All the trees in Microsoft's forest
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Big, rich and smart. That's Microsoft.
In fact, Microsoft may be too big, rich and smart for its own good. With a wealth of ideas and inventions constantly being churned out by its talented engineers, it seems to have difficulty identifying the projects that will wow users.
Microsoft isn't cool.
Case in point: Sidebar. The desktop tool, expected -- at this point -- to ship with Windows Vista, lets users insert Web-enabled mini-applications called gadgets. Gadgets are easy to program using JavaScript, and Vista users will be able to select from a gallery of gadgets from Microsoft or third parties.