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# We are not robots
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/we-are-not-robots/
- Published: 2006-09-10T01:49:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:37:52.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Technology, Web building

[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/239116799/?ref=chrismessina.me)Microsoft [has delivered](http://blogs.msdn.com/max/archive/2006/09/09/747014.aspx?ref=chrismessina.me) what [looks](http://www.techmeme.com/060909/p37?ref=chrismessina.me#a060909p37) to be its competitor to iLife, codenamed [MicrosoftMax](http://www.microsoft.com/max/?ref=chrismessina.me) (a codename is kind of like saying "beta", except that they can change the name and confuse you later on). And by "competitor to iLife", I'm looking squarely at the Podcasting, Photocasting and SafariRSS features and product. [According to Niall](http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/09/microsoft-max.html?ref=chrismessina.me), it features news displayed in a newspaper layout and two-pane interface, a bit different approach than many other aggregators on the market. [Sounds](http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/09/microsoft-launches-desktop-feed-reader/?ref=chrismessina.me) also like an attack on [Google's Reader](http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/03/google-reader-platform.html?ref=chrismessina.me) but what do I know? I can't install it on my Mac anyway. Anyway, Flock might also take note, since this technology does indeed, from the outside, [*look* pretty attractive](http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/?p=106&ref=chrismessina.me) \-- and hints at more to come in the realm of syndicated content in Vista and beyond. Oh, and the [team building it](http://blogs.msdn.com/max/?ref=chrismessina.me) are [not robots](http://www.microsoft.com/max/?ref=chrismessina.me), according to their own reports.

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[Kevin Burton](http://tailrank.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-09-10 15:00:10

What do you have against robots? Are you anti-cybernetic?