Will Vista squash RSS
Microsoft announces "Times Reader" which will be part of the OS
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 by T-Man | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Bill Gates announced that Microsoft is partnering with the New York Times to develop a new prototype application called "Times Reader". Times Reader is supposed to improve "on-screen reading" for online newspapers such as the New York Times. The application promises to automatically resize text, photos and advertisements to fit any size screen. And the reader is designed to match fonts and other design elements of the print to so that publications can maintain their distinct appearance.
One can only wonder if the format for Times Reader will replace RSS specifications. If Times Reader has any success I believe there is a distinct possibility that it could challenge RSS over time. What are your thoughts?
Screenshot: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/press/2006/04-28timesreader.jpg
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 7:58 AM
I don't know why Microsoft would associate themselves with the NYT's. I guess they need a media outlet to handle misinformation.
Reply #3 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 8:43 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 9:00 AM
| I think rss is going to last. Maybe a new version will come out. |
The question isn't whether RSS will last, it's a question of how will people will access RSS feeds.
A new version of what? RSS? TimesReader? BlogNavigator?
Reply #5 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 3:43 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:07 PM
Most blogging websites aren't going to care about half of the mentioned options. If you have seen the Engadget RSS through Live.com for example it pretty much already does that.
It's just MS trying to replace another standard. I don't like the idea and I like MS and their products.
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 8:39 PM
Oh and PS: What big newspaper or magazine is going to use an app entitled "Times Reader", other than Times that is?
Reply #8 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 10:36 PM
| Another pointless addition when they should be concentrating on core Vista |
Amen. Now that the Evil Empire is going into some other random venue in their plot to take over the world, Vista is sure to be that much more incomplete. And chances are the incompletions are going to be on the side of security. For me, that's not a big deal though. Microsoft is crazy if they think I'm going to trust XP to keep my computer safe; I get other software to handle my security needs. Gates needs to slow down on the expanding and focus more on the things he's already doing before the government comes to a point where they can't keep pretending that Microsoft isn't a monopoly and be forced to shut him down AC (Andrew Carnegie) style. But for now, it looks as if MS will keep giving new meaning to the term 'killer app'.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 7:24 AM
I like the concept of a newspaper-like reader. It's intuitive. The trick though, is taking only the parts that work and use them. Don't contort controls to force the illusion. Back in the early 90s lots of apps tried too hard to look like "real" products. I remember a fax/voicemail app I had that used an imagfe of a answering machine as the interface. Ugh!
Say buh-bye to BlogNavigator, say hello to TimesReader.