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Re: Conditional Action Programmer

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Post by jdmichal »

rjbwork wrote: post #5
jdmichal wrote: post #3

> AP is an experimental project from Microsoft Technology and Research, available to you as and Android app on Google Play Store and the web. And this is why I went from Windows Phone 8 to Android. The Microsoft experience on Android is arguably better than on their own OS.

And to think, the Android guys originally wanted to use C# as the native Android language, but were worried about being sued by MS for it. Instead they went with Java and got sued by Oracle for it, whereas MS open sourced it all. * Yes I know parts of .NET are still closed source/proprietary.

Microsoft even made the C# language specification ECMA and ISO standards. The ECMA process started shortly after the first commercial release. I'm pretty sure if they had just talked to the Microsoft guys, they would have realized everything would be fine.

Re: Conditional Action Programmer

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Post by tn13 »

I find it very amusing when people name other brands/apps etc on their homepage especially those where you don't have any business connection.

Case in point here is naming Pocket App on the homepage prominently. It gives on impression that Pocket is some big successful app but in reality has merely 22M users (active users must be lot lower).

I hope I am right to assume that MS has nothing to do with Pocket app.

Re: Conditional Action Programmer

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Post by dingo_bat »

jdmichal wrote: post #3

> AP is an experimental project from Microsoft Technology and Research, available to you as and Android app on Google Play Store and the web. And this is why I went from Windows Phone 8 to Android. The Microsoft experience on Android is arguably better than on their own OS.

This is correct. The Microsoft apps on android are phenomenal. I think it speaks volumes about the android toolchain and development scope when a direct competitor can make better apps than for their own platform.

Re: Conditional Action Programmer

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Post by BHSPitMonkey »

rjbwork wrote: post #5
jdmichal wrote: post #3

> AP is an experimental project from Microsoft Technology and Research, available to you as and Android app on Google Play Store and the web. And this is why I went from Windows Phone 8 to Android. The Microsoft experience on Android is arguably better than on their own OS.

And to think, the Android guys originally wanted to use C# as the native Android language, but were worried about being sued by MS for it. Instead they went with Java and got sued by Oracle for it, whereas MS open sourced it all. * Yes I know parts of .NET are still closed source/proprietary.

It's also possible that Microsoft might have been less willing to open the language if it had become an integral pillar of the Android ecosystem.

Re: Conditional Action Programmer

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Post by lucb1e »

dingo_bat wrote: post #14
NegativeLatency wrote: post #8

Judging by the broken fonts in safari they neglected to test it on a non-Windows device

It's fine on android. And since the app is on android only, maybe they tested on android only.

On Android the font is big enough to read five or maybe ten meters away, from my 5.5" phone screen. Not sure this is really how it's intended.

Re: Conditional Action Programmer

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Post by dingo_bat »

lucb1e wrote: post #17
dingo_bat wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's fine on android. And since the app is on android only, maybe they tested on android only.

On Android the font is big enough to read five or maybe ten meters away, from my 5.5" phone screen. Not sure this is really how it's intended.

It's big on my device too but not so big so as to be readable from 10 meters away. Or even 10 feet away.

Re: Conditional Action Programmer

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Post by svec »

When I sign in with my outlook.com email address it asks for permission for the "Luis-Actions" app to read my email, among other permissions. It's probably Microsoft, but I wish they would have made the signup experience look a little more trustworthy.

Re: Conditional Action Programmer

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Post by kranner »

NamTaf wrote: post #4

"What can CAP do for you? First let's agree….. worst name ever. Now that we're past that, here's our story, and an ask." MS, you're competing with a product called "IFTTT". Don't think so lowly of yourself!

If This Then That is a pretty cool name. Zapier on the other hand...
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