Richard MacManus writes: “In the Web 2.0 world, Microsoft wants its software to control as many internet-connected devices as possible. Whereas Web 2.0 companies such as Google and Yahoo look to dominate on ‘the cloud’ (i.e. the Web), Microsoft is aiming more at the device-level (PC, phones, set-top box, etc).”
This is a topic I’ll be exploring more in the Tech talk starting today on centralised computing.