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----------------------------------------------------------- From: SharpDeepankar200585 Message 1 in Discussion hi friend read this article and thought u will be interested in this.... Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced on-line versions of its Windows operating system and other popular software programs, hoping to defuse a growing threat from Google Inc. and other fast-moving challengers. With a new website called "Windows Live," Microsoft hopes to create a new platform that will unfasten some of its applications from a computer hard drive. The change reflects Microsoft's recognition of the growing demand for applications and services that can be used from any place, at any time, as the lines between the home and office blur and portable computing devices become more powerful. "It's a revolution in how we think about software," Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told reporters and industry analysts Tuesday. "This is a big change for...every part of the ecosystem." In many cases, Windows Live available at Live.com will offer souped-up versions of services like on-line mapping and instant messaging that have long been available on Microsoft's MSN.com, a heavily trafficked site that will continue to operate. Gates emphasized that neither Windows Live nor another service called Windows Office will replace the operating system or other popular applications, such as word processing and spreadsheets, sold on disks that are installed on individual hard drives. Microsoft also plans to continue to operate MSN.com, a heavily trafficked website that inspired many of the features included in the Windows Live website. Windows Live will be offered for free and try to make money from the rapidly expanding on-line advertising market that has been fueling the explosive growth of Google and Yahoo Inc., providing them with the financial and intellectual firepower to challenge the world's largest software maker. Microsoft also plans to charge monthly fees for some of the Live Office features aimed primarily at small businesses a subscription model that has been a boon so far for on-line software pioneers like Salesforce.com Inc., NetSuite Inc. and RightNow Technologies Inc. Source: GlobeTechnology waiting for your reply take care regards deepankar ph:9341783917 i blog at :www.deepankarkatyal.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/mumbaiusergroup/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
