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re: Office Web Applications: we talk with Chris Bryant about consumer use

mindtester — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:20:30 GMT

very nice

re: Office Web Applications: we talk with Chris Bryant about consumer use

johnv — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:01:33 GMT

Huh? Why do we need these "waves" to get more features quickly out the door, and how can an add-on web service possibly delay something totally independent of it? It's been forever since Wave 3 by internet standards, and very little has happened since. People have been begging for a mobile sync capability in hotmail calendar, better folder management in skydrive, mesh applications that make some sense out of countless existing ways to add files to Microsoft's online properties, and many others.

Chris isn't the right person to ask about Windows Live integration!? That's the problem, isn't it. The guy works in a totally different division, with a different agenda. I want something simple like previewing .ptt files in WLM and Calendar mobile sync, and for that I need to hope it doesn't miss a "wave". Cause if it does, I may not see it for another 2 years.

re: Office Web Applications: we talk with Chris Bryant about consumer use

JohnCz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:28:51 GMT

JohnV, a Technical Preview is just what it is, a preview. And I believe Chris when he says they used this as an opportunity to start collecting some real world performance data.

Chris wouldn't be the right person to answer this but I'd like to know if Office Live/Web Apps integration is delaying the delivery of Windows Wave 4. I'm itching to see this.

re: Office Web Applications: we talk with Chris Bryant about consumer use

johnv — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:37:09 GMT

Users told Chris "blah,blah,blah"!? Nice job, Chris.

I participated in countless beta and CTP programs from Microsoft and never ever have I seen anything close to as unfitting for release as Office Web Apps.

It's astounding that an Office Program Manager can't speak intelligently about Windows Live integration scenarios. If you want to test Web Apps in a large volume scenario, how about making doc previewers available inside Hotmail, a sorely needed feature that would get Web Apps some exposure?

Sticking to the party line about users wanting a premium experience on the desktop seems to be the best this guy can do (and if they do, can we please get those updates a bit sooner, instead of in 3 year cycles?) Surely the notion that consumers are creating their documents "in some other tools, only to finish them in Office where they look right"

would light a fire under these guys' behinds, enough to get them to release a competent tool for preview, but I guess not.

We'll just wait for Office 2010 to appear "some time in 2010" and, judging by the quality of Web Apps, who knows how often they'll get delayed. It must be the countless versions of Micrsoft's e-mail clients that are holding back the release timeline :).

I love Microsoft as a customer and user, but how guys like this, or Robby Bach for that matter, or other underachievers keep their jobs there I have no idea. They should peek over to the S&T side and see how things are done, how to talk to customers, how to undestand your product and how to win people over.

re: WL Movie Maker PM Mike Torres Part 2: a LiveSide interview

Mephiles — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:18:15 GMT

The video seems very choppy on the Facebook player.

re: Windows Live 2009: Jeff Kunins and Windows Live Social Experience

joeale — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:32:57 GMT

Great interview with Jeff Kunins on the future.Hear is my wish list four windows live web actives.

www.connect.microsoft.com

http://thumbtack.livelabs.com/

http://www.popfly.com/

photosynth.net/Default.aspx

photozoom.mslivelabs.com

urank.viveri.com/signup.aspx

sync.live.com/welcome.aspx

http://listas.labs.live.com/

http://www.zune.net/

http://www.xbox.com/

re: Windows Live 2009: Jeff Kunins and Windows Live Social Experience

bobo2854 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:51:02 GMT

great interview about a great and upcoming suite of products.

re: Windows Live 2009: Jeff Kunins and Windows Live Social Experience

surilamin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:23:32 GMT

Great set of interviews Kip, I believe I liked this one the best. Please do some more interview with Jeff Kunins in the future..

re: Hotmail POP3 access on the way: Omar Shahine explains

derlinzer — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:19:59 GMT

I don't care for POP3; it is so yesterday. What i'm more interested in is if/when they finally offer SSL for the web apps. It is absurd, that on the one hand, Microsoft's web forms say not to enter any personal data, because the connection is insecure and on the other hand offering a suite of web apps that do exactly that...

re: Windows Live 2009: Rodger Benson on Windows Live Photo Gallery

joeale — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:45:35 GMT

When will geotagging of photo build in windows live photo gallery.

re: Windows Live 2009: Colin Anthony and Emmanuel Miranda

CalumJR — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:47:36 GMT

Brilliant interviews. Thank you :)

However, I still don't understand why they haven't included dynamic theme support in Windows Live Calendar, now it is final :( :( :(

re: Hotmail POP3 access on the way: Omar Shahine explains

orionll — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:11:36 GMT

No way!

You got an @live.com?

re: Hotmail POP3 access on the way: Omar Shahine explains

Khristopher — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:19:10 GMT

I just checked my email on my iPod Touch! Sweet!

re: Windows Live 2009: Our interview with Ryan Gavin, Sr. Director, Windows Live

GoodThings2Life — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:02:20 GMT

Calendar is great, but they have got to get the Windows Live Mobile package to add it to their Live Mail sync options.

re: Windows Live 2009: Our interview with Ryan Gavin, Sr. Director, Windows Live

Ryan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:51:25 GMT

@JohnCz

The site www.windowslive.com/.../Hotmail has been advertising Messenger for Live Mail for a few months now. Also, the Windows Live Essentials suite is going to replace Windows Mail, Photogallery, etc., so hopefully there won't be any confusion.