Comments on: Microsoft: I speak Web 2.0

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Fri, 04 Nov 2005 15:40:39 +0000

[...] Lately there has been a lot of buzz surrounding Web 2.0. There are many great posts and articles on this – Wired, Om Malik, and O’Reilly. [...]

By: Microsoft ‘Live’ Redux -- Alec Saunders .LOG

Microsoft ‘Live’ Redux -- Alec Saunders .LOG — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 03:30:14 +0000

[...] I’ve had a little more time to digest the Microsoft Live announcements, read some of the comment from the blogosphere, and chat with some local industry people about their thoughts. I think the funniest bit of commentary was Om Malik’s Microsoft: I Speak Web 2.0, in which he compared the announcements to a guy having a mid-life crisis: "A little nip-and-tuck, some hip-hop and a $500 haircut with highlights to hide the 40-odd summers." A lot of people also noticed, as did Mary-Jo foley, the similarities to Microsoft’s defunct Hailstorm Strategy. [...]

By: Mashable*

Mashable* — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:00:00 +0000

The Slumbering Giant Awakes: Microsoft Goes Web 2.0

I haven’t posted on the Windows Live news yet because I think we need some time for the dust to settle. My thoughts so far? This is not really about products - some of the “announcements” are just repackaging of old stuff - the r…

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» Manhattan Retro-Chic at Microsoft Microsoft Weblog — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:41:59 +0000

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By: Queeby » Blog Archive » Microsoft 2.0

Queeby » Blog Archive » Microsoft 2.0 — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:00:18 +0000

[...] In an unprecedented event Microsoft started exploring the web 2.0 scene. The details about its efforts are to be found in any reasonable source in the blogosphere. Some of my thoughts from the last minutes: a. Moving to net-utilities strategy is a major shift for Microsoft from the corporation’s old and ho-so-successful business model. If the bubble will explode (and it will), finally some of the collateral damage will be felt in Redmond. b. Microsoft is expanding again to a field in which it has no monopolistic advantage in. If past experiences teaches something at all, When Microsoft is not a monopoly in some field or without an outrageous contract with Intel, the company can’t break the market. How will she handle other companies offering virtual desktops full with widgets and other web 2.0 applets like Konfabulator or Goowy? It’s unclear. Currently, the live.com service has no advantages above the other new startup companies, except a very strong financial back, and plenty of patience. c. The service is not so compatible with Firefox. It works, but not that well – it look awful, not like a cool widget service, but like a ripped page from an old diary. When you enter with the fox to live.com, this message appears on top: Firefox Users Firefox support is coming soon. Please be patient Well – at least Microsoft sends one smile towards Mozila users… [...]

By: Microsoft 2.0? Yawn. « Tom Raftery’s I.T. views

Microsoft 2.0? Yawn. « Tom Raftery’s I.T. views — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:46:06 +0000

[...] And Om Malik, in what has to be one of the more original posts on Microsoft’s announcement reckons: A little nip-and-tuck, some hip-hop and a $500 haircut with highlights to hide the 40-odd summers. Its a midlife crisis you can see from a mile. Trust me! [...]

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« Tom Raftery’s I.T. views — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:43:51 +0000

By: raghu

raghu — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:58:05 +0000

Thanks mansour…. I just checked netvibes.. looks great.. I need to play around with it more… but my first impression is WOW

By: mansour

mansour — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:12:53 +0000

Live.com has it’s firefox ! it’s called netvibes.com. Better interface, faster and they relay on other web 2.0 applications to build a similar service.

you guy’s should check !

By: Om Malik’s Broadband Blog — » Live IM Makes Click To Call VoIP Real

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:47:48 +0000

[...] Incase you were wondering if I was too harsh on Microsoft’s nip-and-tuck, I have to say that there were two things that totally impressed me. The Microsoft Live Messenger which integrates IM with address book, email, and VoIP calling is the perfect, and perhaps the only next generation IM client out there. [...]

By: brandon

brandon — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:44:51 +0000

Khabri: Look @ screenshots from flickr (especially techcrunch’s) - Live.com as it looks right now probably has no significance in the kind of things MS is going to be deploying with ‘live’ platform.

By: Khabri

Khabri — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:29:08 +0000

OK. What does Windows Live sound to you ? To me, coming from the world of OS and RTOS, I first thought Microsoft Live.com to be an enhanced version of BOOTP or something innovative. But when I saw their website, I felt they are just trying to compete Google without any substance. It will not work. You need different brains with different attitude to rule the web. Anyway, good luck MS.

By: BeTa » מיקרוסופט 2.0?

BeTa » מיקרוסופט 2.0? — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 01:05:25 +0000

[...] בסוג של �?ירוע “חסר תקדי�?” יצרה לעצמה מיקרוסופט דריסת רגל ר�?שונה בעול�? ה-web 2.0. �?ת הפרטי�? על מ�?מציה �?פשר לקרו�? בכל מקו�? סביר ומעלה בבלוגוספרה, ולכן �?ני �?סתפק בכמה מחשבות מהדקות ה�?חרונות: �?. מעבר ל�?סטרטגית יישומי-רשת הו�? שינוי של 180 מעלות מהמודל העיסקי הישן והכל-כך-רווחי של הת�?גיד. �?�? �?כן תתפוצץ הבועה, סוף סוף �?יזשהו נזק יורגש ג�? ברדמונד (ולפי המצגות, הושקעו מיליוני�? רבי�? בפיתוח היישומי�? החדשי�?). ב. מיקרוסופט שוב מתעסקת בתחו�? פיתוח ש�?ין לה שו�? יתרון מונופוליסטי בו. �?�? ניסיון העבר מלמד משהו, בהיעדר מונופול �?ו הסכ�? שערורייתי ע�? �?ינטל, החברה ל�? ממש מצליחה לשבור �?ת השוק. כיצד הי�? תתמודד ע�? חברות �?חרות שמציעות דסקטופ וירטו�?לי מל�? וידג’טי�? ויישומוני web 2.0 כמו קונפבולטור, Goowy ו�?חרי�?? ל�? ברור, כרגע לשירות ה-live שלה �?ין שו�? יתרון על הסטרט�?פי�? החדשי�?, פרט לגב כלכלי מ�?ד חזק והמון סבלנות. ג. השירות ל�? מי-יודע-מה עובד ע�? הפיירפוקס. ליתר דיוק הו�? עובד, �?בל מזייף בקצוות. כשנכנסי�? ע�? השועל ל-live.com מקבלי�? �?ת ההודעה הב�?ה בר�?ש העמוד: Firefox Users Firefox support is coming soon. Please be patient נו טוב, סוף סוף מיקרוסופט זורקת חיוך למשתמשי מוזילה… [...]

By: Paul Montgomery

Paul Montgomery — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 23:50:14 +0000

There but for the grace of God goes us all, Om. :D