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Microsoft Adding Blogs to Longhorn?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the active-rant-technology dept.

prostoalex writes "A Microsoft Research project called 'Wallop' has weblogging and document-sharing features and will be integrated into the next-generation Microsoft OS. In related news, MSN is being split into two subdivisions, one of which will take care of communications tools (Messenger, Passport, Hotmail, ISP service), while the other will deal with Web properties (MSN.com, etc.)"

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  1. Hell... by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hell, they'll get Blogger if they take over Google.

    And a Google disruption can mean only one thing: Invasion.

    --
    I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
  2. Blog Screen of Death... by tktk · · Score: 5, Funny
    Great--in 2005, we'll be able to read millions of blogs about how often their computers are crashing.

    April 20, 2005 12:12pm Computer crashed.

    April 20, 2005 12:45pm Computer crashed again.

    April 20, 2005 1:32pm And again.

    April 21, 2005 Installed Linux

  3. I'll bet Clippy's going to make a reappearance by The+Evil+Couch · · Score: 5, Funny
    "It looks like you're writing an angsty letter.

    Would you like me to

    • Look up badly written pop-metal songs to quote?
    • Begin capitalizing and bolding every swear word?
    --
    The World's Worst Webcomic!