Longhorn RSS Announced at Gnomedex 5.0

At this week's Gnomedex 5.0 Conference in Seattle, WA, Microsoft Corp. said that Longhorn, the next version of Windows operating system will have RSS built-in. A new version of Internet Explorer, IE7, was shown using the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) function. By clicking on an icon, a user can subscribe to an RSS data feed as easily as adding a Web site bookmark to the favorites list.

What I like about this is how it will make subscribing to multi-media entertainment easier in the future. You'll be able to have your "lists" of updated media content ready and waiting. Music, books, Games?, and of course podcasts and vlogs. "We really believe that RSS is key to how people will be using the Internet in the future," said Megan Kidd, a Windows product manager. Microsoft wants everyone to "Browse, Search, Subscribe" in the future, but not everyone was happy about the news.

You can watch a video about Microsoft's Longhorn IE7 RSS plans  as presented by the Longhorn Browsing and RSS team on Channel 9, if you were not one of the 400 attendees who got the scoop at GnomeDex. 

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