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   From: tom_shelton@comcast.invalid   
      
   Chris Ahlstrom wrote :   
   > Ezekiel pulled this Usenet face plant:   
   >   
   >> "Chris Ahlstrom"  wrote in message   
   >>>   
   >>> Do us a favor, love.  Present a pro-active link of a user (not a   
   >>> developer)   
   >>> using the Kinect on Windows, and let us know how the average user gets   
   >>> this driver.  For example, does the Kinect come with a disk for   
   >>> installing the driver on Windows XP or 7?   
   >>   
   >> How do you plan to ascertain from a video if the person is a user or a   
   >> developer?   
   >   
   > You tell me.   
   >   
   >> And why would that even matter?   
   >   
   > Because I want to know if it is available like normal Windows drivers, or   
   > just for people "in the know".   
   >   
   > I think I'm barking up the wrong tree here.   
      
   Well, the answer is that there is no official pc support for the kinect   
   - yet - from MS.   
      
   Rumors are plenty that windows 8 is going to have deep support for   
   kinect or at least kinect style devices.  Automatic person   
   recoginition, 3d gesture support, etc.   
      
   It is likely, I think, that much of this functionality - if the rumors   
   are true - will be back ported to windows 7.  Or maybe not :)   
      
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   Tom Shelton   
      
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