The new platform diagram… It’s really obvious that besides supporting the old stuff that XAML and HTML 5 are first class citizens.. I told folks months ago they had nothing to worry about..
Expression Blend 5 Supports HTML 5 and XAML both.. Boy is this a big surprise..NOT!
Windows “App” Store/ Marketplace
Looks just like Windows Phone 7.,.. Big surprise there.. I really hope Windows 8 apps can be still sold separately and installed without this feature..
I wonder just how real the Quicken thing is here..
Immersive Internet Explorer 9/10
Web software runs just like an full fledged app, again the same stuff we see on Windows Phone next release..
Write once in .NET Deploy in the browser,
In all just a few lines of code.. SAME UI and User Experience
Set it to launch on whatever environment it’s running on..
Enable new Search
The same Metrostyle App ported from Silverlight to Windows 8 Platform making the round trip back to Windows Phone with the same code..
New Desirable Features
METRO APPS don’t work on NETBOOK resolutions with the new INTERFACE you need at least 1024x768 resolution display to have the new interface functional (at a minimum otherwise you get the previous windows desktop..
Windows 8 Tablets supports a new API called Sensor Fusion which makes it easy to read the gyro Accelerometer and Magnetometers.. There is also a Near Field Communication sensor that allows you to share information between machines securely (including files over SMARTCARD like devices)..
Support for 3G and 4G devices with metered data plans so you can track and have full control over your data usage. So no syncing large amounts of data without your full permission..
Gee more macbook air clones called Ultrabooks.. Still love my Samsung Series 9 notebook, which has all these features already under Windows 7 including instant on and restoration of system files automatically. Samsung apparently helped Microsoft with these features..
My Samsung notebook tore apart on stage apparently..
The Samsung Developer Tablet given away to all 5000 attendees..
No it’s not an ARM, and has the same specs as the Samsung Series 9 notebook I have minus the pen, touch screen and sensors..
Using this feature already in it’s Windows format on my Samsung Series 9 corei5 notebook.. Can I pick a notebook or what 
Sinofsky’s Start Menu
Hyper-V and Virtual Machines are Built into Windows 8
The new classic explorer interface is growing on me..
The new multi-monitor interface is much improved..
Elevated Permissions (admin) is now a check box..
Live Sync of Desktops (remote)
IE 10 Shines
Pretty Cool all in all.. But is there any real reason I have heard so far for me not to go out and buy that cheap google chrome tablet or Apple Ipad/ Or Google Chromebook if indeed this comes to pass what is the benefit of buying Microsoft.. It seems just a little bit “me too” for the next version of Windows.
It still seems like we are putting to bed a lot of the features of Windows for an HTML 5 browser environment where Windows will come out to play once in a while..
This seems to be too ME TOO… We’ll see if these numbers improve and there is a reason why I shouldn’t go to Apple and buy “App Store” apps there.. Or Chrome Web Apps which are already embedded in many businesses and educational institutions..
I still believe Microsoft is blowing it’s advantage with the PC by not touting .NET applications over the HTML 5 ones.. They could run anywhere, where Windows desktop and .NET apps are home only one place and are generally more powerful than their web equivalents..
Will these numbers continue to decline ? Lot of ME too today and not a lot of insight.. As far as Windows running on any form factor.. Does it really need to ? A separate keyboard and a touch screen is kind of over rated for me, as I go to clean off my two year old iPad’s screen and my HP TouchSmart computer’s All In One Display..
We still need a keyboard and mouse for effective input. Most people don’t word process and run office apps as a main activity on their Apple iPad or iPhone. After owning two touch screen computers I am happy to have a machine with a keyboard a muti-gesture touchpad mouse control that’s as thin as the iPad 2 and Core i5..
I still have questions about this and the UI departure is so great only time will tell with the public when it’s out there and if Apple and Google assault this UI like they did Windows Vista..
The Evolution of Windows
Even with the scalability and GPU computing demo with 5 graphics cards with Direct Compute..
Today felt like we were here:
Versus Here
in terms of user experience..
Shouldn’t we be here at least ?
It’s interesting that after I posted this the first time with opinion my ISP gave me this error after about 3 minutes.. After I sent in a trouble ticket it was within nanoseconds back up..
