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Microsoft Ties Windows Live Services to OS

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the adoption-by-ramrod dept.

narramissic writes "Microsoft is tying its Windows Live services directly to Vista — a move that should sound vaguely familiar, as it is precisely what the company did to make IE ubiquitous among Internet users. 'A new unified installer for Windows Live services will help users download Wednesday's updates of photo-sharing, mail, instant messaging, online safety and other services, the company said on its Windows Live Wire blog. The new installer also will automatically update those services on Windows Vista and XP going forward.'"

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  1. .Mac service by OrangeTide · · Score: 1, Troll

    Sounds like Apple's .Mac service, hasn't been too successful for Apple though.

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    “Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
  2. TIE A WINDOWS LIVE SERVICE TO THIS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    (_)_)===D

  3. So apple can do .mac and ilife but MS Can't do thi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So apple can do .mac and ilife but MS Can't do this?

    Patently unfair.

  4. Re:The Slash-FUD rolls on.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Funny, the caption at the top of the page says, "News for Nerds."... ...but I guess you felt that your "speculation" was just as good as actual News?

    I'm guessing you get most of yours via Faux, since you're employing many of the same techniques to present your obviously biased opinion as though it was News...

    So, since you're obviously incapable of distinguishing actual news from opinion, howabout, in the future, you stick to just reporting facts , and keep your personal "speculations" (ie the part where you just make shit up) to yourself...

    -AC

    PS: Can anyone confirm that this isn't just Twitter posting under another pseudonym?

  5. Re:My friend Vista keeps watch overme. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hi Twitter!