Hello Mark,

You are right about Microsoft spending a lot of their funds on great
research. One of them is this piece of software that performs
Voice-voice translations: <
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/122083-microsoft-unveils-universal-translator-that-converts-your-voice-into-another-language
> I think it is a highly commendable piece of work.

There is a demo on this page <
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/dl.aspx?id=160725 >

Martin.

On 8/27/13, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
> Microsoft has been spending alot of money on R&D in the past 3 years and
> this is usually not to waste. I am personally interested in a complete
> ecosystem where my phone laptop and tablet run the same thing and can talk
> to each other seamlessly. Apple has managed to do this but the premium on
> their devices is not attractive to me. Microsoft are the best placed to
> build the same especially if they can get the price right.
>
>  The laptops I see from Intel where the screen is a tablet that detaches
> from the rest of the hardware is a killer product for me. The rest of the
> body can hold the hefty inards that I need for work while the tablet can be
> used for leisurely browsing or media consumption. I believe they can hit a
> pricepoint close to a macbook pro if they work out logistics right.
>
> Mobile is all well and good though I think it is just the newest shiny
> thing. It has increased penetration of info tech but is not a replacement
> to a solid machine that can crunch data.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Joram Mwinamo
> <joram.mwinamo@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> My take on Steve Balmer
>>
>> He was not paranoid enough. He thrived too much on their previous success
>> of Microsoft. He scoffed at apple when they went ipod, he scoffed at
>> Google
>> saying all they knew is search. He assumed, the PC was here to stay
>>
>> Today most people do computing on non MS products. You read right, MOST.
>> Because most computing is no longer word processing, database management
>> etc plus there is countless cloud based solutions for all the above.
>> Nowadays , computing is social media and mobile based. samsung and apple
>> and google have increasingly locked MS out of the above ( although they
>> earn royalties from patented technologies that all the above use)
>>
>> They need a game changer, and it cannot be on incremental innovations and
>> improvements technology. Google is working on smart cars, google glass,
>> they are making big bets. Apple is always secretive on what they are
>> working on. Samsung is conquering our lives from tvs to fridges to all
>> sorts of devices.
>>
>> Microsoft isnt going anywhere soon, but if they do not create urgency to
>> start changing the game, they will slowly fade away ,their competitors
>> are
>> not sleeping
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 9:08 PM, William Muriithi <
>> william.muriithi@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> > Why is it that when a company grows big and becomes successful, it
>>> becomes
>>> > a hindrance to its future success? Seems it is very difficult for
>>> companies
>>> > to avoid this curse in IT.
>>> >
>>>
>>> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innovator's_Dilemma
>>>
>>> Check examples of disruptive technology here
>>>
>>> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disruptive_innovation
>>>
>>> Muriithi
>>> > On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Martin Akolo Chiteri wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Some people think that this is a move which came ten years too late
>>> > > <
>>> > > http://www.wired.com/business/2013/08/steve-ballmer-steps-down/ >
>>> > >
>>> > > Martin.
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