Microsoft releases its’ first application for android
Engadget is reporting that Microsoft has released its’ first android application and something about that just makes me want to laugh. I guess it’s called irony.
Rest assured though, Microsoft is doing this for its’ own selfish reasons. It seems the Softies have created a colorized pseudo bar-code standard that can be used to put a ‘Tag’ on any printed media. Of course once the Tag is in place, something has to be available to read it, and thats what this application does. By capturing a picture of the Tag, the application will fetch whatever content is attached to the Tag for the user to see. This might be a video, web page, coupon or practically anything that can be served over the web.
It’s an interesting idea, but one that seems like it might have a steep adoption curve and an uphill battle for public acceptance.
Regardless of the use or application, this is one ‘First’ that I just couldn’t pass up.
Android, Microsoft, Tag