PDC '05 coverage recap
18th Sep 2005, 23:33 GMT
Here's a roundup of our coverage from Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles last week, to make it accessible from one place: Rival shines in shadows at Microsoft's L.A. event: Organizers of the open-source Mono project, unsuccessful in their bid to host a session inside Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, drew a large crowd from the event to a nearby hotel to learn about using Mono to make programs for Linux and other operating systems. It showed how savvy some open-source software communities have become in their efforts to challenge the Microsoft.Related blog post. Microsoft unveils rivals to Adobe graphics tools: The Redmond company unveiled its new collection of professional graphic design and animation tools Wednesday, moving into the longtime domain of Adobe Systems and the company Adobe is acquiring, Macromedia. Gates on Apple, Google -- and Microsoft's future: In an interview with the Seattle P-I, Bill Gates answered questions on a wide range of topics, including Microsoft's growth prospects in the Seattle region, its "smart competitors," its ambitions in China, and efforts to shore up the security of its software. Gates Q&A Blog Extra; Gates Q&A Blog Extra II Microsoft throws open the door to new Office: Microsoft will try to extend the dominance of its two largest franchises by releasing a set of substantially redesigned Office programs next year in conjunction with a new version of the Windows operating system. Software Notebook: Pitching a new Windows: Microsoft will show thousands of software developers details about the next Windows -- hoping to persuade them to build programs for the new operating system. Additional blog posts: Return of the sidebar Gates and 'Dynamite' On the floor at PDC Previewing the PDC
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