Microsoft officials say there are 20 Windows Live services available in beta and/or final versions. But it looks like the real count is in excess of 40. And that's not including a number of Live services which Microsoft has yet to acknowledge, but sources say are in the pipeline. Services Include;
# Windows Live Academic Search # Windows Live Account # Windows Live Agora # Windows Live Book Search # Windows Live Call # Windows Live Call for Free # Windows Live Custom Domains # Windows Live Dev # Windows Live Expo # Windows Live Favorites # Windows Live Feeds # Windows Live Gallery # Windows Live Healthcare # Windows Live ID # Windows Live Ideas # Windows Live Image Search # Windows Live Local # Windows Live Mail # Windows Live Mail Desktop # Windows Live Messenger # Windows Live Mobile # Windows Live Mobile Mail # Windows Live Mobile Search # Windows Live Near Me Search # Windows Live News Search # Windows Live Newsbot # Windows Live OneCare # Windows Live Product Search # Windows Live Publishing Portal # Windows Live QnA # Windows Live Safety Center # Windows Live Search # Windows Live Search Answers # Windows Live Search Desktop # Windows Live Search Help # Windows Live Search Macros # Windows Live Search Translation # Windows Live Shopping # Windows Live Spaces # Windows Live Toolbar and Desktop Search # Windows Live Web Search # Windows Live Web Search SDK # Windows Live Wifi Suite # Windows Live Writer # Windows Live.com and finally # Windows Live Video (Codename Warhol)
Other Live services include Office Live, Xbox Live, CRM Live, Consumer and Business Health- Related Services and finally Microsofts upcoming YouTube killer known as Windows Live Video (Codename Warhol)
Source: http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,2180,2003336,00.asp |
and how many of these has anyone ever used? |
Let me see.... I have used only QnA and it is.... I hate it! |
None..I was a hotmail user 4 yrs ago..then switched to yahoo and now onto gmail.. and have aligned all my services onto goog's |
Their best tools are Local, Toolbar (mostly for Onfolio and Desktop search). Writer and their personalized homepage are also nice. |
>and how many of these has anyone ever used?
If you are suggesting many of them are not used, we saw the same thing with many of Google's services in the poll here last week.
I have to say, I have not even heard of many of the Live services listed above.
Tony |
> If you are suggesting many of them are not used, we saw the same > thing with many of Google's services in the poll here last week.
Maybe Philipp should do another two similar polls but with Microsoft/MSN/Live and Yahoo services... |
Oh no Tony.. that would not be fair to MSFt. In fact most of members /readers are google interested folks.. and hardly use MSFT..
IMHO, the poll will be slanted |
i use microsoft desktop search, and their local maps are really cool. Did you see that you can now call a business from local?? |
Also, has anyone seen Windows Live Writer? Its actuallly a very cool application for blogging. Should check it out. |