今天离开了拉斯维加斯MIX09会场,需要先奔赴洛杉矶再转飞机回程。在MIX09期间,多次想抽空写博客,能够及时分享。一来是会议行程较满,而好的speech又多,想多听一些;二来,万恶的Las vegas资本家们为了旅客不要宅在房子里都出去消费,旅馆统一都将Internet费用提高到了7.9美刀/小时左右的级别上,囧…而会场虽然Internet免费,但连厕所旁边的电源旁都会有若干Developer盘膝占之,sigh…难得抢到。废话不多说了,洛杉矶的宾馆宽带蛮爽,于是立马开写..
我很高兴邀请参与本次MIX09,聆听了众多微软和业界同行的精彩分享,受益良多。主题虽然很多,但总体说来,包括三个部分:按照我个人感觉的比例和重要程度来说,为如下排序:
1. 微软Silverlight及相关工具,Workflow.
2. 微软IE8的发布和介绍
3. 微软云战略和开放平台相关开发
而贯穿整个MIX09主题的一个思想就是:UX。 User Expierence, 在本届各个speech以及Keynotes来看,它所表达的含义已经远远超过了界面交互这一层,而融合到了产品最初定位、产品设计这个层次。具体的内容包括了工作流,原型设计,周边开发,用户体验设计,视觉等等,这也是我本届感触良深的一点。
而对我而言,这以上三样东西和UX主题对我都挺沾边。我想分成几篇文章来写。
Flash RIA和我的关系不用多说了。Flash和Silverlight的竞争,将是今后两年最有看点的东东。二者之互较短长,将不仅仅是技术层面之争,更是对User需求分析和产品长远定位之争。具体表现在不仅仅是plugin,runtime功能、特色、效率之争,而是表现为全方位的周边产品所形成的ecosystem之争。而战略上呢,据个人分析观察,Adobe和Microsoft两大巨头的战略惊人的一致,对未来RIA的判断把握都是准确而野心勃勃。目前只是步伐快慢、布局布点的不同而已。这一块儿可写的东西太多,一言难尽,我留在下篇博文再叙。
微软云战略和开放平台技术,如Live Framework,更是我非常关心的方向,因为我所在部门工作的重心就是淘宝开放平台的构建与未来。虽然听下来,感觉微软云战略到成熟尚需一点时日,对目前工作貌似有些远水解不了近渴,但还是有不少触点。也待另文再叙。
今天先小聊一下第二个方向:IE8,为什么先聊IE8,因为看到了博友aw这篇文。不少兄弟们都很早就试过IE8 beta 或rc,对新特色都很了解了,也有了不少讨论。
大家的讨论都集中在了IE8的几个特色之上,如Webslice、Accelerator、VisualSearch。所以我也说说自己看法先:
首先,贯穿于这三个Feature的背后idea,是微软对普通用户User Experence的分析和定位。对于这三个特色来说,技术实现难度都不大。Firefox已经有了类似插件,而Chrome等也很快可以实现。但精彩的地方在于,产品设计者把普通用户的这三类需求抽象,并设计出这三个产品。微软的浏览器面向的始终是普通大众、不是开发者、不是Fashion一族,这些人群拥有着最大的比例,和相对较少的电脑操作技巧。这就是微软为什么要设计这三个产品。Accelerator和VisualSearch的好处不用多说了,很直观。我反而想多说一些Webslice,这个看起来最简单最傻瓜的功能。从UX来说,它顾及了那众多不懂得Rss为何物的大众,用最简洁最直观的剪报方式,将用户感兴趣的内容收藏在最显眼的位置,并实时更新。
Webslice的简单用法是直接加hsslice的div,直接收藏某区域。但更复杂的一种用法是,指定Webslice所对应的展现页面。简单的说,你可以将网站Webslice块所对应的功能收藏起来,比如,点击某音乐网站的排行榜Webslice收藏,而在Webslice弹出快却是该音乐网站的播放器,播放的正是这个排行榜的新歌。每次有最新的list出来时,就加粗显示,告诉用户有新的排行榜可以播放。对于股票网站而言,点击了股票名字Webslice,就将和这个股票相关的各个功能也收藏起来,直接在Webslice上显示这个股票的所有相关功能,比如k线,技术分析图等。
所以,Webslice真正高杆的地方在于,它可以将具体网站抽象成一个或多个Webslice剪报。每个剪报里包含着一个或多个功能。那么,用户只需要访问收藏栏上的Webslice就可以访问自己最常用的功能,而不必去访问这些网站。
那么,用户不就是对浏览器更加依赖,而不偏向于网站啦?Bingo,这是微软高明的地方,隐藏在产品背后的深意。现在,再来回顾Accelerator,Visual Search, Webslice,大家不就发现,它们三个的一大共同点都是在于:减弱了用户对具体网站的依赖,而加深了对浏览器的依赖。
浏览器的依赖程度,和市场占有程度成正比。反思我自己,为什么我要天天用Firefox,因为我喜欢firebug,gladder等等,它们加深了我对浏览器的依赖;我为什么要用Chrome,因为它速度快,够简洁,但除此而外貌似在中国优势不大。那我为什么要用IE6,7,那是因为众多的银行插件只支持IE,晕!这也是为什么中国市场IE份额相比别的更大的原因,众多的插件支持IE,这是IE的依赖之真正所在。反过来想,Firefox, Chrome一日不解决重要的功能性插件(如,银行插件)问题,一日不可能在中国市场翻身。
有点说叉了,再收回来。从技术角度上说,如上三个功能没什么花头,我更喜欢IE8的Automatic Crash Recovery(ACD)。这个功能简单的说,当你一个Tab导致浏览器崩溃时,浏览器不会Crash,其余tab中的内容还会照常运行,不会把你的数据丢失。估计大家或多或少都会写东西一半,浏览器Crash,虽然可以恢复网页,但之前的操作全白费的经历。这个是硬功夫,没得说的,其余浏览器目前暂时做不到。所以提到这个时,会场的开发者鼓掌了两次。而且XSS攻击方面,目前IE8确实做的更好。微软在IE8 beta巡演时,每次必提这个,所以我也不多说了。
说了这么多,累了,去睡了,现在已经是本地时间一点多了,明天还有事儿。最后,如果有人要问,IE8发布后,我用什么浏览器。答案还是:我会先用Chrome浏览网页;开发用Firefox;买东西用IE8. Why?? 很简单,对于我们开发者而言,Chrome启动快、消耗低,IE8比不上。我们是互联网上对速度最为挑剔的一群。Firefox?插件太多太好用了,但速度也比不上Chrome,Chrome能有Gladder呢?IE呢,还是买东西或者Activex要用时使用,或者直接Firefox ietab。Rss reader等等,每样都已经习惯了…让我再转回去,我还不习惯。
但是,普通消费者,那比例绝对最大的一群会在乎零点几秒左右的差别吗?他们会使用会在意Firebug,Gladder的插件吗?我默认的浏览器是Firefox,老婆大人为了网上购物银行付款要多开IE窗口重来,不知诅咒了Firefox多少次。
浏览器的未来是由普通消费者的需求主导,Firefox和Chrome必须得有深刻的危机感了。在标准支持这一方面的优势损失殆尽后,对普通消费者可售点不多了。






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