Winextra – Microsoft and Windows Round-up

Well as expected the dissection of the KIN failure continues today with some interesting conversation about the debacle but other than that nothing of any real earth-shattering importance found its way into the tech blogosphere.

Microsoft:

Fake trailer for movie about Microsoft .NET vs Java – Boing Boing
I wish “Java 4-Ever” was a real movie. (Mildly NSFW content at approximately 2:40)
Digital’s Deadliest Catch, Part 1: The MicroHoo Search Integration Team’s Nelson and Morrissey Speak! – Kara Swisher
After months of trying, BoomTown was finally granted an audience with the two key execs who are now responsible for one of the diciest digital jobs going right now: Microsoft’s Greg Nelson and Yahoo’s Mark Morrissey.
Serena flip-flops: goes Google, then back to Microsoft – Tim Anderson
Interesting story from Serena software, an 800-employee company with 29 offices around the globe whose products cover application lifecycle management and business process management.
Kin: More proof that warring fiefdoms rule at Microsoft – Mary Jo Foley
We Microsoft watchers are all armchair quarterbacking today, the day after Microsoft basically pulled the plug on its short-lived Kin phones for the teen/twenty-something market.
Microsoft tech lets batteries load either way – Crave
Microsoft has started licensing a technology that could come in handy for anyone who as ever tried to put new batteries in a flashlight in the middle of the night.
5 Lessons Learned From the Microsoft Kin Debacle – GigaOM
Microsoft effectively killed off the Kin handset yesterday, just six weeks after the phones initially launched.
Microsoft Office 2010: What’s still missing? – Mary Jo Foley
Office 2010 is out in the market, on Microsoft’s volume license price lists and installed (at least in Office Starter form) on many new PCs out there.

Windows:

Windows XP Help attacks on the rise – gHacks
An unpatched bug in the Windows XP Help and Support system is being increasingly attacked by virus and malware writers, as reported by the BBC.

Windows Live:

Speed Up Hotmail By Disabling Windows Live Messenger Autoload – gHacks
One of the goals of the Windows Live Wave 4 release was to improve interaction between Windows Live components. One of these improvements is the better integration of Windows Live Messenger into web services such as Hotmail.
What’s up with Spaces: Evolving, or Dead Man Walking? – LiveSide
After what seems like years of silence over the status and fate of Windows Live Spaces, Senior Lead Program Manager Tony East blogged yesterday about the beleaguered blogging platform.

Xbox:

Xbox To Save Gamer’s Health Records And Tailor Gaming Experience Accordingly – Manan
According to an interesting patent application I came across, Microsoft plans to save its users health records so that it can customize the gaming experience accordingly.