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    Cloud Computing Dodged a Legal Bullet

    If you and I were at a local Starbucks drinking coffee and plotted a criminal act (say robbing a bank), would Starbucks be liable? Is Starbucks a co-conspirator since they provided a platform for us to plan our illegal act? In short, no. If you and I email back and fourth about that same criminal activity, is GMail/your ISP liable? In short, no. If we do rob the bank and FexEx someone the contraband, is FedEx liable? In short, no. If I illegally download MP3 music and upload it to Amazon Cloud Storage, Microsoft Skydrive, Dropbox, or some other similar service, are they liable? A judge last week...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • Release

    Introducing Telerik Metro Blue theme for RadControls for WinForms

    It has been more than a month since the Silverlight and WinForms teams added Metro themes to their suites and it seems that the interest in their light and clean design is constantly rising. Our reply to this enthusiasm is a new fresh metro skin for RadControls for WinForms flavoured in white and blue. The theme file is already available under the WinForms category in the Skin Sharing Portal and it will be included our next major release Q3 2011. Don’t forget that sharing your custom theme in the Skin Sharing Portal can win you a $200 ThinkGeek Gift Card....
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • Web

    A New Era in Application Development, Part II: Kendo UI

    A few days ago in Part I of this blog post, I described how we are moving into a new era in application development, the Device+Cloud (D+C) era. I mentioned how just like 15 years ago we had the “Windows or Web” debate, we are now having the “Native or HTML5+JS” debate. Just like 15 years ago, the answer is that we should take a hybrid approach. Some projects will require the reach of HTML5 and others will require the tight OS integration and custom experience of a native app. Some companies will build a HTML+JS version of their app for broad distribution and then choose to build some...
    May 27, 2021 4 min read
  • People

    Calling on all Telerik fans out there! We need you!

    Thank you for being the most amazing .NET community! Your unfailing support is what helps us keep charging forward! It is this time of year again! Vote for Telerik in this year’s DevProConnections Awards. When we go to User Groups, conferences or just read comments here on our Facebook page, this is what you tell us: We have the #1 support in the industry. (As a Telerik fan, you must have experienced it too!) You value our contributions to the .NET community over the last 10 years. (Ever been to a Telerik sponsored UG event?) Our online examples make your life easier and cover...
    May 27, 2021 3 min read
  • Web

    A New Era in Application Development, Part I

    Roughly speaking, we have had four “eras” in the computing industry, each era defined by the dominate platform at the time. The eras were: Mainframe Minicomputer Client-Server Web I believe that we are now entering a 5th era: the Device + Cloud era. Simply said, the Device + Cloud (D+C) era is defined by users having multiple devices and running thin applications that share data via the cloud on each of them. As your use of the devices goes up, you rely...
    May 27, 2021 6 min read