Comments on: Seadragon: Microsoft releases first iPhone app

By: Grok

Grok — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:49:12 +0000

I agree with the guy who said that it sounds and looks too much like something Mozilla would make.

First of all, the image is highly reminiscent of the ’round’ animal image that Mozilla uses. Firefox’s fox around the world. Thunderbird’s wings, etc.

Secondly, the name ‘borrows’ (read: steals) the same format. Firefox, Thunderbird (element/animal). Sea (element) dragon (animal).

They’re even ‘borrowing’ the free release of it, surprising for a company that’s all money.

Microsoft should die, and I wish there was a legal precedent for Mozilla to sue M$ for ‘borrowing’ the style-sake of Mozilla.

By: Ape lover

Ape lover — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:56:48 +0000

glad the apple funbois showed up!

By: Gikj

Gikj — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:12:44 +0000

Trojan Iphone virus , nice going MS as “inovating” as allways

By: Otto

Otto — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:45:43 +0000

I like this dig at Apple!

“Secondly, Seadragon Mobile is completely free which is a great deal for iPhone owners but why can’t it show the same love and devotion to its own customers?!”

By: horsemeat

horsemeat — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:15:27 +0000

Microsoft is on the right track here, start supporting other operating systems better and junk your own OS.

I’d love it if they made a program better than WINE for Linux, Mac, other OS that supported DirectX and all the other stuff. Microsoft have never been any good at making stable efficient operating systems so maybe they should admit their OS sucks and leave the market , they could still sell a windows computability layer and port DX though .

Although I guess that would eventually kill ‘em, but it looks like they are doing the same to their windows mobile OS, which also sucks.

By: poprocks2

poprocks2 — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:11:30 +0000

tried it yesterday… wasn’t impressed.

By: Joni

Joni — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:23:47 +0000

SO COOL PROGRAM. Just downloaded it and its awesome!!!!

By: PhanTOM

PhanTOM — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:09:17 +0000

In my opinion, “Seadragon” sounds way too much like a product from Mozilla. Even the logo reminds me of their work…

By: Teq

Teq — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:47:52 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with Moshster. Microsoft is not a DIRECT competitor of Apple. Apple is primarily a hardware company, sure they’ve got a nice operating system for their hardware, but the majority of their income is hardware related, look at the low price of OSX. Microsoft on the other hand is above all a software company, which happens to make some hardware. Apple is probing the market with it’s devices, MS is doing the same with it’s software. I love using MS products on my apple hardware, because it ensures compatibility with 95% of the users, and because (except for Keynote) MS Office is in every respect better (hell it’s better on OSX than it is on Windows!). It would be awesome if they would release an office suite for the iPhone.

The point is, one can enjoy the best of both, and the hate-love-religion issues of the apple fanboys are just great material for jokes.

By: Mugi knows nothing

Mugi knows nothing — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:37:12 +0000

Your phone doesnt have 128MB VRAM… Total memory perhaps, but no phone has that capabilities.

Bet the majority of people whining are those who dont have iPhones too

By: Wow

Wow — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:36:47 +0000

Great idea Microsoft. Destroying apple from the inside.

By: Mugi

Mugi — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:25:17 +0000

so where is this app for my Windows Mobile phone, yes it have accelerated graphics and yes it even got 128MB VRAM… all for nothing as no app use it….

By: Scotty

Scotty — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:05:52 +0000

It’s funny and ironic how this release is released right before WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE …LoL

Oh about the APP, I don’t care.

By: this is actually typical

this is actually typical — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:27:44 +0000

this is actually how bill gates got so much power to begin with, its not strange for them to be giving this away for free. This is how they were able to infiltrate everywhere. This is insanely smart to be honest. Watch out i think they mean to dominate and control the apps market next. Its about time anyways this is over due.

By: copycutpaste

copycutpaste — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:23:12 +0000

The ironic thing is that apparently MS had to pull off the app from appstore. This is what iClarified posted;

“Unfortunately the Browse functionality is no longer working.
The ‘Browse Photosynth’ functionality broke right after we submitted the app to the AppStore. Hopefully we’ll get a new version with this fixed submitted to Apple in the next few days. Photosynth search and adding a user to view their Synths still works. Sorry!”

Classic MS, bringing the Vista experience one step closer.