Windows Vista PhotoSynth Office 2007 Xbox 360
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Unify UI, media, graphics and documents Take full advantage of the graphical power of the PC Easy, low-impact deployment options Integration with Office and Windows Compatibility with Silverlight for web and devices Within twelve months of launch, 20% of Global ISVs had already adopted WPF for at least one production application
“WPF is enabling us to rapidly iterate on real application UI at prototype speeds.”
Scheduled for early summer 2008 – feature goals include: Optimized client deployment model Smaller.NET Framework install (~25MB) Faster installation (~2 min) Significant performance improvements ~50% faster startup Graphics and animation improvements New controls
Consider how you can apply user experience to your own business Invest in interactive design as a core team role Have your developers evaluate WPF Reference sample application: Three day online training course: Whitepaper on designer / developer collaboration: