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?We have an opportunity to make it much easier for customers to ?get started? with Windows Live. Our goal should be to have customers log in, type their Live ID, and then they are automatically ?set up? with Live. For new machines, we want Windows Live to come with the experience and will consider investments to make this experience easy. For customers who are upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7, we will explore ways to make it easy for them to get Windows Live ? particularly for photos, calendar, and movies where our applications complete the experience.?

MEANS, what can we do to LOCK the end user in to our services and eventually charge them for it once we they are locked in ...
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I take it ....  Linux_4u! | 04/28/08
Why Windows 7 Will Be DOA  swbobcat | 04/28/08
Afraid You're Right  madrucke@... | 04/28/08
Yeah, we all want less  SnoopDougEDoug | 04/28/08
LOL sounds like you were about to argue that ...  fr0thy2 | 04/28/08
Microsoft Rules  ILoveMicrosoft | 04/29/08
So don't use them  SnoopDougEDoug | 04/28/08
What utter rubbish  fr0thy2 | 04/28/08
MS will do anything to make anything and everything on the web depend on  DonnieBoy | 04/28/08
Live Mesh uses open protocols  SnoopDougEDoug | 04/28/08
WOW how clever  fr0thy2 | 04/28/08
Remember GPL?  peter_erskine@... | 04/28/08
Not quite.  rtk | 04/28/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  DannyO_0x98 | 04/28/08
Unlikely  Anton Philidor | 04/28/08
...seamlessly extend the Windows experience...  Jeremy W | 04/28/08
sorry  Khyron | 04/28/08
OSX is NOT based on Linux, and there are many problems with Vista.  DonnieBoy | 04/28/08
Oh really  Khyron | 04/28/08
Unix, not Linux  TeoMcDohl | 04/28/08
and the difference is?  Khyron | 04/28/08
"Mac" is not an acronym...  olePigeon | 04/28/08
Oversimplifying  TeoMcDohl | 04/28/08
Linux was originally an emulation/light version . . .  JLHenry | 04/28/08
compatible hardware  coffeeshark | 04/28/08
It is not more expensive hardware...  rkostynu@... | 04/28/08
10.5.2 Runs beautifully on 4 year old hardware  meeyanpeat | 04/28/08
Uh... Put the crack pipe down..  Wolfie2K3 | 04/28/08
Wow  rtk | 04/28/08
Uhh . . .  JLHenry | 04/28/08
yeah, probably not.  rtk | 04/28/08
Runs Fantastic!  middle of nowhere | 04/28/08
system requirements  rtk | 04/28/08
Vista runs better with 2GB..  rkostynu@... | 04/28/08
Hmmmm....  cashaww | 04/28/08
Not any more...  swattz101 | 04/28/08
Thunking layers  fr0thy2 | 04/28/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  jhussher@... | 04/28/08
Vista is fine  davidhayes | 04/28/08
In the minority  TeoMcDohl | 04/28/08
he's in the mass majority  rtk | 04/28/08
Curious  TeoMcDohl | 04/28/08
yup,  rtk | 04/28/08
Not entirely right...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/28/08
I would have to disagree, based...  brendthess | 04/28/08
I would consider  rtk | 04/28/08
Heh.  brendthess | 04/28/08
re: Heh  rtk | 04/29/08
re: Heh  rtk | 04/28/08
Vista OK, but not so good with network shares etc  ThePrairiePrankster | 04/28/08
I've yet to see an office poweruser  LiquidLearner | 04/28/08
As a lomg time hotmail user  merc2dogs` | 05/14/08
More "leaks" to gain publicity  binaryspiral | 04/28/08
adding it up  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 04/28/08
My take is:  High Plains | 04/28/08
I do not think...  cashaww | 04/28/08
so let's  Khyron | 04/28/08
Microsoft's trade has no secrets  Ole Man | 04/28/08
I follow the money  High Plains | 04/28/08
You need to define "following the money"  Ole Man | 04/28/08
The scraping you hear...  GuyAlanDye | 04/28/08
Fortunately I am insulated  Ole Man | 04/29/08
and yet  rtk | 04/29/08
irrelevant diatribe?  Ole Man | 04/29/08
Uh... We already did...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/28/08
No it doesn't do socialism  fr0thy2 | 04/28/08
You forgot  rtk | 04/28/08
Stop giving away  Ole Man | 04/29/08
With Who?  bentedgz | 05/30/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  interele | 04/28/08
Don't need MS to help me stay connected  laman | 04/28/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  thecreator@... | 04/28/08
Windows mail?  Khyron | 04/28/08
I believe you're the minority  TeoMcDohl | 04/28/08
I think you are in the minority  archer75 | 04/28/08
it's about the drivers  Ole Man | 04/28/08
but  Khyron | 04/28/08
But...... everybody who uses Microsoft wares  Ole Man | 04/28/08
Hey Ole...  bentedgz | 05/30/08
Okay, Ole Man...  GuyAlanDye | 04/28/08
My company is preparing to roll out Vista to thousands  Ole Man | 04/29/08
LOL sounds like you're a shill ...  fr0thy2 | 04/28/08
Lol, sounds like you're a troll.  rtk | 04/28/08
I, too, think you are in the minority  High Plains | 04/28/08
The minority IS the majority, in this case  Ole Man | 04/28/08
exactly...  justwait | 05/30/08
"Girl" does not refer to as "sir."  Grayson Peddie | 04/28/08
Yes, I do know  TeoMcDohl | 04/29/08
Well, pardon my previous post.  Grayson Peddie | 04/30/08
Encore  johnfenjackson@... | 04/28/08
yes  Khyron | 04/28/08
You don't need Enterprise software, you just need a Mac...  olePigeon | 04/28/08
If you want to pay for a Mac....  storm14k | 04/28/08
If you're a DIY person, yup...  olePigeon | 04/28/08
sorry to burst your bubble  Khyron | 04/28/08
Thanks for the laugh, Khyron  brendthess | 04/28/08
ASR and NTBackup require a floppy disk drive...  olePigeon | 04/28/08
Well since you can get all of these things for free...  storm14k | 04/28/08
Ok...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/28/08
Meanwhile, back on the ranch.........  Ole Man | 04/28/08
You must have taken a picture  Ole Man | 04/28/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo What about Outlook vs Hotmail  High Altitude | 04/28/08
Hoax?  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 04/28/08
Not a hoax...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/28/08
Not the same - WLMail much better  quikboy | 04/28/08
Why would anyone pay for Hotmail? [nt]  olePigeon | 04/28/08
Download Windows Live Mail  quikboy | 04/28/08
I stick with Vista  qmlscycrajg | 04/28/08
Yeah hang in there dude  fr0thy2 | 04/28/08
Isn't broken.  rtk | 04/28/08
You're in deep denial  MacCanuck | 04/29/08
No, you're caught up in the FUD  rtk | 04/29/08
That's lame... cannot refute the facts  MacCanuck | 04/30/08
fully refuted.  rtk | 04/30/08
MS still violates intent of anti-monopoly judgments.  wessonjoe | 04/28/08
Then don't use it. There's alternatives you know  quikboy | 04/28/08
ignorance of the law is a travesty of intelligence.  wessonjoe | 04/28/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  wblacroix@... | 04/28/08
No more Microsoft for me...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/28/08
See ya.  rtk | 04/28/08
We won't miss you! happy  quikboy | 04/28/08
No Doubts  Meesha | 04/28/08
That's the MAYTAG repairmen... [n/t]  Wolfie2K3 | 04/28/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  PAULO.TB@... | 04/28/08
Sounds good. Windows Live has been improving  quikboy | 04/28/08
Yack.  seanferd | 04/28/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  ACRSean | 04/29/08
I have great faith in Microsoft  Ole Man | 04/29/08
protest too much.  rtk | 04/29/08
MS Bashing  desmondhaynes | 04/30/08
RE: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  maisis00@... | 04/30/08
Holy Grail  coffeeshark | 05/30/08

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