The Microsoft .NET experience is a dramatically more personal, integrated computing experience using connected XML Web services delivered through smart devices. Personal and integrated experience . In contrast to silos of information divided by provider, .NET experiences are centered around the user, integrating their data and preferences into a single application. Connected XML Web services . Interactions delivered through smart devices .
Users experience .NET through their interactions with smart devices.
Smart devices are Web enabled appliances, such as personal computers, handheld computers, and smart phones, with software that makes them more intelligent in their interactions with users, the network, information, other devices, and services. You could use a .NET experience that controls your household utilities through a smart device. The device you use could be your desktop computer while you were at the office, your smart phone while you were driving to the grocery store, or a kiosk while you were shopping for dinner ingredients. The desktop computer might present a graphical map and accept mouse input. The smart phone could give you verbal options and ask you to push a button to specify your choice.