What is there in Windows 7 for me as developer?

1. Touch, Multi-touch

   • Default touch handling – Windows will handle or convert the user action to standard events like WM_SCROLL
   • Gestures
   • Touch points direct manipulation
   • http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC03/
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2. Sensor and Location (location aware) platform

   • http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC25/
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3. New graphics, Direct***

   • Direct2D
   • Direct3D
   • DirectWrite
   • http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC18/
   • http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC05/

4. Integrating your app with Windows Desktop

   • http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC23/
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5. Windows Ribbon platform

   • MSDN blog on application in Windows 7
   • http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC14/
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6. etc..

Will look more into Windows Ribbon in the next blog.