MS To Launch Internet Versions of Office And Windows

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday November 1, 2005 @12:36PM from the they're-everywhere-they're-everywhere dept.

daria42 writes "In a press conference this morning, Bill Gates said Microsoft plans to launch Internet-based complements to its core products, dubbed 'Windows Live' and 'Office Live'. Windows Live is a set of Internet-based personal services, such as e-mail, blogging and instant messaging. It will be primarily supported by advertising and be separate from the operating system itself. Office Live will come in both ad-based and subscription versions that augment MS' Office suite. The programs won't replace the paid software but instead seem aimed at diminishing Google's ad revenue. Windows Live already appears to have 'gone live' in a preview format on the web."

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Anti-Competitive? by potat0man · 2005-11-01 12:50 · Score: 0, Troll

Wouldn't this fall under monopolistic/anti-competition laws? Giving something away below cost in order to crush competition?
No, they are not by ToasterofDOOM · 2005-11-01 16:56 · Score: 0, Troll

I already said in another post that I want coexistence, not a monopoly on any side. I said specifically that MS has made many mistakes. Can you not pound it into your thick, bigoted, "Linux is GOD, Open Source is GOD, proprietary stuff is evil", head that Windows can be good??? Ever heard of .net? MS technology, but developers love it, even OSS developers, hence Mono and dotGnu. But, then again, MS came up with it so it must be bad. There is no point in arguing this further.

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