Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

What is Microsoft's Origami Project?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the friday-fan-fiction dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Rumors are running around the web about a new Microsoft gadget codenamed Origami that will be unveiled on March 2nd. Speculation can be found on Designtastesgood, Scobleizer, and Thatedeguy, and WindowsForDevices has a description and photos of a prototype Origami device built by National Semiconductor 2001. Anybody out there know more about this new device?"

7 of 243 comments (clear)

  1. Astroturf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    'Anonymous coward' hyping an yet to be released MS products. Sounds like astroturfing to me. I bet it's the marketing manager.

    1. Re:Astroturf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      And yet were it a product announcement from Apple it would be "news". Slashbots, all of you.

  2. New for nerds? by truthsearch · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This isn't news for nerds. This isn't stuff that matters. This is pure speculation by bloggers and *rolling eyes* journalists. No one even knew this was Microsoft related until they started looking up domain name information.

    --
    Developers: We can use your help.
  3. ORIGAMI because "Microsoft Blackberry" by i_am_the_r00t · · Score: 2, Insightful

    didn't make it past legal.

  4. MS Astroturfing by Matt+Perry · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This smells of a MS astroturfing troll. Since whatever it is hasn't been released we can only waste time speculating. Maybe it's a desert topping or a floor wax. Maybe it's both. In any case, it's vapourware until it shows up. How about we all wait a week to see what is announced and then have a discussion about it?

    --
    Slashdot: Failed Car Analogies. Amateur Lawyering. Anecdote Battles.
  5. Re:Paper Tiger by jcostantino · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That prototype is actually 5 years old and probably only shares the name and OS manufacturer. I personally can wait a few weeks before I dismiss this completely.

    --
    Reviews with a twist! http://www.sardonicbastard.com
  6. Re:Paper Tiger by nikanj · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, the Nokia N90 does all the same things _and_ also pivots, twists and folds more than my humble mind can comprehend.