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Microsoft confirms Kinect hackers to get official developer kit

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Re: Microsoft confirms Kinect hackers to get official developer kit

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Post by oldstrangers »

I think this is a great step for Microsoft. I believe they've learned a lot from the good PR that Android has received due in part to Androids large and outspoken developer community. I'm sure Microsoft has also noticed a lot of the negativity surrounding Motorola and their decision to lock down boot loaders (effectively removing any developers chance to mess with the phone). That and the mess that Sony has created by suing the people who hacked the PS3.

So, kudos to Microsoft.

Re: Microsoft confirms Kinect hackers to get official developer kit

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Post by ascendant »

This act of coolness on the part of Microsoft makes my head hurt. I can't correlate "Microsoft" with "smart decision" anymore. I need an advil.

On a serious note: this is a really good way to stick it to Sony too, since they're going after GeoHot and making themselves look like assholes doing it.

Re: Microsoft confirms Kinect hackers to get official developer kit

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Post by markszcz »

oldstrangers wrote: post #2

I think this is a great step for Microsoft. I believe they've learned a lot from the good PR that Android has received due in part to Androids large and outspoken developer community. I'm sure Microsoft has also noticed a lot of the negativity surrounding Motorola and their decision to lock down boot loaders (effectively removing any developers chance to mess with the phone). That and the mess that Sony has created b…

Reminds me Lego's success story with it's Lego Mindstorm vs the "hacking" community(http://open-your-innovation.com/2010/04/01/open-innovation-c...) "With the introduction of LEGO Mindstorms ... advanced users began to hack the system to customize and use it ... After trying to fight these hackers, LEGO finally became aware of the potential that laid behind them. LEGO finally allowed such forced collaboration. " That quotes from the Open innovation and crowdsourcing section a little down the page.

Good job Microsoft for realizing the possible same community fate awaits you. =)

Re: Microsoft confirms Kinect hackers to get official developer kit

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Post by damoncali »

ascendant wrote: post #4

This act of coolness on the part of Microsoft makes my head hurt. I can't correlate "Microsoft" with "smart decision" anymore. I need an advil. On a serious note: this is a really good way to stick it to Sony too, since they're going after GeoHot and making themselves look like assholes doing it.

Nah - they'll just change the rules later and try to take 30%...

Good move, Microsoft. Apple, are you seeing this? This is how you get people to use your stuff.

Re: Microsoft confirms Kinect hackers to get official developer kit

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Post by wslh »

oldstrangers wrote: post #2

I think this is a great step for Microsoft. I believe they've learned a lot from the good PR that Android has received due in part to Androids large and outspoken developer community. I'm sure Microsoft has also noticed a lot of the negativity surrounding Motorola and their decision to lock down boot loaders (effectively removing any developers chance to mess with the phone). That and the mess that Sony has created b…

It's ironic, but Microsoft almost always supported products that reverse engineered their software. One of our products was based on internals research and we received a proposal from their QA team to test our product in Windows 7.

If I remember well, the Samba team had issues in the past with this practice, and also the activesync protocol is jealously protected (and licensed to Google).

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