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9009pc on 25 November 2013

I though Microsoft already owned them or was it just the technology that Microsoft bought?

Prime Sense made the original technology behind the Kinect.
anyway seems to mostly be aimed at contact free features for smart phones.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25083914

dont know if this thread should be in Mobile or Microsoft discussions because its related to the Kinect but seems the purpose is mobiles.



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drkohler on 25 November 2013

Microsoft never had any interest in acquiring PrimeSense or its technology. Whether they have a licencing contract with PrimSense or have to pay Apple now for making Kinect1 you'd have to ask MS....



OdinHades on 25 November 2013
kowenicki said:
Nothing to do with Kinect any more. Pretty sure Microsoft took the tech and developed it themselves for Kinect 2.

[...]


Nah, MS bought Canesta in 2010.



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famousringo on 25 November 2013
drkohler said:
Microsoft never had any interest in acquiring PrimeSense or its technology. Whether they have a licencing contract with PrimSense or have to pay Apple now for making Kinect1 you'd have to ask MS....


They may have to pay Apple as the owner of PrimeSense, but I'm sure the deal is pretty airtight and Microsoft will have a license for anything they might want to do with Kinect technology.

Now if PrimeSense has some new technology that they've developed... Well, Apple doesn't like to share without a compelling reason.



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9009pc on 25 November 2013
OdinHades said:
kowenicki said:
Nothing to do with Kinect any more. Pretty sure Microsoft took the tech and developed it themselves for Kinect 2.

[...]


Nah, MS bought Canesta in 2010.


ah thanks just looked it up apparently microsoft aquired both Canesta and 3dv but passed on Prime Sense.
http://www.metrolic.com/how-apple-missed-the-opportunity-to-buy-kinect-technology-144265/
the only person in the comments mentions it and interestingly the set top box stuff too.

so my op was way off topic sorry.



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