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• Live Search – Olympics coverage good but shows Microsoft still isn’t a global search engine

  There has been several debates raging today about the Olympics coverage from various media outlets thus far, and in particular regarding NBC in the US, who Microsoft have partnered with (see NBC doesn’t feature Bolt , has Silverlight take-up really done... Posted Aug 17 2008, 07:08 PM by Chris with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Silverlight, Search, Featured

• Windows Live Messenger, the "Installer", and XP64bit, so what's the deal here?

  Yesterday, another one of our favorite but seemingly long lost Windows Live blogs, Inside Windows Live Messenger , posted (first time since Dec. 5, woohoo!) an announcement that version 8.5 of Windows Live Messenger is to be pushed out to anyone who hasn't... Posted Feb 21 2008, 09:18 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Opinion, Featured, Messenger

• The End of Live Search? Codename Rome - A new brand for a new generation of search

  The Microsoft-Yahoo! deal, when and if it is finalized, will bring on many changes to branding across offerings from both companies. Some have speculated on the end of Windows Live, replacing it with the Yahoo! brand, but I don't think so. Microsoft's... Posted Feb 04 2008, 09:25 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Opinion, Live Search, Featured

• MSFT-YHOO: Striking while the iron is hot

  Today's announcement by Microsoft that it is offering $31/share to purchase Yahoo! outright sees Microsoft doing the right thing at the right time. Why? For a number of reasons, not the least of which being that Microsoft has been planning this for... Posted Feb 01 2008, 07:02 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Opinion, Featured, Yahoo, MSFT-YHOO

• The LiveSide 2007 recap and a look at 2008

  Its at this time of year that people post their yearly recaps and scorecards, whilst looking ahead to the following year. While I've seen a generic Microsoft 2007 scorecard and a reminder of the branding mess that Microsoft created for itself in 2006... Posted Dec 29 2007, 07:28 PM by Chris with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Featured, Horizon

• Live.com - announcing "Ultimate" improvements?

  Conspicuously missing from all the wave 2 upgrades and marketing for the new look Windows Live has been Live.com , the one time personalized home page of the future. Once the golden child of Windows Live , touted as the future of the home page, then mired... Posted Nov 26 2007, 06:17 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 15 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Opinion, MSN, Live Search, Featured