Joe Wilcox
Joe Wilcox
building existing features microsoft social windows
Windows Live is just the first step. Microsoft is building out all of its existing products, cross-connecting different features around communications and social networking.
legal music services
There are legal services for downloading music and movies,
create online relationships service trying visual
What Wallop is trying to create is a service that introduces 'real world' visual cues about the relationships to the online community.
both caused delivery major microsoft next office products release smart unlike windows
Unlike Windows Vista, I also don't see any major disturbance caused by 2007 delivery of the next Office version. Microsoft is smart to release both products together.
business coming consumers convincing customers existing good microsoft next sell tough versions
We've got new versions coming next year. And Microsoft has the tough sell of convincing existing business customers and consumers that what they have isn't good enough.
consumer developer interest
There is a lot of developer and consumer interest around these applications.
closest partners reality
The reality is that most of Microsoft's partners are also its closest competitors, but that's nothing new,
microsoft next search test whether
The real test for Microsoft is whether it can take search to the next level.
environment protect services
What these services do differently is protect the messaging environment.