Microft Tech-Ed 2010 - Durban

[madmind]

Hey Folks.

has anybody been to the Microft Tech-Ed Conference held at ICC in Durban? I would have loved to have been there, unfortunately it was held on my production days and i could make it.

What did i miss?

[Tribble]

KB (KillerByte) went - he should be back by now. Perhaps he will tell us.

[M1K3]

Tech-ed? I went to the MS Essential Intelligence session on the 13th.

When was the tech-ed? Can't believe I missed it

[KillerByte]

I am still recovering from going to the launch of the HD6870 and HD6850 and then going to TechEd. I did 64.5 hours of travelling in 8 days.

What you guys want to know about teched

[madmind]

I am still recovering from going to the launch of the HD6870 and HD6850 and then going to TechEd. I did 64.5 hours of travelling in 8 days.

What you guys want to know about teched

What was on show? I've heard so much mention of this confo but nobody seems to have been or knows what it's about?
Most importantly: What freebies were up for grabs?

[KillerByte]

LOL. Ah the ever strong desire for freebies.

TechEd was interesting. I focused on the consumer side of things and went to Windows 7, Windows Phone 7 and Live discussions as well as a few security discussions.

The highlight for me was Windows Phone 7 which looks to be a very sharp, elegant and feature rich OS. I got ot play with a few devices from some of the manufacturers and was really impressed.

[madmind]

LOL. Ah the ever strong desire for freebies.

TechEd was interesting. I focused on the consumer side of things and went to Windows 7, Windows Phone 7 and Live discussions as well as a few security discussions.

The highlight for me was Windows Phone 7 which looks to be a very sharp, elegant and feature rich OS. I got ot play with a few devices from some of the manufacturers and was really impressed.

Ah coolness! What platforms will it run on?? I have an old S60 3rd ed N73 music to test it out on, if it works i'd love to run it on my N79

[KillerByte]

Sorry but Windows Phone 7 will only run on devices that come with it preinstalled.

M$ is determined to make the OS experience a pleasant one and that means that the hardware has to be preapporved by M$.

[madmind]

Sorry but Windows Phone 7 will only run on devices that come with it preinstalled.

M$ is determined to make the OS experience a pleasant one and that means that the hardware has to be preapporved by M$.

Ah thats a pity... but I understand where MS is coming from... all it takes is a few trolls installing a high-end os on a low-end phone and flaming MS for a "crappy OS"... I did manage to find a winPhone7 emulator for S60... but i'd give that a miss.I Guess it's back to my symbian hell then, was worth a try

[KillerByte]

Nokia will only use Symbian.

They have announced that they will not be making a Windows Phone 7 device.

[madmind]

Nokia will only use Symbian.

They have announced that they will not be making a Windows Phone 7 device.

So will they make it themselves and brand it as such, or will they sub it out to hardware manufacturers?

[KillerByte]

Manufacturers like HTC, Samsung and LG will make Windows Phone 7 devices. They will brand the phones under their labels and then put the OS on the devices.

[Hman]

Nokia will only use Symbian.

They have announced that they will not be making a Windows Phone 7 device.

And Meego.

[madmind]

Manufacturers like HTC, Samsung and LG will make Windows Phone 7 devices. They will brand the phones under their labels and then put the OS on the devices.

Nokia will only use Symbian.

ooh.. i wait in anticipation

They have announced that they will not be making a Windows Phone 7 device.

And Meego.

Meego?