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  1. Ok, I'll bite. by MrCopilot · · Score: 1 · on MS To Push Silverlight Via Redesigned Microsoft.com
    Clicked the Blog link. Saw this lovely quote:

    When Silverlight was first announced and PopFly, Microsoft's social network built to demonstrate and hopefully kickoff Silverlight, were simultaneously launched; we were quick to appreciate the technical aspects of .NET and WPF taken online, but were careful to make it clear that we didn't think it stood much of a chance.

    Clicked PopFly. Lovely pic of Bill!

    Clicked random link on the page.

    Output:

    This content requires Microsoft Silverlight. The browser you are currently using is not Silverlight enabled. Please give this a try with Microsoft Internet Explorer (32-bit) or Mozilla Firefox.

    Well that is a first. Reccommending Firefox on an MS page. Progress!, unfortunately I am using Firefox ... on Debian.

    Maybe after Miguel gets done pimping it for us nix users, I can behold the glory that is, nah I just can't finish it. Next!

    Oh, and just in case that ad is rotated, here is the aforementioned pic of Bill. http://www.popfly.ms/ads/skyscraper/bdlc-skyscraper.jpg

  2. Ok, I'll bite. by MrCopilot · · Score: 1 · on MS To Push Silverlight Via Redesigned Microsoft.com
    Clicked the Blog link. Saw this lovely quote:

    When Silverlight was first announced and PopFly, Microsoft's social network built to demonstrate and hopefully kickoff Silverlight, were simultaneously launched; we were quick to appreciate the technical aspects of .NET and WPF taken online, but were careful to make it clear that we didn't think it stood much of a chance.

    Clicked PopFly. Lovely pic of Bill!

    Clicked random link on the page.

    Output:

    This content requires Microsoft Silverlight. The browser you are currently using is not Silverlight enabled. Please give this a try with Microsoft Internet Explorer (32-bit) or Mozilla Firefox.

    Well that is a first. Reccommending Firefox on an MS page. Progress!, unfortunately I am using Firefox ... on Debian.

    Maybe after Miguel gets done pimping it for us nix users, I can behold the glory that is, nah I just can't finish it. Next!

    Oh, and just in case that ad is rotated, here is the aforementioned pic of Bill. http://www.popfly.ms/ads/skyscraper/bdlc-skyscraper.jpg

  3. Re:Missing option.. by ribond · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft's Biggest Threat - Google or Open Source?
    People are looking for computers more and more like appliances.

    Microsoft (it turns out) is just a software company. It has good ideas and bad ones, and (for good or ill) Windows is more and more a platform stabilized/planned by committee. This sounds terrible to people who like widgets and fiddley-bits (i count myself in their number) but it's better for the public, I think.

    How many cars have you climbed into lately without wailing about the lack of innovation in steering wheels and pedals? Would it be way cool if the next Ford came out with a tank-style lever system rather than a steering wheel?!? No... it would suck and people would kill themselves.



    So to some extent it is a good thing (you don't want to change something that is starting to pass the "mom" test too readily).... and you can find innovation at Microsoft without looking too hard.

    You just need to look further than Windows.

    I'd suggest that the list above doesn't give credit where it's due. That stupid paperclip (clippy!) that was hated by everyone? It was a new form of interface for relating to users in terms that they were prepared to understand. That it was heavy handed, condescending and clumsy is an implementation issue -- the execution sucked, but the idea was new. Today the excitement and the "try this see if it sticks" innovation is online. Look at http://popfly.ms/ for something current, cool and interesting.


  4. Microsoft Popfly? by im_thatoneguy · · Score: 1, Informative · on How Mainstream Can Code Scavenging Go?

    Isn't that what microsoft is trying to do with PopFly?

    http://www.popfly.ms/Overview/

  5. Re:As much as I feel for the guy... by Joe+U · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Vs. TestDriven.NET

    Except if you're part of Microsoft.

    http://www.popfly.ms/Overview/Explorer.aspx

    That's why there's a problem, especially in the EU, where they are not very happy with these types of special arrangements.

  6. Support by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Microsoft Using .MS TLD

    http://www.popfly.ms/Overview/

    Availability: Private Alpha, sign up for the waitlist

    Cost: Free (bet RMS likes that one)

    Storage Limit: 25MB per user

    System Requirements: Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 Beta

    Browser Support: Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

    Content Supported: JavaScript, AJAX libraries, HTML, XHTML, CSS, WMV, WMA, MP3, Visual Studio Express projects, JPG, PNG, GIF, and EXEs

  7. wepopfly@nospam.microsoft.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Microsoft Using .MS TLD

    They need a better spam filter:
    http://popfly.ms/Overview/Ecosystem.aspx

  8. Pretty! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Microsoft Using .MS TLD

    http://popfly.ms/Static/CodeOfConduct.aspx

  9. Re:Popfly? by MikeMLP · · Score: 2, Funny · on Microsoft Using .MS TLD

    http://popfly.ms/Overview/ - click on "watch the popfly screencast"
    If you want, watch the video. I have to admit the concept is kinda cool. The way you can edit block code and share it... It seems to me that MS is trying to leverage a community which openly shares code modifications. The problem is that it is all based on a closed-source platform, and I'm sure the best hackers would rather work on an open platform, instead of one which could change or become obsolete without notice.

    The funniest part is if you skip to 9:50 when there is a demonstration of a digg reader. The first listed article mentions the exclusive MS / Lenovo deal, but, even better, the second is "Hackers use Windows Update to download..."

    Despite Silverlight looking quite polished in the demo, MS still cannot avoid bad press on a free-information internet, and thus, still cannot be cool.

  10. That'll make you cringe by robot_lords_of_tokyo · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Microsoft Using .MS TLD

    We're a hip crazy cool start up
    it's bad enough when people mean it when they write it... it's so much better when it's forced by some guy upstairs.