Microsoft .NET can be thought of as an experience, which provides the end user a means to interact with devices, based on anytime, anywhere fundamental that users have been wishing for sometime now. From the users perspective, the .NET experience is a whole new world of something that allows him anytime anywhere access of devices. The Microsoft .NET experience is a dramatically more personal, integrated computing experience using Web services delivered through smart devices. The .NET experience will have features like:
l Personal and integrated experience. In contrast to the large amount of information provided by provider, .NET experiences are centered on the user, integrating their data and preferences into a single application.
l Interactions delivered through smart devices. Users experience .NET through their interactions with smart devices. Smart devices are Web enabled appliances, such as personal computers, handheld computers, and smart phones. The software that makes the smart devices more intelligent in their interactions with users will enrich the .NET experience. Though the user may or may not get to know all this, but this will work for him behind the scenes and he will have experiences similar to the following situations:
Imagine you wanted to adjust the air conditioning in your house while you were away from home. You could use a .NET experience that controls your household utilities through a smart device. The device you use could be your desktop computer while you were at office, your smart phone while you were driving to the grocery store, or a kiosk while you were shopping for dinner ingredients.
As per the .NET vision, users will have the .NET experiences unique in the following aspects:
l Each of these devices generates a different interface for the .NET experience. The desktop computer might present a graphical map and accept mouse input. The smart phone could give you verbal options and ask you to push a button to specify your choice. The kiosk may have a touch screen and a small set of temperature options. You are using the same .NET experience to perform the same task, but you see a distinct interface, which is appropriate to the device.
l .NET experiences are location-independent. Taking advantage of the strengths of both locally installed and Web-based applications, .NET experiences can be accessed both online and offline.
