I’m not exactly sure what Microsoft has cooked up with Mesh yet. In fact, I have not even had time to work on testing silverlight yet…but I want to - now with Mesh…it just gets harder to keep up. Here’s a few links I have so far:
Untangling the Microsoft mesh - from zdnet.
“Mesh” was Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie’s word of the day last week at Microsoft’s Mix ‘08 conference. Ozzie waxed prolific on “social mesh,” “device mesh,” “seamless mesh” and more.
Mesh has the potential to be HUGE - from a cynergy systems post
The last time I was excited about a new technology was about a year and a half ago with Silverlight, it was so new and fresh and offered such promise. I can now say, personally speaking, that the same things can be said about Mesh. It will ultimately redefine how we exchange, use and sync data online. It has the potential to be HUGE!
Do you really get Live Mesh?
But how do you explain something as utterly complex as Live Mesh in that short of time? Well, you don’t really, which is why there are some who think Live Mesh is a souped up FolderShare or ‘just another service’. Live Mesh is a platform, one that spans devices and operating systems. To really get a sense of what Live Mesh is, you should watch this incredible video Charles Torre shot with Ori Amiga, Group PM of the Live Developer Platform. If you don’t have time to watch the whole thing, at least watch the second half.
I’ve been following the whole Microsoft/Yahoo thing along with everyone and have really kept my opinions to myself - but when I saw this post over at Ajaxia - “Yahoo! BrowserPlus: The rumour is true“
Awhile back I heard a rumour that Yahoo! had a “Gears-like” project that was cancelled. I thought this was a shame, as having Yahoo! pushing the browser would be a great thing, and I wished that we could all join forces and push together.
I just thing it is time for Microsoft to buy Yahoo! - they need to do this before anyone figures out that Yahoo! is hot-hot-hot. I mean seriously - I hear is how great Google is because of Google gears and then Yahoo! pulls out a decent competitor.
In a series of moves announced today aimed at making its products more interoperable with other software and the Web in general, Microsoft is releasing 30,000 pages of documentation for Windows (both desktop and server products) that were previously available to partners only through a trade secret license. It is making available new licenses to a large number of its software patents “on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, at low royalty rates.”
This is pretty cool. I’ve been getting more and more interested in open source lately. And with my past experience in programming web apps with Microsoft tools - it sure sounds good. I’m interested to see how this all plays out.
Here’s a case where I think everyone else has got it wrong. The media seems to be positioning Microsoft’s hostile takeover of Yahoo as an admission on the part of Microsoft that they’ve lost their competitive edge. And Google, clearly worried, is making anti-trust noises, claiming that the proposed merger would destroy market competition. Both positions are utterly absurd, in my view.
He makes some great points why he feels this deal will fail - but makes it clear that many are not pointing to the things he is.
Could the acquisition of Yahoo! allow Microsoft — despite its legacy of serious legal and regulatory offenses — to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! equals an overwhelming share of instant messaging and web email accounts. And between them, the two companies operate the two most heavily trafficked portals on the Internet. Could a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors’ email, IM, and web-based services? Policymakers around the world need to ask these questions — and consumers deserve satisfying answers.
It sure seems if Google thinks they could crush them they would encourage the transaction.
OK - this will prove to anyone out there that I am in fact a tue geek, nerd, freak - all of the above.
But a guy (Dino Nuhagic) has come up with a tool to help you strip all the “bloat” out of Vista. The product/site/tool is called vLite and can take the latest operating system from Microsoft and make it a little more friendly.
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. vLite provides you with an easy removal of the unwanted components in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking.
This tool doesn’t use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are protected as they would be if you install the unedited version only with the changes you select.
It configures the installation directly before the installation, meaning you’ll have to remake the ISO and reinstall it. This method is much cleaner, not to mention easier and more logical than doing it after installation on every reinstall.
Take a look - I’m going to download it and see what I can break!
For people working in new media, Macs are especially compelling. The iLife suite is free and offers great tools for getting started with podcasting and video podcasting. And two of the best audio and video apps, Logic and Final Cut, are Mac-only.
Dell has a problem. It’s got great hardware, but it’s stuck with Windows Vista, a mishmash of third-party apps and craplets.
And you can’t do new media on crapware.
Macs are nice, hands down the best hardware on the market…but the most compelling part of the puzzle to me is the fact that I can have my cake and eat it too. Dell, HP, Sony and the others have everything Macs have except one thing…Macs can run both Mac’s Leopard and Windows whatever.
For me that is the key…too much Microsoft hate out there. :)
Hardware winner: Apple.
I think we will see some innovative things at Mac World Expo in Jan. and many will be trying to catch up.
Software: Microsoft.
Yea-yea, I know. But IE8 is coming gonna lead the way with some interesting things. I think they (Microsoft) is being way to quiet about a lot of things. Maybe this is a new business strategy! :)
Take a look at the comments on the link…good interesting stuff.
The growing confrontation between Google and Microsoft promises to be an epic business battle. It is likely to shape the prosperity and progress of both companies, and also inform how consumers and corporations work, shop, communicate and go about their digital lives.
It is an interesting discussion. I think the tipping point will be when the digital generations get to late college and early career. They will insist on more and more cloud computing which is which Google lives - at this point Microsoft had better have a solution which seamlessly integrates the office experience with the desktop and mobile via the internet - or be gone.
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