Scoble cries over a telescope?
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Robert Scoble announced the other week that he saw something at microsoft that made him cry. Today was the first time he was able to publicly talk about it.
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Maybe it is tear jerking worthy tech but I've seen this pattern before from MS. The first time I heard about google maps I was using it.
Although I haven't seen what Microsoft did, I can understand his reaction. I reacted in a similar way when I've been at Futuroscope (it's in France).(http://www.futuroscope.com/eng/attraction-cosmos.php)
The screen is a huge shpere taking you through a journey in cosmos. It's really really breathtaking.
Imagine experiencing what Microsoft did with a set of VR glasses and especially if what they did was in true 3D.
Watch the video, maybe it could set you in the mood to understand
http://www.futuroscope.com/eng/video.php?video=destination_c...
I normally hate to make reductionist analogies, but my product sense is tingling and I'm thinking this might be to Google Sky what the Zune was to iPod. Microsoft sees something they wish that they'd thought of, and they're coming to market late.
Maybe this time, though, they won't bring a Zune to an iPod fight. Here's hoping, since it sounds like it's got the POTENTIAL to be a cool product.