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Re: Microsoft Xim

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pyrocat wrote: post #74
ponyous wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And who doesn't have a browser? I can't think of any better solution than this.

High quality photos means a big data hit, for those that don't have unlimited data. It also puts your photos in the cloud, which may not be desirable.

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Re: Microsoft Xim

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Post by gbog »

akbar501 wrote: post #3

My guess would be that we'll see more of these shared/sync'd experience apps in the future. A phone is personal so experiencing the pictures on your phone makes it more personal.

I don't know if it exists already, but what I would like is a Bluetooth mixing app: say it is installed on my phone, I connect to speakers and I can play music from my phone. Buddies around can connect by Bluetooth to my phone and "play" some other track to me. Then a fader allows me to mix both tracks to the speakers.

Re: Microsoft Xim

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Post by mead5432 »

jordanpg wrote: post #63
chc wrote: post #55

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I don't feel like you are very familiar with Microsoft Research. While I'm sure Microsoft ultimately expects to benefit from their work, it's pretty far out there to suggest that their mission is discovering revenue streams or anything like that. Like, do you really believe Microsoft intends to monetize Haskell?

I did mention that I was speculating, so yes, I'm not at all familiar with Microsoft Research. However, I've yet to work at a place where I wasn't surrounded by p* managers who weren't falling over themselves to get involved with some new idea that would lead to revenue somehow. On the business side of the house, I don't think anyone gets up in the morning if it can't be linked to revenue. So, yeah, I'm comfortable s…

That is wrong, how? Revenue streams (and corresponding cash flows) are the lifeblood of any business. It's a nice notion to build an organization solely to do cool things but, if you don't make money somehow you'll go out of business and will never be able to do cool things.

Re: Microsoft Xim

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Post by rbanffy »

JoblessWonder wrote: post #7

Once again Microsoft being pretty low-key with the fact that this is a Microsoft product just like they did with Sway. [1] * No mention in the title bar or above the fold. * First mention of Microsoft is in the footer. * iOS App Store and Google Play links are before the Window Phone Store. * Mockups include iOS looking device and Androidy Device (however the largest one might be a Windows Phone?) [1] https://www.swa…

"you can xim your photos"

Their attempt to use "xim" as a verb right from the start (hint to the marketing staff: it only happens after mass adoption) is very Microsofty. It's, in fact, a dead giveaway.

But, indeed, the presence of other phones along with Windows devices is refreshing, as is the multiple store links.

Not sure I like it, but I have to recognise Microsoft's effort in rebuilding their brand.

Re: Microsoft Xim

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Post by gagege »

ape4 wrote: post #97

The group viewing is a nice idea. But I am not keen to put my photos into another garden.

Yeah, would be nice if this launched a little web server on your device with a temporary url for people to connect to. I feel like this is how social networking should work too, but that's a whole nother story.
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