Comments on: Will Windows Live become the Vista of social networks?

By: edhardy622

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By: Anthony Ha

Anthony Ha — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:49:31 +0000

Yeah, I don't have a huge problem with people mentioning their sites if it's relevant to the post, but would definitely prefer that you didn't give us the full pitch; it just takes up so much space. Thanks!

By: Anthony Ha

Anthony Ha — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:48:42 +0000

I'm not familiar enough with Microsoft's history to have a thoughtful experience on the broader pattern you guys are arguing about, but I am curious what you thik of this specific announcement, uh, “chicken”. I agree that Microsoft is just building on existing services, but I also have a hard time seeing this catching on in a big way.

By: Sach

Sach — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:24:18 +0000

A Tad too Late IMO ...
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By: Sach

Sach — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:24:16 +0000

A Tad too Late IMO ...
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By: Sach

Sach — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:23:52 +0000

A Tad too Late IMO ...
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By: chicken

chicken — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:51:05 +0000

Microsoft has had a collection of services for a decade or so (Hotmail, Messenger, Search etc) — long before Facebook. It's trying to turn them into a more coherent platform, but it has been doing that for a while (Passport, Hailstorm, Spaces….).

Otherwise, Google's core strategy is also “copying” what other companies are successful at (or buying them – Blogger, Picasa, Keyhole etc). Yahoo's core strategy is also “copying” what other companies are successful at (or buying them – eGroups, Flickr etc). Perhaps you should find a more useful way of satisfying your need to sneer at Microsoft?

By: Ike

Ike — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:33:04 +0000

Shut the fuck up you spammer

By: Windows Live goes social, unites Microsoft’s online services | socialmediainfluence.com

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:53:31 +0000

[...] Ha at VentureBeat wonders if Windows Live will become the Vista of social networks, saying: “I’m skeptical that Windows Live can get serious play as a social network against [...]

By: william

william — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:32:11 +0000

This is great...All we need are more closed source giants (Goolge, MicroSoft, Facebook, MySpace) creating new ways to make billions on the backs of members/content creators and developers.

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By: SEO Expert Inc.

SEO Expert Inc. — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:19:29 +0000

It seems like MSFT is always arriving late to the game, rather than being the ones who started the game. It's as if one of their core strategies is now “copying” what other companies are successful at.

Facebook is successful at social networking because they focused on that business, and put 100% of their efforts into it. It sounds great on paper to reduce the number of user accounts required to use the various sites out there, but it's just a part of internet life that people have grown to accept.