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Microsoft Post Windows OS Midori

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:50 am
by jaz
Competition breeds innovation, MS is thinking outside the box. I don't expect too much though, anybody remember Bob? :lol:

Ref:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... ws-os.html

Re: Microsoft Post Windows OS Midori

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:04 pm
by MattKingUSA
Who is Bob? I was just reading about Midori on the BBC. Which meaning are they going for?

Re: Microsoft Post Windows OS Midori

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:05 pm
by MattKingUSA
And is this new OS that giant table that is a touch screen device? It's the same technology as the Iphone but comes crammed inside something the size of a pool table.

Re: Microsoft Post Windows OS Midori

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:08 pm
by jaz
Bob was arguably the worst product Microsoft ever put out.

Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob

Re: Microsoft Post Windows OS Midori

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:52 pm
by MattKingUSA
I did not know about that. That's funny.

Re: Microsoft Post Windows OS Midori

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:01 pm
by eddie
ttp://www.sdtimes.com/MICROSOFT_S_PLANS_FOR_P ... SOFT/32627
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1514
research.microsoft.com/projects/CHESS/chess.ppt PPT file