Brad Silverberg, former senior VP of Windows, kept hold of the first copy of Windows 95 that came off the production line. Microsoft employees then held a Release to Manufacturing (RTM) party with bottles of Dom Pérignon for drinking and “cheap champagne for spraying.” Microsoft’s RTM parties were infamous throughout the ‘90s and ‘00s, especially the iPhone funeral one for the Windows Phone 7 RTM.
Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative is set to impact Chinese employees in September, with the software giant reportedly set to cut off Android devices from accessing its corporate network. Bloomberg News reports that the move is due to Android devices in China lacking Google’s Play store to distribute Authenticator and identity apps for Microsoft employees. Microsoft is ramping up its internal security efforts after a series of high-profile attacks in recent years.
Microsoft’s commitment to compatibility is unwavering when it comes to the Surface Pro. I’ve managed to get the new Surface Pro Flex Keyboard working on an original Surface Pro X from 2019, and the keyboard from a Pro X working with the Surface Pro 11th Edition. All you have to do is snap these keyboards into place. It’s a lot more magical than Apple’s Magic keyboards.
