How Microsoft shifting to Chromium affects Windows Sets #AskDanWindows 55

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Chromium and the future of Sets, and talking Windows Core OS on phones

On this episode of #AskDanWindows I take your questions on Surface Headphones and using them with multiple devices, could manufacturers put Windows Core OS on a proper phone, and what does Microsoft shifting to Chromium mean for its Sets feature? All that and more.

Grab a coffee and tune in!

Audience questions Episode 55

  • My whole family have Haswell-generation i5 or i7 convertible touchscreen PCs running Windows 10. Will we stop receiving spring and fall feature updates when the hardware is no longer compatible? - Rupert W
  • I know Microsoft has no plans to release a "smartphone" again, but are the chances that a partner such as Wiley Fox, Nokia, htc, Dell, etc. producing one based on Windows Core OS since not all of us need a large foldable device? - Paul B.
  • Surface Headphones when they are connected to pc and phone at the same time - are there any problems, is it easy to connect them with PC and mobile and would you recommend them for work? - Eyjólfur Á
  • With the recent news of Microsoft Edge shifting to the Chromium engine, how will this affect Windows Sets in the future? @egielity

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Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central. He is also the head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007, when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and watches. He has been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.