In May, Microsoft announced that it had a new research program under way, aimed at developing an operating system and software development tools for robots.

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In May, Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) announced that it had a new research program under way, aimed at developing an operating system and software development tools for robots.

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It leverages Apple's iOS operating system and its corresponding SDK (Software Development Kit) to provide a two-way communication interface between apps and connected accessories.

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He was too focused on the operating side, allowing the company's software-development effort to weaken.

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Greg Bildson, chief operating officer, LimeWire, a startup online music service dedicated to Gnutella software development.

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Browsers have become more important as more software development shifts to the Web and away from applications anchored to personal computers and their operating systems, like Windows.

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Their joint research and development body, CableLabs, has written specifications for an operating system and chosen a number of software languages in which applications software for the boxes may be written.

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Announcements will likely be around revenue models, increasing distribution of the Android-based TV operating system, a browser that works better so consumer content discovery and viewing are clearer, and a software development kit with better tools.

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