I've said before that I hate the term Web 2.0 but that it's more than a buzzword . Perhaps what I meant to say is what Marc Andreessen said: there's no such thing as Web 2.0 ( via Fred Wilson ) - thing being the key word there. The first Web 2.0 conference was held in the fall of 2004, and coincided...
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A lot of people are very excited about Silverlight , the technology that was formerly known as WPF/E. Jesse says it will give Flash a real run for its money because of a better video story (emphasis in original). Unlike Flash, Silverlight (the new name) will support DRM, it supports the industry standard...
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The Machine is us. ( Link to the video )
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Microsoft is embedding Live services within the operating system . This isn't really too surprising, considering it was one of the stated principles behind the effort from the start. (As a developer, it is exciting though). Microsoft appears to recognize that web applications are a complement, and not...
Microsoft must be crumbling - first Scoble and now Gates. The big news yesterday, of course, was Microsoft's announcment that Bill Gates is leaving his role as Chief Software Architect to focus on his foundation . (He will remain as chairman). Jason suggests that this was a step towards getting lean...