Why I Ditched Windows Live Mail
,----[ Quote ]
| Although usually a fan of Microsoft products, I?m hugely dissapointed
| with Windows Live Mail, and why after 7 years of being a Hotmail user,
| I finally switched to Gmail.
`----
http://www.techsmessage.com/2007/02/09/why-windows-live-mail-sucks/
Related:
Windows Live Mail Premiers in Holland and fails
,----[ Quote ]
| Today Microsoft rolled out the 1st Windows Live
| mailboxes... Due to the high demand, although anticipated,
| people could not access their hotmail or new live
| mail accounts.
`----
http://bink.nu/Article8785.bink
Why I hate the new Windows Live Mail
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft is currently in Beta on Windows Live Mail. Personally I think
| it is a steaming pile of garbage. The 'new and improved' email is
| nothing more than a fancier interface and more color options.
|
| [...]
|
| If you have not upgraded from standard I suggest you DO NOT. This is
| a typical product from Microsoft even though it is in beta. I think
| it should still be in alpha testing personally because at times I cannot
| even access my email which is most annoying when there might be
| time-sensitive documents in it. If you depend on your hotmail account
| for important emails I suggest looking into another option, like Gmail
| or even Yahoo. There are ZERO improvements in this deal and there is
| absolutely no reason to even think about moving to it until they force
| everyone to and even then I would consider just forwarding all the email
| to another account.
|
| Where is the 'undo' button so I can go back to the old Hotmail?
`----
http://www.xomba.com/why_i_hate_the_new_windows_live_mail
Google Steps Into Microsoft's Office
,----[ Quote ]
| Greg Brandeau is itching to dump the decade-old, homegrown e-mail
| system he manages at Pixar Animation Studios Inc. And the senior
| vice-president for technology at the Walt Disney Co. unit is sure
| about one thing: The replacement won't be Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange
| and Outlook duo, whose e-mail, calendar, and other programs
| dominate corporate computing.
`----
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_07/b4021070.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology
Sources: Several Windows Live Projects Halted
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft's Windows Live desktop search project has been
| shelved "indefinitely," although not much reasoning has been
| given as to the reason for its demise.
`----
http://www.betanews.com/article/Sources_Several_Windows_Live_Projects_Halted/1163715423
Ozzie: Vista, Office must adapt to Web era
,----[ Quote ]
| Ozzie said that the transition to integrate online services into Microsoft
| products has been a challenge but that changes within the company are
| happening.
`----
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6133895.html
Will Web 2.0 ultimately kill Windows?
,----[ Quote ]
| Allchin shared his thoughts on Windows Live (which, along with Windows and
| developer tools also falls under his organization); competition with Google
| and Apple; and why a client-based version of Windows won?t ever completely
| disappear, regardless of how successful Web services become.
`----
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=66
MSN Still Going Nowhere Fast
,----[ Quote ]
| It is worth noting that Microsoft still hasn't made any headway
| in the search-and-portal game and, in fact, is falling farther andf
| arther behind. As a result, it is not surprising that Steve Ballmer
| is now warning media companies that Google is the Evil Empire --
| because no other competitive tactic has worked.
`----
http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061116/20767_id.html?.v=1
Microsoft Office Live migration is adding insult to injury
,----[ Quote ]
| On January 29, Microsoft posted to the Office Live blog a status update
| re: the migration. The news isn't good.
|
| Office Live logoBeta testers are still potentially "months" away fromb
| eing migrated to the final version of their Office Live services.
| Functionality like backup and restore isn't going to work until
| their accounts are migrated. And Microsoft will give testers only
| a 24-hour heads-up when they are set to be migrated. During that
| 24-hour period, users won't be able to make changes to their
| Office Live sites.
`----
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=243
Office Live: Better Off Dead?
,----[ Quote ]
| Last month I killed Office Live in an act of self defense, after
| repeated access problems and attempts to move my domain to another
| registrar. Judging from the comments to that post, there's an Office
| Live killing spree going on. Not surprisingly, Microsoft wants to put
| an end to the wanton killing.
`----
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/web_services_browser/office_live_better_off_dead.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/ybsz2o
|
|
