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Craig Eisler confirmed that the Kinect for Windows commercial program will be released next year.

Microsoft announced today that Kinect is coming to Windows. Craig Eisler confirmed that the Kinect for Windows commercial program will be released next year. "This year, we're showing the world how to re-imagine entertainment," says Eisler. "Next year, with Kinect for Windows, we will help the world re-imagine everything else." 

Eisler continues to say that, "putting the power of Kinect + Windows into the hands of business leaders and technical visionaries will give them the tools they need to develop novel solutions for everything from training employees to visualizing data, from configuring a car to managing an assembly line." 

Kinect is already used for various other applications thanks to hacks from the community and now over 200 companies have signed on for the Kinect for Windows pilot program to create similar apps for the Windows platform.