This morning's Seattle Times had a feature article on Driving the Windows Live initiative in the Business and Technology section. Reporter Ben Romano provides an overview of Windows Live, talks about how the company has "struggled to clearly articulate Windows …

In just minutes, Windows Live Messenger will be released and publicly available on this site. It is expected that the release will be announced at a beta tester chat scheduled to start shortly. Microsoft has officially issued its press …

Released alongside Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft PressPass has posted an interview with Martin Taylor, Corporate VP of Windows Live and MSN. Here's a little snippit:

Taylor: We're committed to delivering a set of services that puts all users firmly in

Windows Live Messenger is virtually here, with an expected launch late on Monday 19th June / early Tuesday 20th June. Messenger final will be available from the new Windows Live products page, soon to be published at get.live.com, or …

As part of a smaller update last night, the Live.com team has added a small number of templates (pre-built pages) to the site. This should improve the first run experience for new users, who might find the whole concept of …

It seems as though Windows Live Messenger users and Yahoo users will not be able to talk to one another immediately when WL Messenger goes final next week. Unfortunately this feature will still be carrying the "coming soon" branding so …

A member over at Neowin.net figured out a way to get your @live.com and @windowslive.com email earlier than the general public. Alright, I'm not going to keep you waiting any longer. Here are the instructions to grab an address early: …

It's a busy day for Windows Live. The Windows Live Favorites team just announced, on their team blog, that WL Favorites V1 has been released.

Fresh out of Beta, WL Favorites is available in 37 countries and 11 languages. Built …

Just a few minutes ago, the new Live.com (now featuring Flair/Vapor!) went live. As Chris mentioned last week, this upgrade mainly focuses on the new UI and first-run experience. Now it is much easier to get rolling with customized content …

Well, we do not usually write about executive news at Microsoft, but this story is so big that I couldn't help myself. Microsoft announced today that starting in July 2008, Bill Gates will be stepping out of a day to …