"hello cloud" - What's new PDC Day One?

An original reading suggested a new cloud OS.“Microsoft has announced a version of Windows that runs over the internet”

https://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Microsoft-launches-Windows-Azure/0,130061733,339292874,00.htm?feed=rss

 

However a clearer interpretation from CIO mag says its project Red Dog - a hosting environment for development projects in the cloud:

https://www.codeproject.com/News.aspx?nwid=7829

 

Impressively, there are already (non-Microsoft) applications out there like BlueHoo hosted by Windows Azure.

Cool Bluehoo logo even has a Vista sidebar gadget

 

New sites as a result of PDC announcements:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/oslo/default.aspx

https://www.modelsremixed.com/

 

A First Look at WF 4.0, “Dublin”, and “Oslo”: David Chappell

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd200919.aspx