Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Author: Kendall Whitehouse
There were a number of key announcements and interesting demos at Microsoft's MIX08 conference, which continues through Friday in Las Vegas. I won't recount all the news in detail. Ryan Stewart has a good overview of the opening day keynote on his ZDNet blog. CNET's News.com has a round up of the major activities and … Continue reading MIX08: See It Now on Flickr
CNET's Martin LaMonica reports that later today Microsoft and Nokia will announce plans to bring Silverlight to Nokia's Symbian OS based Series 60 and Series 40 smartphones along with Nokia Internet tablets. The piece also cites John Case, general manager of Microsoft's developer division, as stating that a version of Silverlight for Windows Mobile will … Continue reading Silverlight on Nokia Smartphones
A quick update on two items on which I reported yesterday. CNET News.com's Martin LaMonica today quotes John Case, general manager of Microsoft's developer division as saying that Microsoft will add offline capabilities to Silverlight "eventually": "It's something that we will want to do," Case said in an interview on Monday. "Eventually, customers will expect … Continue reading Rumor Updates: Eventually. Maybe.
MIX -- which is more or less Microsoft's version of Adobe's MAX -- is just around the corner and the rumors are flying regarding potential announcements around Microsoft's Web application strategy (or, perhaps more accurately, "strategies"). Ryan Stewart cites Michael Arrington's TechCrunch post speculating that Microsoft may announce offline capabilities for Silverlight. Stewart correctly clarifies … Continue reading Pre-MIX Mishmash
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