With Windows 7 comes news that it is set to contain fewer bundled applications than either Vista or XP. Microsoft has chosen to “package” all these application under the “Live” branding with which it also hopes to end the confusion surrounding it. You know, the Windows Messenger, MSN Messenger, and Windows Live Messenger headache.The package christened “Windows Live Essentials” comprises the following:
· Windows Live Family Safety
· Windows Live Mail
· Windows Live Messenger
· Windows Live Movie Maker
· Windows Live Photo Gallery
· Windows Live Toolbar
· Windows Live Writer
· Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
Most of these applications are already shipping; while some are still in beta. The ultimate aim for Microsoft seems to seamless incorporation of the Windows Live banner for almost all the common tasks you use the Internet currently for. Let me explain with a simple example. While you may have a hotmail e-mail account, you might use Picasa for photos and facebook for social networking. The Live platform aims to unify these services under one banner even if they are non-Microsoft ones (Gmail for example). With recent news regarding the adoption of the OpenID platform by Windows Live, it will soon be possible to integrate all these services to one identity.
On a slightly different note, it was slightly ironical to see the Windows Live Application offering support to other webmail providers (POP and IMAP support) while Microsoft’s own Hotmail still do not support these! This is precisely the reason for the addition of Office Outlook Connector tool, which can read Hotmail e-mails.
Via: ArsTechnica
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