PDC '05 coverage roundup
Recapping some of the news and commentary from Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles last week:
From the P-I:
Rival shines in shadows at Microsoft's L.A. event: Organizers of the open-source Mono project, unsuccessful in their bid to host a session inside Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, drew a large crowd from the event to a nearby hotel to learn about using Mono to make programs for Linux and other operating systems. Related blog post: The Mono 'experiment'.
Microsoft unveils rivals to Adobe graphics tools: The Redmond company unveiled its new collection of professional graphic design and animation tools Wednesday, moving into the longtime domain of Adobe Systems and the company Adobe is acquiring, Macromedia.
Gates on Apple, Google -- and Microsoft's future: In an interview with the Seattle P-I, Bill Gates answered questions on a wide range of topics, including Microsoft's growth prospects in the Seattle region, its "smart competitors," its ambitions in China, and efforts to shore up the security of its software. Related posts: Gates Q&A Blog Extra; Gates Q&A Blog Extra II
Microsoft throws open the door to new Office: Microsoft will try to extend the dominance of its two largest franchises by releasing a set of substantially redesigned Office programs next year in conjunction with a new version of the Windows operating system.
Software Notebook: RSS gets its due at Microsoft developer conference: The technology, best known for letting people subscribe to streams of information from news sites and blogs, is being adopted by Microsoft in a variety of unexpected ways -- not only in Internet Explorer and online services but also in more traditional programs, such as business software.
Software Notebook: Pitching a new Windows: Microsoft will show thousands of software developers details about the next Windows -- hoping to persuade them to build programs for the new operating system.
Additional blog posts: Return of the sidebar, Gates and 'Dynamite', On the floor at PDC, and Previewing the PDC.
Posted by Todd Bishop at September 18, 2005 04:22 PM
