I got the chance today to hang out on Skype with Steven Hodson of WinExtra and Holden Page, and talk a bit about Microsoft’s Windows 8 developer preview.
This show is just our initial thoughts and opinions. We’ll be revisiting the topic in 2 weeks time once we’ve all had an opportunity to get it installed and really play with it so be sure to check back then when we get into the real nitty gritty.
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Earlier today Steven Hodson and I recorded an episode of the WinExtra on Windows podcast.
It looks like (based on the reception of this episode) the WinExtra on Windows podcast may be getting a revival (even though Daily Brief remains dead) and I must admit that it was nice to get back behind the microphone and let fly.
The weekend is coming, but that’s not the only reason we are happy! There’s some great deals coming out for gamers and people looking to get hold of the XBox 360/Kinect bundle.
On the news front we get the full story on using Windows Phone 7 as a mass storage device while Verizon looks set to give it a warm welcome and Bing climbs up the search engine charts.
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In advance Steven wants to apologize for some problems we had with Skype during the recording today’s show. It was only a minor problem until just after we mentioned Miley Cryus at which point we had to let Steve Ballmer take over.
If you are wondering how the hell we managed to transition from Miley to Baldy you’ll just have to watch the show.
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While Samsung is throwing its weight behind Windows Phone 7, we ask who’s fault is it really if a Windows Phone 7 fries your SD card? AT&T blames Microsoft but the truth may be a very different matter.
Bill Gates says “no” to a breakup of Microsoft. XBox 360 and Kinect are on the up and up, and is there a Kinect version of Gears of War coming in December?
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From hacking to resurrections from the dead there’s been a few interesting stories in the Microsoft world.
And those Windows Phone 7 ads that are floating around .. well we found an even better one for Windows 7 and Avatar.
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Steven is pissed at me because I was up all night playing Call Of Duty: Black Ops and am actually excited about a game release for XBox 360. He’s also pissed at the fact that he can’t yet get a Windows Phone 7. He’s pissed off a lot isn’t here. In the meantime Microsoft re-brands it’s tagline. Yawn!
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Wow, even though Windows Phone 7 hit the North American marketplace today there hasn’t been a whole lot of real Microsoft related consumer news but Steven and I, as always, still mind something to talk about for 10 minutes.
Oh, and Steven gets pissy because I talk a little about Call Of Duty: Black Ops, which come out tonight at midnight.
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We’re back after missing a day due to me destroying my laptop using my preferred weapon of coffee.
Much of todays talk is about the launch of Kinect and some more Windows Phone 7 stuff as we head towards its launch day in the US and Canada.
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From companies telling Microsoft that they are done with XP to the company giving 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs a Kinect each, it’s been a pretty interesting news day in the Microsoft world.
Unfortunately though, just as we thought it was safe to jump back into the Internet Explorer water, some company goes and throws a shark into the waters. Please no IE6, no matter how you want to slice the DLLs.
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