[redthrowaway]

Microsoft's new 'hacker-friendly' approach is refreshing, but I'll be interested to see how long it lasts or how deep it goes. It's a great way to curry favor with developers, which is critically important if WP7 is to be a success, but when push comes to shove I have a sneaking suspicion we'll see the old Microsoft take over.

[CrazedGeek]

For a recent example:

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/03/xbox-live-indie-games-move...

(They did end up fixing it a little later, though.)

[rhizome]

I suggest rereading "The Scorpion and the Frog" as well as "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish."