Very sad: Microsoft kills courier project

[Rama Krishna Vavilala]

http://gizmodo.com/5527442/microsoft-cancels-innovative-courier-tablet-project[^] It is sad because it appeared to be one of the most innovative product developed by Microsoft. I was actually looking forward to it. I guess it all turned out to be vaporware.

[Dan Mos]

Indeed :( I must say I haven't heard of it before but from what I just red thanks to your post it looked/seemed pretty cool. Oh well it's life. Maybe they prefer to sell patents and let others bulid it???

[Shog9 0]

That is a shame.

[dighn]

Microsoft should never have released that concept. Now they look impotent and everyone is disappoint.

[Michel Godfroid]

Anyone know which Operating System they were planning to run on it? Was it CE based? Since the move to a microkernel should have been completed with Windows 7, I wouldn't be surprised if a cut-down version of windows 8 would run on something else than x86 based cpu's. (ARM, for instance) We may then see the emergence of other form factors.

[NormDroid]

Maybe, but it was for a reason and maybe we'll see something raising from the ashes.

Two heads are better than one.

[Rage]

An iCourier ?

[NormDroid]

or iVHadEnough.

Two heads are better than one.

[Not Active]

Now I have to decide, Kindle, Nook or (gac, sputtle) iPad. I fell dirty for actually thinking iPad. :-D

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[Rama Krishna Vavilala]

Mark Nischalke wrote:

Kindle

Small and good enough if you just want to read books.

Mark Nischalke wrote:

Nook

Slow and flaky. I have not tried the new one yet.

Mark Nischalke wrote:

iPad

Now we are talking. Great multi-purpose device. Little bit of issue with glare but a great device for web surfing, e-book reading and video watching.