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Start.com? Try Harder Microsoft

This guy is nuts (no offence!) :

I came across these prototype projects by Microsoft this morning. I already saw the names in some feeds but I didn’t take attention to them. I just tested the two projects; they are awesome! The first one is a web based RSS and Atom reader. The second seems to be a hybrid of the first one and a bookmark interface (the goal of his development seem more obscure; probably he lacks features).

The two prototype projects are here and here. And they really, really suck. A Microsoft PR blogger wrote “All in all, pretty sweet. A sign of how things have changed at MSN as it ramps up to do battle with Google. I think we’ll be seeing a lot of these types of projects going forward…”

I’m sorry?! What?! This is the reason why Google is still leaps and bounds ahead of Microsoft and it’s MSN department; they were doing this stuff years ago and are moving onto bigger and greater things. The two demos make a big song and dance about how they work in Firefox- yet I’m mainly left wondering so what? What they meant to say, but obviously wouldn’t, is that they’ve taken the time to code the site properly and aren’t using shoddy technology like ActivX; perhaps this is to be commended. I noticed that they recently added “And seriously, we’re just messing around with some prototypes here” - you guys said it. Is it only a matter of time before the tired and bloated MSN layout invades? If you look hard enough, you can just about see the advertising men peeking behind the corner…

My homepage, btw, is Google News, who’ve just added a cool feature allowing you to change the layout, number of stories and the genre of story displayed. Rather cool…

A whole post for me? It’s too much

Don’t worry; I’m not obfuscated because you called me a nuts, talk of me in good or not but talk of my some Hollywood stars says.

So, the problem is not there. Is that because a prototype was not working on Firefox that this make the thing a heap of shit? I don’t think so. The start project number one now work nickel on Firefox. Your current post is talking about war between Microsoft and the world. I was not blogging about this. I described a prototype project and said what was cool and the missing features. Is this make me a nut? Possibly; it’s depending of your point of view. But I don’t think you fully understood the purpose of my post.

It’s about new technology, new user interface, and new web integration. It’s about a test to enhance users experience on the Internet.

It was not about my father is stronger than yours. Firefox is a cool project, but it’s the end in itself. It’s a player in the game. Each player has something to bring to his environment. It’s what makes the game interesting.

Salutations,

Fred