WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

Microsoft UX breakdown

http://www.riagenic.com

Scott Barnes

UX SPECIALIST

scott.barnes@readify.net

MOSSYBLOG

MICROSOFT UX HISTORY 101CHAPTER 1

MICROSOFT

FEARED THE HTMLDEVELOPER

THEY WERE GROWING

FAST..SO MICROSOFT

RESPONDED

XAMLIS BORN

WPFIS BORN

WPF/EIS BORN

PROBLEM!

NobodySeemed to LIKE THE NEW

GUY

NOPE!!!

Backto theDrawingBOARD

PROBLEM!

THEY ARE STILL GROWING

FAST..

SO MICROSOFT

RESPONDEDAGAIN..

SILVERLIGHTIS BORN

SILVERLIGHTIS AX-Device

X-PlatformX-Device-Browser

Plug-inThat helps companies design, develop and deliver

Compelling eXperiences

The Birth of the "Light"CHAPTER 2

VERSION 1.0JAVASCRIPT WAS ALL THE RAGE…

VERSION 1.1THE OLYMPICS OR BUST

averagePERSONwatchedSILVERLIGHTfor

23 mins

everyonestarted toNOTICE

Victory Emails Sent…

My oldOffice in

Redmond, WA

back to work on2.0

need to PLAYcatch-up to the

OTHERGUY

THE V3 MOMENT…CHAPTER 3

VERSION 2.0SCOTT GU JUGGLES…

DEEP ZOOM

FEATURE

LAYOUT MANAGEMENT

FEATURE

STACKPANEL

FEATURE

BUILT IN NETWORK API'S

FEATURE

STYLE ELEMENTS

FEATURE

UserControls

FEATURE

Etc.. Etc.. basically

IT WAS THECATCHUPRELEASE

GROWTH…CHAPTER 4

as of July 09…

Did you know..iPods + iPhones + iMacs +

iEverything..

!= Silverlight

Did you know..Twitter + MySpace +

Facebook

!= Silverlight

Huh?SilverlightIs growing

Fast!

SILVERLIGHT 3…CHAPTER 5

VIDEO OR BUST

THE FUTURE…CHAPTER 5

FUI[ Fantasy User Interface(s) ]

IGNITETHE

Creative Spark

MicrosoftIs making Multi-TouchUbiquitous…

Its no longer a

FANTASY

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TOthis

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