I mention in my Windows 7 Beta review that I don’t have a Device Stage compatible device so I can’t test that feature. But I was told via email by Andrew that the Sansa Clip works, and sure enough, I do have one of those. Here’s a shot:
Nice!
Hopefully we'll start seeing consumer electronics vendors competing with each other on how good a job they do of taking advantage of the Device Stage.
Windows 7's Device Stage was a big part of WinHEC and Microsoft has made it pretty easy for them to both implement and maintain.
Who uses a Sansa (whats a Sansa???)
Fortune magazine says
>>its iPod touch -- which it's marketing as a gaming device -- seems to be on fire.
We're not the only ones who saw a big spike in traffic on Christmas Day from iPod touch users: Web metrics service Net Applications says the iPod touch's Web browser market share soared on Christmas day...
...There's no real way to translate browser share to unit shipments or revenue, but the iPod touch growth is consistent with other evidence we've seen: Repeated backorders at Amazon (AMZN), where the now-in-stock iPod touch is the no. 1, 2, and 5 best-selling MP3 player today, and an anecdotal report of brisk iPod touch sales by a super-connected Apple blogger.<<
money.cnn.com/.../2008_12_apple_ipod_touch_a_big_christmas_winner.html
That screenshot reminds me of some of the early Longhorn concepts like this mock up
cybernetnews.com/.../windows-longhorn-concept-taskbar.jpg
I really quite liked that design, just not with what looks like flock wallpaper! Yuk!!
>>The first advance reviews of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7 Beta are starting to circulate, and here's what we know so far: It looks and feels a lot like Vista, but adds a handful of minor performance and UI improvements.
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So call it a base hit: Windows 7 will probably do well at first -- there's pent-up demand from Windows users who have been avoiding Vista, and the new OS seems to have numerous worthy improvements. But in the long run, it sounds like Windows 7 is to Vista what Windows 98 was to Windows 95: Better, but not a game-changer.<<
www.alleyinsider.com/.../windows-7-some-minor-improvements-no-game-changer-msft
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This should not be a patent. I'd bet it will be struck within 3-5 years...
>> U.S. patent application number 20080319910, published on Christmas Day, details Microsoft's vision of a situation where a "standard model" of PC is given away or heavily subsidized by someone in the supply chain. The end user then pays to use the computer, with charges based on both the length of usage time and the performance levels utilized, along with a "one-time charge."
Microsoft notes in the application that the end user could end up paying more for the computer, compared with the one-off cost entailed in the existing PC business model, but argues the user would benefit by having a PC with an extended "useful life."
"A computer with scalable performance level components and selectable software and service options has a user interface that allows individual performance levels to be selected," reads the patent application's abstract. The patent application was filed June 21, 2007.<<
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mikeaspatrick:
They also had mock ups (at least I think they were mock ups) of the devices control panel in Longhorn and it was rather nifty with a Lazy Susan type rotation of devices that were attached to your computer.
There's a pic on this page of Paul's main site:
www.winsupersite.com/.../longhorn_aero.asp
I was kind of disappointed that something like that didn't make it into Vista.
I own 4 Sansa's. I bought refurbed cheapo Sansa's from Buy.com for my daughters that were 6, 6 and 7 yrs old, so if they lost or broke them, i could just buy another, rather than blowing $130 to 200 for them to abuse. They work fine and the older ones do not need any software to load music. The newer one can load music just with Vista [without proprietary software]. They use them with their iDog Amp'd [which cost more than the Sansa's]. I would really love to put Windows 7 beta on my [$400 cheapo] Vista laptop, but I guess that I should not confuse the kids. But if I could dual boot with Vista.....hmmm.....
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I need to know...what in the world does this post have to do with pregnancy???
--tayme
"I need to know...what in the world does this post have to do with pregnancy???"
Didn't you know? Paul's havin' a baby!
"Hopefully we'll start seeing consumer electronics vendors competing with each other on how good a job they do of taking advantage of the Device Stage."
One can only hope, but then again after being burned by "Play for Sure" I would be gun shy and just create my own software to be sure of compatibility.
MS should just kill off Media Player and use only Zune software whether you have a device or not. Beef up Zune sofware where its lacking in comparison to WMP 11 or whatever its up to now.
@Lindy - I agree. I would like to see MS drop WMP and go with Zune for the default. I like the interface and organization of files much better.
@ Ocean: Who uses Sansa? Well, I just gave a Sansa Clip (4 GB version) to my daughter for Christmas - she loves it. And the only one of her friends that has an iPod Nano is *really* jealous!
BTW, you should compare the feature list between this little beast and a Nano - OLED screen, FM radio, voice recording, lower price.
I know that in the US, iPod rules, but the same is NOT true in other parts of the world. I'm in Portugal, and there is only a handfull os people I know that actually have an Apple machine. Most people use no-name players or Creative models. My kids (16 and 14) have a Creative Zen Vision and a Sansa Clip.
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