It is the insistence of that last point, the Metro interface everywhere, that is unnecessary and harmful.

ENGADGET: Editorial: Microsoft is singing the right tune with some wrong notes

Why, in fact, shouldn't Microsoft and its retail partners emphasize the desktop interface alternative as a point of reassurance?

ENGADGET: Editorial: Microsoft is singing the right tune with some wrong notes

Breadcrumb POS, which is the official name of yesterday's leaked point-of-sale iPad app, is now officially available, bringing a simple interface and a handful of financial incentives.

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In tandem with the Stanford Mobile Inquiry Based Learning Environment program , Marvell has developed an easy-to-manage access point for a wide array of SMILE learning applications and has created an administration API and user interface, Plugmin, which provides access to many additional SMILE programs.

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On the other hand, push-back such as the video of a 3-year-old masterfully navigating the Metro interface makes the wrong point.

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