What is Microsoft Origami?

February 27th, 2006

Microsoft Origami Over the last few weeks there has been a lot talk about Microsoft’s Origami. The Origami Project Web site, promises that more information will come this Thursday, March 2. While, Microsoft has remained uncharacteristically quiet on what Origami is a video posted to Your Tube might be shedding a little light on the project. I have to admit the first time I saw the origami web site I thought it might be some sort of social software. An ultramoble device seems to make sense particularly since it is something that Microsoft executives have hinted at before. Personally I would like something that is a little larger than my PDA, but works like my tablet PC (if you have used both you know what I mean). If you are a cautious person, you probably should listen to Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble who warns that we may be we may be disappointed if we are expecting an earth shattering annoucement. Whatever Origami turns out to be, get ready for a battle, because Microsoft’s annoucement coincides with a big announcement from Apple.

Comments for “What is Microsoft Origami?”

Scott

February 28th, 2006

I was hoping that this would be an all-in-one device:

Phone/PDA/Music Player

But if it is like the one in the video, I hope that it will be under a $1000

JRB Technology

March 1st, 2006

Microsoft Origami – Speculations.

Many questions are still out their about Microsoft Origami. Will it replace the Pocket PC? Is it just to compete with the Apple IPod? No one really knows yet. From what we can tell this device acts like a tablet computer.

Romerican

March 7th, 2006

At this stage, Origami is distractive hype. Nothing more. It reminds me of beauty salons where people in curlers under the dryer bulbs rattle their People magazine and talk about whether or not Celebrity X is pregnant.

We’ll see it when we see it. And like Ginger, all the baloney speculation that generated hits and ad revenue for the purveyors of malarkey journalism will turn out to fall flat. It won’t be a revolutionary product that changes our very lives.

But no one will notice, because already the rumor mills will leap onto the next big chase. And the fish will follow. Someone makes money from the hype.

Reminds me of politics actually…