Look Familiar? Windows 8 Start Screen is Coming to Xbox 360

… as the (next) new Dashboard. Nice!

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TalTara
on Jun 6, 2011
That was the first thing I thought about.
Explains Microsoft's design decisions for Windows 8 - Familiar UI on TV and PC..
Waethorn
on Jun 6, 2011
Ok so when did different departments in Microsoft actually start working together on something that unifies their varying platforms? Ballmer seems to have chosen the right people as department leads AND they collaborate. Perhaps he is pulling his weight, so to speak....

What's left now? How about easy-to-use server management and monitoring tools that use the same UI -- across the board, not just in the solution server products? I mean, c'mon. MMC has got to go!

Anonymous
on Jul 7, 2011
@TalTara @Waethorn I would say it is a combination of Ballmer, employees and the fact that their anti-trust was lifted and not extended again. Prior they could not make products have as much synergy which resulted in MSFT fighting with one-arm behind its back. I would say within the 2-4yrs MSFT services on every platform and segment will be tightly integrated.

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