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Microsoft's Smart and Dumb Moves in 2011
Acknowledging the HTML5
2011 witnessed the changing face of Microsoft towards HTML5. It started supporting HTML5 in Windows8 and IE 10, making the developers more than happy. Microsoft also released an HTML5 app for Bing which extends its search functions to android and iphone. The Microsoft’s old Silverlight is now relabeled as a tool for enterprise web development.
Spam Control
Microsoft went a step further in fighting the spam by petitioning the US courts to order Verisign to shut down 21 internet domains associated with Botnets. Microsoft was successful in its previous attempts on controlling Rustock and Kelihos Botnets.
Popularizing Kinect
Microsoft encouraged Kinect applications in 2011 by releasing an SDK for non commercial uses and also designed a program to help 10 developers or startups launch businesses around products for Kinect, the controller that senses motion and voice. Kinect has gained Microsoft a whole new generation of Gamers.
