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As one old enough...
to have watched the computer grow from vacuum tubes, it's been interesting to watch the rise and fall of many companies (remember when Atari and Commodore were the BIG players?!) And the gambit played by MS has been spectacular! They've created a monster business!

Now, the monster must be fed to continue its existence.

Thanks to the proliferation and ubiquity of the personal computer (whatever brand/OS) many great minds/ideas have been allowed to flourish and collaborate worldwide. Even as MS assimilates new technologies and business models, these unfettered minds create new opportunities to express themselves in hardware and software applications.

No, MS Live will not fail. (I don't know how happy I am about that.)

I won't likely use any of the products, myself, but that doesn't constitute statistical relevance.

I would put my money on the concept of corporate entities realizing that they can free themselves of a large portion of their IT costs by "outsourcing" software installation/ compatability issues. Outsourcing IP compliance issues. Automatic offsite data backup. Global accessibility, and on, and on.

I can see this trend producing much more unforeseen growth in as-yet-unrealized applications of new techiques and technologies that this new vehicle will bring with it through the many, many brilliant minds among us. (Just like every other leap forward has occurred.)

And, I can see that MS will continue to grow by assimilating some of these promising new companies/technologies into Windows Vista 2012. (And, like The Borg, they won't care if anyone complains.)

And I'm not too sure that all our kvetching will change anything. If you don't like the MS hegemony, are you using a non-MS OS? Are you using a non-MS office suite? Are you using a non-MS browser? Email client? Graphics app? Games? Gaming console? MP3 player? Toaster? ...wait... that's not out, yet.
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Minor correction...  M.R. Kennedy | 02/23/07
For Something Completely Different  parl | 02/28/07
The Preacher...  C4Ever | 02/23/07
...Pulpit?  justanitguy | 02/23/07
Nice "Rant"  John Zern | 02/23/07
Sorry son...  mustang_z | 02/26/07
fed up with microsoft bashing  cymru999 | 02/26/07
As one old enough...  justchange@... | 02/26/07
Are you really?  mds_z | 02/27/07
Gambit to be bought by MS  Boot_Agnostic | 02/23/07
Hoping Microsoft loses big time....  shawkins | 02/23/07
Simple minds...  mustang_z | 02/26/07
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Better yet  LittleGuy | 02/23/07
That's right...  BFD | 02/23/07
Microsoft faces Office Live lawsuit  Loverock Davidson | 02/23/07
So, MS can screw Lindows for being too close to Windows.  OButterball | 02/23/07
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 02/23/07
Aw, but its just so much FUN hooking a chain ...  OButterball | 02/23/07
He's In The Same Class As No_Axe  itanalyst | 02/23/07
That sounds just like you  xuniL_z | 02/23/07
And You're Such A Moron  itanalyst | 02/23/07
Message has been deleted.  xuniL_z | 02/24/07
Yep!  Loverock Davidson | 02/23/07
Nope!  OButterball | 02/23/07
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Not correct either  osreinstall | 02/26/07
Coincidence...  jasonp@... | 02/25/07
Rome  stanralph | 02/26/07
Windows - Lindows  plumnilly | 02/27/07
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By that logic...  Letophoro | 02/23/07
Message has been deleted.  psychogoalie | 02/23/07
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it's because  xuniL_z | 02/24/07
intersting YOU would say this..  Monkey_MCSE | 02/26/07
officelive.net  stevey_d | 02/25/07
Office Live Lawsuit or Greed  davidg6356 | 02/26/07
You first.  Letophoro | 02/23/07
depends on  xuniL_z | 02/25/07
Not a zealot  SecurityExpert | 03/06/07
ROTFL  Shelendrea | 02/26/07
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Yes, but...  mustang_z | 02/26/07
Well, maybe I am...  mustang_z | 02/26/07
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You are right but.....  stanralph | 02/26/07
They could've called it Office Online , or...  babar77 | 02/26/07
Office Live Lawsuit  jzac888 | 02/26/07
you miss the point,,,  zoroaster | 02/26/07
if "windows" cannot be used for software names, neither can "office live".  wessonjoe | 02/23/07
This sounds like the whole iPhone fiasco.  nomorems | 02/23/07
Ahem  Shelendrea | 02/23/07
there is a difference  stevey_d | 02/25/07
It's funny just how far  xuniL_z | 02/25/07
Hmmm...  DNSB | 02/27/07
LIVE  ubaz2 | 02/23/07
this doesn't matter  stevey_d | 02/25/07
If that were true and  xuniL_z | 02/25/07
Waiting for the VistA lawsuit...  Henaway | 02/23/07
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I'm impressed.  GTWilson | 03/01/07
Coca-Cola  xuniL_z | 02/24/07
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innovations?  ross@... | 02/26/07
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OFFICE "LIVE"  nsmurali@... | 02/26/07
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trademarks  SteveSilverman | 02/27/07
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