Microsoft Coming Back Strong with Courier
For the first time in a while, I’m kind of excited to see what’s happening in Redmond. From watching the innovative TED Talk about Bing Maps to the new Windows Phone 7 Series — everything seems to be pointing positive for them in terms of innovation (however small it may be in comparison to it’s size).
Another product I’m pretty excited for is Courier — their challenger to Apple’s iPad. Microsoft’s key strength is software and it’s something I think they’ve lost site of. Although, after watching this video they seemed to have thought this through. I’m not saying it’s perfect, but it’s exciting that they’ll be shipping later this year — not years from now. I can’t say how many times I’ve seen “concepts” come out of Microsoft to just only disappear.
I already know I’m not going to get the first version of the iPad, so it’ll be interesting to see more details about Courier like price points, features, etc. Looks like 2010 is the year of the tablet?
(Video courtesy of Engadget)
