

Kip Kniskern · February 16, 2020 · 2 min read

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GitHub releases new “gh” command line tool in beta

GitHub, which Microsoft acquired back in June 2018, has become one of the most popular ways for developers to collaborate…

Kip Kniskern · February 13, 2020 · 1 min read

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Microsoft updates Calendar with Windows 10 Insider build 19564 – available for all Insiders

Microsoft just released the latest 20H2 update for Fast Ring Insiders, coming in at version 19564. Along with an update…

Kip Kniskern · February 12, 2020 · 1 min read

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First reactions to Microsoft’s Windows 10X / Surface Neo / Surface Duo announcements from Microsoft Developer Day

Microsoft pulled back some more of the covers on Windows 10X, Surface Neo and Surface Duo today during its online…

Kip Kniskern · February 11, 2020 · 4 min read

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Learn more about Microsoft’s dual screen devices plans during Microsoft Developer Day, starting at 8:30am PT

Late last year, Microsoft unveiled plans for the first of its dual screen devices, Neo and Duo, promising to keep…

Kip Kniskern · February 11, 2020 · 1 min read

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Big Microsoft reorg news: Panos Panay to head both Windows client and hardware, Joe Belfiore to Office, Jeff Teper to lead Teams (updated)

Last week we got wind there may be some re-org news coming out of Redmond, and today Mary Jo Foley…

Kip Kniskern · February 5, 2020 · 3 min read

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Former Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky takes to Twitter to reflect on the iPad’s impact on Microsoft

At Microsoft, Steven Sinofsky ran Office, Windows and Windows Live product development and then became President, Windows before abruptly leaving…

Kip Kniskern · January 28, 2020 · 2 min read

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“SantaGate” gets GitHub all riled up over Visual Studio Code icon

Microsoft apparently took a step too far trying to get into the holiday spirit, and GitHub is all upset. Some…

Kip Kniskern · December 19, 2019 · 2 min read

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Microsoft announces Fast Ring changes with latest Windows 10 Insider build 19536

Throughout the history of the Windows Insider program, new features have been introduced have been tied to a specific release.…

Kip Kniskern · December 16, 2019 · 3 min read

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Life after Scroogled: what’s next for Mark Penn, and for Microsoft

Earlier today Microsoft announced changes to its structure and senior leadership team, combining Devices into Windows, and Dynamics into Cloud,…

Kip Kniskern · December 14, 2019 · 2 min read