http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft releases first iPhone application, Seadragon http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/WinMo 7, it had better be lucky]]>Dec 14th 2008 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
One thousand, two-hundred thirty-four point five six . . . ?]]>Dec 14th 2008 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
how did you do it? Highest ranked? Whoa.]]>Dec 15th 2008 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Microsoft used to release IE and WMP, and still release Office on the Mac. In fact, the Mac version of IE had a newer and more standards-compliant engine than the Windows version. Microsoft's also working with the Mono project to bring Silverlight to Linux (despite it being communist and all that).
]]>Dec 15th 2008 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/I wish I would be able to use it :(]]>Dec 14th 2008 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
But of course, we all know that the Einstein Office Assistant is the best.]]>Dec 14th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/]]>Dec 14th 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Since the iTouch (I know it is not iTouch, but I like putting that "i" there to watch you i fans have a hissy fit) and iPhone are video game consoles, lets look at their placement on the Amazon list for video games....

Wii #1
DS #14, 25, 48, 69, 99
PS3 #42
360 Pro #65

Hmmmmm, Nope, no iTouch/iPhone within the top 100, so by those standards, iTouch/iPhone is a very crappy video game console and Apple should start developing their "games" for Wii, DS, PS3, and 360.]]>Dec 14th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
(That's what she said. Zing!)

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Keep it clean.We don't want to know what you do with your palms and your iLube stuff.]]>Dec 14th 2008 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Wether you like it or not (which I guess you don't) a peak into your local place of anywhere in the "developed" world should show you the iPod has actually gained some popularity. Give the guy a break, he makes a point. I think it's great that msoft is getting into the iPhone business.

Bringing up it's popularity as a "console" is off-topic. It's a kick-butt game platform, but not a console, not even a portable one. It's a phone/media device.]]>Dec 14th 2008 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/I'd love to have an iPod touch, but I can't justify the price for such a pitiful capacity.]]>Dec 14th 2008 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
And Paul bringing up Zune's ranking on Amazon had what relevance to this post? Zune and iTouch/iPhone are not the same type of player. The iTouch/iPod are PDAs, while the Zune is a media player just as a iPod classic/Nano is a media player. But, the self-described "Windows Fanboy" (which everybody knows is an all-out-lie) decided to take another swipe at the Zune. So if he wants to make a comment that is off topic, and is only tangentally related to Zune, then making fun of the absurdity of his post is well deserved.

Besides, it is not me saying the iTouch/iPhone is a gaming console, it is Apple themselves claiming it is one - something a vast majority of people who comment here on Engadget got a good laugh about.]]>Dec 14th 2008 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Anywhoo, Paul, I think I'll take some video on my iPhone. Oh wait. That's ok, I'd rather type an extremely long email with my physical keyboard. Oh wait. I could send some MMS picture mail. Oh wait. Or use my spoken direction turn-by-turn navigation. Oh wait. Or use my user-replaceable battery. Oh wait. Or add some more memory with an SD card. Oh wait.

Just go away.]]>Dec 14th 2008 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
(Uh, what the heck was the point again?)

]]>Dec 14th 2008 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Ugh:

Well, I'm off to use Seadragon on my iPod Classic. Oh, wait. Okay, I guess I'll play some Super Monkey Ball. Oh, wait. I guess I'll listen to some Pandora Radio. Oh, wait. I guess I'll look at full html pages from the internet on my iPod Classic. Oh, wait.

Well, think I'll "record" some video on my iPod Classic. Oh, wait. That's ok, I'd rather type an extremely long email with my physical keyboard. Oh wait, I only have a touch wheel. I could send some MMS picture mail. Oh wait. Or use my spoken direction turn-by-turn navigation. Oh wait. Or use my user-replaceable battery. Oh wait. Or add some more memory with an SD card. Oh wait.

What the hell was your point anyways?]]>Dec 14th 2008 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
The iPod Classic is a secondary model which remains only to satisfy those who still wish to have a large-capacity HDD. You cannot rationalize the failure of a commercial product by claiming it does not compete against devices it clearly competes with. If someone gets an iPhone or an iPod Touch, they obviously will not be getting a Zune; thus, they compete. Using certain features (like a touch screen) to differentiate doesn't cut it; one could just as easily say that the iPod Classic does not compete with the Zune because it does not feature WiFi.

Zune sales have been flat. They sold one million units during the first nine months, and one million units during its second nine months. During the same period, Apple sold 76 million iPods, which does not count iPhone sales; additionally, iPod sales are increasing over time, unlike the Zune.

The Zune will appeal to some, of course. Every product, no matter how small its share, will have its own fan base, and those fans will insist the product is better. And for them, it "is" better, in a subjective sense. If you love your Zune, I will not try to argue that "you" should like the iPod or iPhone better. But that does not obviate some fairly clear and decisive feature comparisons and open-market results.


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Just stop copying and pasting your earlier posts and shut up.]]>Dec 14th 2008 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Ok. Let's follow your logic. The iPod Touch is simply an iPhone without the cellular chip (and more memory, but that doesn't really matter). Therefore, since the iPod Touch and the iPhone use the same software and most of the same hardware, they could essentially be called the same device.

I can also buy a touchscreen device similar to the iPod Touch that runs off of windows mobile. Windows Mobile also runs on cell phones. Therefore, the iPod touch and the iPhone are more comparable to similar touchscreen devices, not the Zune 120.]]>Dec 15th 2008 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Cry about it all you want, but these facts don't change just because you really, really like the Zune.


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Ah sweet you totally cleared that up. Except the whole who cares part.

Buy your ipod/zune/sansa/nomad/iriver/etc and enjoy it, that's the point of the device, to perform a function in your price branch and offer you the best options that you can afford at that range.

It's not about "If you pay $250 more you have a real mp3 player" it never was it never will be.

I'll take my junk freebie MP3 players from company reps, my sansa and my zune and use them as I need them when I'm out and about. I don't need an electronic swiss army knife to play some bad 80's music.]]>Dec 15th 2008 1:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
besides, i would say itouch sucks, why stop there and not get an iPhone?

I own a zune that i USE FOR MUSIC! and my iPhone, that i USE FOR MOBILE COMPUTING!

why put apples and oranges on the same basket? ]]>Dec 15th 2008 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
I WIN!]]>Dec 14th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
This name is no stupider than Seamonkey.]]>Dec 14th 2008 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
engadget readers are officially The Best Thing Ever™]]>Dec 14th 2008 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
He's from one of those countries that writes dates in the wrong order. :D I'd be willing to bet that they also use that funky system of measurement that makes sense, too!]]>Dec 14th 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/]]>Dec 14th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/The proper way to say that number is one hundred twenty thousand eight hundred ninety. With out the words "and". Sorry for being a smart ass.

Also, I think it's Kris' birth date 12-08-90]]>Dec 14th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Let this be a lesson; overexplaining yourself to try to get out of an imminent FAIL *never* works, it only ensures even more fail. Plus, he had a point, your name is stupid.]]>Dec 14th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
Not all countries where English is the mother tongue omit the "and" in numbers, so don't apologise for being a smart ass when you're just an ordinary ass. ]]>Dec 14th 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/Dec 14th 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/
No, that's not what he's saying. "And" is used in place of a decimal point.

1,234.56

One thousand, two-hundred thirty-four AND 56 hundredths. It's the proper way, but most people don't follow such pedantic rules in colloquial writing. Modern grammar rules dictate this format so that scientific papers and records can be easily read.

Regardless, this thread just goes to show how many Engadget users troll—often unsuccessfully, if I may add.

Kris120890 claims not to care what about his low-ranking nor how people feel about his chosen username, and yet he is criticizing the title of "Seadragon." Not only is he a hypocrite, he is effectively saying that his self-image doesn't matter to him and that people should learn to deal with his poor decisions BUT HE shouldn't have to deal with those of others. He is a (douche-y) troll.

Rollins is an idiot, and the reason why most countries view our great nation so poorly and look past our many altruistic accomplishments and contributions to society. He is not a troll, just dumb.

Gavin is simply spreading some knowledge. Chris, YOU are being the troll. Nothing in his reply was malicious. In fact, he preemptively apologized to anyone who might find him negative. Yes, regional differences cause variations in grammar and mechanics (apologize vs apologise). Yes, if you expect him to respect your country's unique take on numerical nomeclature, then you better as hell respect his as well.

I'm a troll for always having to correct someone who is wrong. It doesn't matter who is wrong or about what matter they are wrong. If someone is wrong, I must correct it. 'Tis the life of a troll.]]>Dec 14th 2008 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/microsoft-releases-first-iphone-application-seadragon/what friends?]]>Dec 14th 2008 6:09PM