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#AskDanWindows Episode 11 - Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book?

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After a whirlwind two weeks of Microsoft news and new devices, we're back with another episode of #AskDanWindows!

This week I am fielding 10 more questions from you fine folks sent in over Twitter or email with many (not surprisingly) dealing with those new Lumias.

Let's get to it!

AskDanWindows Episode 11 Questions of the Week

  • *Are there any changes to the water rating for Band 2? - @BucksterMcgee
  • Do u think projects like Universal apps will help get windows store better developed apps than iOS or Android? - @Avi44Yadav
  • Do you think Continuum would work on all Windows 10 Mobile devices regardless of spec, possible through hacks? - @sveldte
  • What's happening with the Windows Central universal app? - @SethD_Nelson
  • Is the outlook hopeless for Microsoft phone fans on Verizon? - @Jeremy_B82
  • For the little time you spent with the 950s, does the camera match the snapper on Samsung Galaxy S6/Note 5? - @baxiabhishek
  • Any idea about the led notifications on newly launched Lumia devices, i.e Lumia 950 and 950 XL? - Saurabh S.
  • I'm really confused between getting the Surface Pro 4 or the Surface Book. I need power and performance for my daily tasks and activities and was going to get the Surface Pro 4 until the Surface Book was announced. - Tosin I.
  • What happened to the stylus for the Lumia 950 XL? – Nabil H. [Answer: See my article on this issue.]
  • Why did Microsoft make its band series focused at fitness, when they could have added more Smartwatch features to it, to appeal to more people. / Why does the Microsoft band 2 not run windows 10? – Philip M.

Thanks to everyone who submitted a question and as always, thanks for watching!

New email!

Don't use Twitter? Well after much feedback we are happy to announce you can forward your questions to AskDan@WindowsCentral.com to submit your requests!

About that office…

For those of you wondering about our office, we did our full office tour a few weeks ago. You can find that article here including our equipment listing or watch the video below!

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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 wearable tech. He has reviewed laptops for over 10 years and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, Arm64 processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, performed polysomnographs in NYC, and was a motion-picture operator for 17 years.