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I know there are a lot of Microsoft Hate-ers (MH) out there but; maybe just maybe you MH can bring yourselves to admit this is really cool.

by tyohn 19y ago

byrneseyeview 19y ago
I'm not an MH, but I do find this a little sad. They're now reimplementing a very old interface digitally, instead of using computers to create something new. It's like Henry Ford building a car that galloped 30% faster than the average horse.
- dpark 19y ago
  Lots of the things this interface can do are actually fairly new. I can't stretch pictures on my coffee table. Besides, very few things are truly new. Most technology is incremental. It just looks revolutionary later. Also, the model T topped out at 45 mph. Thoroughbreds can get to 40 mph. Granted, that's not exactly the average horse. But Ford's contribution wasn't speed. It was mass production, an incremental improvement.
  - byrneseyeview 19y ago
    The key word was 'galloped'. Cars weren't mechanical horses -- they were devices that used new technology in a way that wasn't possible before.
- cyu 19y ago
  If you look at it as a new interface for a computer, then it might not be too interesting. But if you look at it as a new interface for a table or anything that has a surface (microwave, walls, fridges), then it becomes very interesting. Anyone else find it funny that the site is using Flash, and not Silverlight?
  - tyohn 19y ago
    I noticed that too - Flash not Silverlight. Kind of funny..
- tyohn 19y ago
  I could be wrong but I just did a quick Google search. The top speed of the Model T was 45mph - The top speed for a horse is 47.5 mph - hummm - just a thought. By the way I am all for something new. I just like the MS interface - it looks cool to me.
- juwo 19y ago
  Well, in 1997, I built a small prototype of a squeezeball that generated voltage levels which were mapped to characters or commands. (But did not successfully complete it). Well, you need an environment - money, encouragement (advice, not flattery), and co-workers. Only Google and MS or a University can provide these, it seems. Perhaps that's why I cant get my act off the ground :)

I know there are a lot of Microsoft Hate-ers (MH) out there but; maybe just maybe you MH can bring yourselves to admit this is really cool.

by tyohn 19y ago

I know there are a lot of Microsoft Hate-ers (MH) out there but; maybe just maybe you MH can bring yourselves to admit this is really cool.

byrneseyeview 19y ago

I'm not an MH, but I do find this a little sad. They're now reimplementing a very old interface digitally, instead of using computers to create something new. It's like Henry Ford building a car that galloped 30% faster than the average horse.

dpark 19y ago
Lots of the things this interface can do are actually fairly new. I can't stretch pictures on my coffee table. Besides, very few things are truly new. Most technology is incremental. It just looks revolutionary later. Also, the model T topped out at 45 mph. Thoroughbreds can get to 40 mph. Granted, that's not exactly the average horse. But Ford's contribution wasn't speed. It was mass production, an incremental improvement.
- byrneseyeview 19y ago
  The key word was 'galloped'. Cars weren't mechanical horses -- they were devices that used new technology in a way that wasn't possible before.
cyu 19y ago
If you look at it as a new interface for a computer, then it might not be too interesting. But if you look at it as a new interface for a table or anything that has a surface (microwave, walls, fridges), then it becomes very interesting. Anyone else find it funny that the site is using Flash, and not Silverlight?
- tyohn 19y ago
  I noticed that too - Flash not Silverlight. Kind of funny..
tyohn 19y ago
I could be wrong but I just did a quick Google search. The top speed of the Model T was 45mph - The top speed for a horse is 47.5 mph - hummm - just a thought. By the way I am all for something new. I just like the MS interface - it looks cool to me.
juwo 19y ago
Well, in 1997, I built a small prototype of a squeezeball that generated voltage levels which were mapped to characters or commands. (But did not successfully complete it). Well, you need an environment - money, encouragement (advice, not flattery), and co-workers. Only Google and MS or a University can provide these, it seems. Perhaps that's why I cant get my act off the ground :)