In an article following the release of Microsoft’s First Quarter Earnings Report, CNET News.com reports that “Microsoft’s Live branding has been tremendously confusing and has hurt the company”.  According to the article:

“While Microsoft doesn’t break out the financial figures

Well since Steve Kafka reads LiveSide, we wanted to let him know we read him, too!  In addition to the features listed on the Mail Call blog, Steve points out that the new Live Mail M9 includes better contacts …

If you are a current OneCare subscriber (or have an active free trial), expect to be upgraded to version 1.5 in the next few days, according to the OneCare blog.  Windows Live OneCare will be officially released on January …

Just after we received a tip that Windows Live Mail was at M9, Ben Poon posted on the Mail Call that indeed the next version of the beta is being deployed.

What’s new with the new build?  Well first and …

Thanks to quikboy for reminding us to post about a new effort by Windows Live Search to promote ninemillion.org, a UN program to help refugee children.  For every Live Search made at Click4theCause from Jan 17 til March 31, Live Search …

The latest incremental version WL Messenger is set to be released as soon as January 25th, according to a post on Windows X’s Shrine.  Whether or not it meets that actual date, the new version should be out to …

The San Jose Mercury News on Sunday posted two interesting articles written by Elise Ackerman, one – Hooked on Google, replays some depressing numbers for Windows Live Search, offers up Google as the new Microsoft, as Microsoft was the new …

Li Gong, managing director for Windows Live China, and a top hire for Microsoft coming from Sun Microsystems, is leaving the company in two weeks, according to a CNET News report.  Gong had been considered a top hire for MS …

Mary Jo Foley reports from CES that several key changes have taken place in the Windows Live developers platform.  According to Scott Swanson, director of platform planning for WL, Windows Live API’s (application programming interfaces) will fall into two main categories; …

Another Hitwise graph showing more disappointment for MSN/Windows Live – this time for Calendar. Since its inception in April, Google Calendar has been steadily gaining market share, while both MSN and Yahoo have been losing theirs. 

Interestingly, while both MSN …