{"id":25558,"date":"2011-12-07T15:48:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T20:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=25558"},"modified":"2011-12-08T09:05:24","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T14:05:24","slug":"microsoft-controlling-the-living-room-i-sure-hope-not-at-least-not-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/12\/07\/microsoft-controlling-the-living-room-i-sure-hope-not-at-least-not-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft controlling the living room? I sure hope not; at least not mine."},"content":{"rendered":"

From DSC:<\/strong><\/span>
\nBelow are some items concerning the continued convergence of the telephone, the television, and the computer — it involves the smart\/connected TV as well as human-computer-interaction (HCI)-related items.\u00a0 But this time, I’m focusing on a recent announcement from Microsoft.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

However, I have to disagree that, given this announcement, Microsoft will now rule the living room — or at least I surely hope not. Why do I say this? For several reasons.
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1)\u00a0<\/strong> How long has Microsoft Office been around? Years and years, right?\u00a0 If you think that Microsoft should control your living room, I ask you to show me how I can quickly and easily insert some audio-based feedback with one easy click of a record button within Microsoft Word.\u00a0 Go ahead and check…such a quick and easy method is not there….still…and it’s almost 2012.\u00a0 (BTW, here are some resources on this if you’re interested in seeing how this could be done, but you will quickly notice that this is not<\/em> a streamlined process — and it should have been so <\/em>years ago<\/em>.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n