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Microsoft’s Client Landscape

In today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, Microsoft offers a plethora of client devices and development tools. From the versatile Acer Aspire and sleek Sony VAIO to powerful Azure platforms, Microsoft's ecosystem supports a wide range of applications, including immersive gaming through XNA and responsive web applications utilizing HTML5 and Silverlight. With various themes focusing on touch capabilities, design, and native performance, businesses and developers alike have a wealth of choices tailored to their needs. Embrace the innovations shaping the future of client computing.

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Microsoft’s Client Landscape

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  1. Microsoft’s Client Landscape Mark Quirk Silverlight, IE9, Azure Product Manager Developer & Platform Group, Microsoft @markqu markqu@microsoft.com

  2. Client Devices Choice Oodles Proliferation Toy shop Growth

  3. Featured PCs Everyday Acer Aspire 4820 Timeline X Asus Lamborghini VX6 HP TouchSmart 600 PC Gateway ID49C Gateway LT25 Toshiba L635 Sony VAIO Y ConnectedCompanion Gateway LT31 HP Mini 210 Toshiba Mini NB305 Asus Eee Slate EP121 Asus Eee PC 1008 Sony Vaio P Dell Inspiron Duo Professional DellVostro V130 Toshiba Portege R705 Lenovo IdeaCentre K320 Sony Vaio Z Lenovo ThinkPad T410s MSI FX600 Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 Enterprise Lenovo ThinkCentre M90z MultiTouch HP Compaq 6005 Pro Ultra-slim Desktop HP Compaq 6000 Pro AIO Lenovo ThinkPad L412 Lenovo ThinkPad L512 Dell Latitude Z HP EliteBook 8540w Gaming Dell Studio 15 Samsung RF510 HP Pavilion Elite HPE 490t Asus G51Jx Toshiba Qosmio X505 Alienware M17x MSI Wind Top AE 2280

  4. Five client themes…

  5. 1 Multiple Form Factors

  6. 2 Touch

  7. Last.fm Video

  8. 3 Apps

  9. 4 Web Browser

  10. 5 Design

  11. Five Client Themes ? • Multiple form factors • Touch • Apps • Web Browser • Design

  12. Client Targeting Choice • Native / DirectX – Best performance • Windows Forms - Mature • WPF - Richest • Silverlight – Cross device / platform • XNA – Immersive Games, cross device • HTML/JavaScript – Broadest reach • Native / DirectX • Windows Forms • WPF • Silverlight • XNA • HTML/JavaScript

  13. Client Targeting Choice • All are going to be around for a long time • Choose your favourite?

  14. Client Targeting Choice • Native / DirectX – Best performance • Windows Forms - Mature • WPF - Richest • Silverlight – Cross device / platform • XNA – Immersive Games, cross device • HTML/JavaScript – Broadest reach • Silverlight – Cross device / platform • HTML/JavaScript – Broadest reach

  15. Silverlight Releases 2011: Release April 2011: Silverlight 5 Beta October 2010: Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 April 2010: Silverlight 4

  16. Interoperable Site Ready HTML5 Hardware Accelerated Clean Enable a new kind of web application

  17. Separating unstable specs from site-ready HTML5 html5labs.interoperabilitybridges.com Site-ready HTML5. Use today with confidence. • Unstable specs prototyped and rapidly iterated on within HTML5 Labs • Websockets-04 vs. -00

  18. Apps, apps, everywhere

  19. So… • Silverlight for Apps • HTML for cross device • Windows Azure Platform for Cloud connected • Watch this space!

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