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Brandon LeBlanc

@brandonleblanc.bsky.social

Director of Communications, Windows + Devices at Microsoft. I tweet about nerd things like #Windows11, #StarTrek, #Batman, #Marvel, and more.

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Frank X. Shaw@fxshaw.com · 10mo ago

Great products start in the messy middle....Carl Ledbetter shows how early sketches and disciplined constraints guide ideas that ship and delight. A thoughtful look inside the craft in Signal magazine: news.microsoft.com/signalmagazi...

Microsoft’s Signal magazine

Born from a print tradition reimagined, Signal Magazine is for leaders navigating transformation. Each issue curates bold ideas, global perspectives and real-world stories—from AI strategy to platform...

news.microsoft.com

Brandon LeBlanc@brandonleblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

Yes, I am taking on a new role within the Windows and Devices group here at @microsoft.com focusing on communications. I won't be as visible as I have been all these years but you'll still see me posting about Microsoft, Windows, and nerdy things of course.

Xeno @xenopanther.bsky.social · last yr.

This was posted over on Twitter by Amanda Langowski But @brandonleblanc.bsky.social is leaving their role in with the Windows Insider Program. Wishing him good luck with the next step of his journey

Brandon LeBlanc@brandonleblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy 20th birthday to Techmeme. This has been my go-to for tech industry news for most of that time and one of the homepages that opens whenever I launch my browser (Edge of course). I’ve also been featured on Techmeme for blog posts I’ve written which is always fun.

Gabe Rivera@gaberivera.bsky.social · last yr.

So I wrote a thing on the occasion of @techmeme.com's 20th birthday, and I couldn't help but drag Bluesky into it (don't dogpile me please). news.techmeme.com/250912/20-ye...

“Ignore what's on Bluesky or Threads”: If you've heard this, it's probably from someone popular on X who's gotten dogpiled by the fringe left on Bluesky. And to be clear, these dynamics are real, unpleasant, and something I would imagine Bluesky management considers a problem, since repelling notable posters can crimp overall growth. But the typical experience for a typical Bluesky user is not unlike classic Twitter: people follow people they're interested in and interactions are generally positive. Moreover, in part by not imposing the “link penalty”, enough journalists who joined Bluesky in prior years have stuck around that it often feels like the current home of “tech journalism Twitter”, along with the sort of conversations that extend from that. Threads has gotten a bad rap for similar reasons, though with Meta shepherding millions of users each week to the app, the userbase now feels very normie. A lot of journalists and other news pundits in tech consider this an audience they can't ignore, so you'll find tech news-relevant conversations there as well. So while neither network has surpassed X in terms of tech industry news commentary (and both have a long way to go on AI, VC, and crypto chatter), if you care what people say on X, you should keep an eye on the other networks too.
Brandon LeBlanc@brandonleblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

I am so excited about the work we're doing for gaming handhelds and will be picking one of these up when its released!

Phil Spencer - P3 on Xbox@xboxp3.bsky.social · last yr.

This moment from @xbox.com and @asusrog.bsky.social has been a long time coming. The power of Xbox, the freedom of Windows, and the ability to play games across your entire library—including all your favorite PC game stores. This is ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally. news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...

Brandon LeBlanc@brandonleblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

Another #LEGO set done. The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. NASA partnered with Boeing in the late 70’s to use a modified 747 to haul the prototype Orbiter Space Shuttle Enterprise between locations during early testing for the Space Shuttle Program. This was a very fun set to build.

Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise on a Boeing 747 LEGO set.
Brandon LeBlanc@brandonleblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

There is no discounting the impact Jony Ive has had even on modern Apple products today. But this really is weird. A AI wearable product people actually want that isn't their phone (right now)? I'm not sold.

The Hollywood Reporter@thr.com · last yr.

Over three decades working in Silicon Valley, Jony Ive has shaped the shell of the iMac, designed the look of the iPod and come up with the form factor for the iPhone. Pretty much every major piece of Apple technology we touch, from the heyday of Alta Vista to today, went through Ive’s hands first.