3x3+3 #6 new and old platforms
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3x3+3: New and Old Platforms Dima Malenko
3x3+3
• 3 topics
• 3 ideas for each topic
• 3 questions with elaborate answers
9 ideas
“Unlimited” plans
Since we started to roll out unlimited cloud storage to Office 365 consumer subscribers, a small number of users backed up numerous PCs and stored entire movie collections and DVR recordings. In some instances, this exceeded 75 TB per user or 14,000 times the average.
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We’re no longer planning to offer unlimited storage to Office 365 Home, Personal, or University subscribers. Starting now, those subscriptions will include 1 TB of OneDrive storage.
https://blog.onedrive.com/onedrive_changes/
“Unlimited” is very understandable for users
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Chromebook box cast bit
WSJ: ‘GOOGLE TO FOLD CHROME OPERATING SYSTEM INTO ANDROID’
I think this was inevitable. Android can (and does) run Chrome. Chrome can’t run Android. And the browser-based web is decreasing in importance.
John Gruber on Darring Fireball
We have plans to release even more features for Chrome OS, such as a new media player, a visual refresh based on Material Design, improved performance, and of course, a continued focus on security. With our regular six-week software cycle and guaranteed auto-updates for five years, Chromebooks keep getting better over time. Finally, stay on the lookout for dozens of new Chromebooks in 2016.
Hiroshi Lockheimer, SVP Android,
Chrome OS and Chromecast
Data/app-centric vs.
Device-centric
Computing
TV App Store
“At launch we’ll have iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, Showtime, and HBO — so we’ll have five major inputs into universal search initially,” Cook said. “But we’re also opening an API, so that others can join in.”
Universal search turns apps into extensions
of the platform
“Universal” apps
• Not really universal. We remember that
• Unexpected resurfacing effect for apps, which decided to be universal
How do you find new apps?
• Function -> Remembered Name/Brand -> App Store
• Function -> Google -> Developer Site/App Store
• App Store -> What’s new hotness?
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Google Search starts indexing and letting users stream Android apps
Mac App Store
Microsoft Fails to Deliver Tool for Bringing Android Apps to Windows
Project Westminster - For porting Web apps
Project Centennial - For porting Classic Win32 apps
Project Islandwood - For porting iOS apps
Project Astoria - For emulating Android apps
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