Witness the Awesomeness that is Microsoft. No, really!

By Peter Ha | March 7, 2010 | +

It makes sense now, right? The above demo by Eric Rudder at TechEd in Dubai is one of many reasons why I’m stoked for Windows Phone 7 devices to be released to the public. The ability to play a game that syncs across all three major Microsoft platforms (Xbox 360, Windows OS, Windows Phone 7) is bonkers.

Not that I use a Windows machine but I might just for the sheer novelty of playing a game on my Windows machine at, let’s say, work, playing said game on the train on my WP7 and then picking it up on my Xbox 360 at home.

This type of synchronization won’t be limited to gaming though. Videos purchased through the Zune Store will operate in the same manner, so you never have to remember where you were when jumping across devices. Awesome, right?

(via Giz)

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bignumone

That is pretty cool, I agree. I don’t know that I would change my whole OS set up for that feature alone. If they actually do it, and they are good at the vaporware game so they may not, it would be worth looking into for new “system” set up. (If you are a new business, looking for your first computer and the like).
But after MS makes it possible, the software to take advantage of it needs to be made. That could take years and years, giving competitors time to adapt the idea for themselves.
But it sure is nice to see MS doing something innovative (and useful) instead of just aping Apple and Google.
bignumone

OK, I need to learn to watch the video before I comment. Yes, that is really cool and a logical idea.
Glad I dumped my Apple stock, they are slipping when they miss something so obvious in functionality! Resting on laurels, maybe?
http://youtube.com/churchhatestucker Church

Is that a Windows Phone 7 device in your pocket, or are you just happy to see one?
bignumone

My warm feelings toward MS products has been cooled quite a bit after an XP nightmare trying to use a piece of software that worked earlier this month. After spending an hour struggling to stay connected via wifi (which worked yesterday) and then get my computer to recognize my bluetooth mouse (again, worked earlier in the week), I finally got to spend another hour finding out that the software just was not going to work anymore.
The fact that I never, never have these types of problems with my Apple computer(s) illustrates why some people (not me) blindly buy everything Apple cranks out.
MS finally has a good idea of it’s own, now they need to deliver on the promise. That would include the darn thing working consistently, and not just “breaking”.