Recent trends developing between the big IT players, Google and Microsoft, are starting to paint a very interesting picture. At PDC, Microsoft recent developer conference, they have announced Azure. What is Azure? Well, it is Microsoft answer to Google and the future business model to carry Microsoft forward in a future where operating systems and [...]
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Microsoft turing to the future of computing at PDC with Azure
October 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tags: Development · google · Microsoft · Silverlight
The industry is growing up. DRM is Dead. Long Live DRM.
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments
A long time ago, before I started this blog (Over 2 years ago), I spent a lot of time on writing comments to other blogs. Specifically about DRM and its only real roll, if it had any at all, in the future of digital media. In general I was usually flamed with no one even [...]
Tags: Apple · DRM · IPTV · Microsoft · Standards
Javascript frameworks. Is it the future?
September 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
An interesting post on TechCrunch was pointed out to me today by Philip Hodgetts. Philip has been putting his acceptance behind the open-web based around the push by Apple into WebKit/javascript and Javascript frameworks like Sproutcore. (Note this can also now be said for Google and the new Chrome browser) Today we have another contender [...]
Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · google · Microsoft · Silverlight · Standards
ABC (Australia’s public broadcaster) goes Microsoft Silverlight
August 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
UPDATE: Angelo Tilocca has contacted me and has pointed out what we both consider to be a misunderstanding. To clear it all up, let me quote him in regards to the use of Microsoft and Silverlight by the ABC. — Thanks James. Confirming that ABC Commercial has launched its integrated ABC Shop Media Player and [...]
Tags: Adobe · codecs · DRM · flash · IPTV · Microsoft · Silverlight
Where to now developer
July 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments
There is no denying that the future of how we use computer is changing. The advent of applications that live on the network/Internet is making the developer think twice about where he should be headed. As a developer, you need to be ahead of the curve as by the time your product is ready your [...]
Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · Microsoft · Silverlight · Standards