Impressive web rendering demo (2:00). Bing Vision (4:15) looks hot. Live tiles are a great idea (6:10). Social activity integration and threads (8:45) look interesting, but not something I need. Ten minute video.

«At Microsoft, he says, there must be a shift from the traditional model of software to what he calls software plus services. As slogans go, it's not particularly catchy. But the sentiment is clear: Just packaging software, collecting the money, and then producing a new version a few years later (whether people want one or not) is no longer a sustainable business plan.»

"We recently had the opportunity to test the new Microsoft Office plugin from OffiSync, which integrates Google Docs and Office. We can sum up our findings with one word: WOW. Although still in beta format, the plugin worked extremely well, providing that one missing aspect to the Microsoft Office software suite - an online component for storage, sharing, and collaboration."

For situational use, Silverlight could be a player.

I loved OneNote when I ran a PC, and this looks like a killer advancement.