Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 10th Feb 2008 22:20 UTC
Microsoft Ken Hinckley from Microsoft Research has unofficially put together a prototype Tablet PC note-taking application designed and built from ground up around the pen. InkSeine (rhymes with 'insane'), which gives you the ability to easily search the web or your local computer directly from your ink. Although it's scheduled for a public release on February 15, 2008, Microsoft insists that it is not intended for public consumption: "InkSeine is a research demonstration only, and is not a Microsoft product, nor is it intended to become a product. It is just something we built as a pure research project to explore novel pen and ink functionality."
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RE: Go Computers
by segedunum on Mon 11th Feb 2008 10:18 UTC in reply to "Go Computers"
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2005-07-06

It's a well worn tactic. Promise features that you know you're never going to produce in order to make your competitor's customers wait for what you have. Wait until your competitor leaves the market or goes out of business and then drop all mention of what you were going to do.

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RE[2]: Go Computers
by linumax on Mon 11th Feb 2008 15:52 in reply to "RE: Go Computers"
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2007-02-07

"InkSeine is a research demonstration only, and is not a Microsoft product, nor is it intended to become a product. It is just something we built as a pure research project to explore novel pen and ink functionality."

Yeah, that sounds like a feature they're 'promising'!
They explicitly mention that they have no plans for a product. Didn't even bother reading the summary, did you?!

Edited 2008-02-11 15:52 UTC

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RE[3]: Go Computers
by monodeldiablo on Mon 11th Feb 2008 17:00 in reply to "RE[2]: Go Computers"
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2005-07-06

The parent was talking about Microsoft's tactics in killing off Go Computers.

Read. Comprehend. Reply.

In that order, please.

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