| BedstorfromAP |
| (Necromancer) |
| Mon May 12 2008 03:30 PM |
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Microsoft looks upwards with their NewTelescope
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I look forward to what Microsoft are going to do with their Version of Google Sky Called WWTelescope (Worldwide Telescope) which will be Operating in a few weeks time(End of May) The URL is already in Place. www.worldwidetelescope.org
Here is the only press link I could find with some info
Quote:
Microsoft's Google Sky competitor, dubbed WorldWide Telescope, is almost ready for release, according to Bill Gates.
Google Sky may be widely credited with pushing stargazing software beyond astronomy geeks and into the mainstream, but Microsoft hopes to improve on Google’s formula with its own free celestial application, WorldWide Telescope. Bill Gates spoke more about the upcoming release and gave a more definite release date at a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday.
According to PCWorld, Gates told audiences that Google Sky would launch at the end of May, staying within the spring 2008 time period promised on Microsoft’s prelaunch page. In his address, Gates was especially proud of the Microsoft Visual Experience Engine that will power WW Telescope, compiling terabytes worth of data into a seamless view of the night sky.
http://tinyurl.com/5pybak (Like the code?)
