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Microsoft's Start open source ambitions pick up speed

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Microsoft's level of trust in the open source community is continuing to build after it moved to absorb its MS Open Technologies subsidiary back into the company. 
 
The move, which brings the "startup subsidiary" back under Microsoft control, came after MS Open Tech reached its key goals and it will help Microsoft "take its next steps in deepening its engagement with open source and open standards," according to a company blog post. 
 
Since it started life three years ago, MS Open Tech has worked with a number of open source communities to help developers take advantage of Microsoft products. This has included making it easier for Linux and Java developers to integrate Azure into the likes of Docker, Chef and Puppet using various SDKs, tools and plug-ins. 
 
In the time that it has kept its open source department at an arm's length it has also taken Microsoft services and APIs onto iOS and Android, and made .NET open source in the time. 
 
Windows going open source? 
 
In terms of where the project will go next, Jean Paoli, president of MS Open Tech, promised that "team members will play a broader role in the open advocacy mission with teams across the company, including the creation of the Microsoft Open Technology Programs Office." 
 
 
It was only couple of weeks ago that one Microsoft engineer hinted that the source code for Windows 10 may one day get released and absorbing MS Open Tech back into Microsoft only accelerates this possibility.</div>

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Kinect for Xbox One developers with new adaptor

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Microsoft this week announced that it is discontinuing its Kinect for Windows v2 sensors. Instead, the company will sell developers a Kinect Adaptor for Windows — which it released in October — that will work with the Kinect available for the Xbox One console. 
 
In a blog post, Microsoft says the decision to just use one Kinect was made "in an effort to simplify and create consistency for developers." 
 
SEE ALSO: Fiat used Microsoft Kinect to let people flip a 3,000-pound car — virtually 
 
It's a smart move. Having two separately sold devices for Kinect has never made much sense to us. After all, if Microsoft is really trying to push the "One Windows" strategy for its development, why force Windows developers to use totally different (yet still similar) hardware for Kinect for Windows experiences, as compared with the Kinect for Xbox One experience. 
 And although Microsoft hasn't said that this decision means developers will be able to build cross-platform Kinect experiences, the idea that you might be able to play Kinect-style games on the PC doesn't seem so outlandish. 
 
Remember, one of the features of Windows 10 will be the ability to stream Xbox One gaming content to a Windows 10 desktop, notebook or tablet. 
 
 
The Kinect for Xbox One is available for $149.99. The Kinect Adaptor for Windows is available for $49.99.</div>

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Kinect for Xbox One developers with new adaptor Microsoft this week announced that it is discontinuing its Kinect for Windows v2 sens...