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Microsoft's Video Site 'Soapbox' Disappointing
nieske writes "CNet reviews Microsoft's new video site, Soapbox. Though browsing and uploading is easy, CNet isn't very enthusiastic about the beta, mostly blaming this on the fact that Soapbox has nothing more to offer than other video sites.
From the article: 'It's a slightly better sharing service than YouTube in some small technical ways, but it doesn't help users make money from their content like Revver does; it doesn't have granular privacy controls like Vox; it won't post directly into blogs for you like VideoEgg; and it won't show videos from other networks like Yahoo Video. Given Microsoft's position in the video sharing market (dead last), I expected a more aggressive product.'"
Curious - where does the above fit in here? As for playing to the lowest common denominator, I thought that was supposed to be Apple's shtick?
Yea, you can't watch their competitors videos, therefore Microsoft is "strong arming" people.
The constant "gee whiz, micro$oft is $o evil and they $uck so bad. I use teh Linux." Microsoft bashing. Don't you ever get tired of the endless complaining about a company that, on balance, isn't any worse then a lot of other companies?
Microsoft is the largest software maker in the world. Get over it. Linux will never overtake Windows on the desktop. Get over it.
What does this (BETA) video site lack that Google's video site had when it launched? Anything?
Actually, Soapbox DOES lack something that Google Video launched with: A massive cadre of fanboys that fawn over google and deride microsoft.
Yep, just typical microsoft "strongarming" here. Nothing to see, just move along.
I'm sorry man, I know this is Slashdot, but the whole "BillG Is Teh Devil" thing is more played out then Soviet Russia Running linux on a Beowulf Cluster that translates All Your Base Are Belong To Us into 50 languages for ?????Profit.
Really, was it even worth your time to preach to the choir here? Talk about karma whoring.