tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469573.post114624097397036729..comments2023-08-08T09:53:14.113-02:00Comments on Platform Wars: HotmailComposinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01739889615635395138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469573.post-1146253205968854342006-04-28T17:40:00.000-02:002006-04-28T17:40:00.000-02:00maybe you're right; either way its pretty clear th...maybe you're right; either way its pretty clear their current live/msn/* branding strategy is about as bad as hailstorm was.<BR/><BR/>whats amazing to me is these big guys are all still trying to own "eyeballs" at the end of the day. no serious thoughts about making a business from catering to independent sites with a suite of plug-in services. other than maybe amazon.chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272480610329333973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469573.post-1146249826947207002006-04-28T16:43:00.000-02:002006-04-28T16:43:00.000-02:00I think the danger isn't so much the marketing dep...I think the danger isn't so much the marketing department, but too much commitment to Windows in the higher-echelons of MS.<BR/><BR/>Allegedly, the idea is that Ray Ozzie with his P2P / internet perspective is meant to be correcting that. But I think there are people wedded to the Windows brand who sort of see "Live" as something which will be a simple continuation of the product range and power-structure; when perhaps MS really need a shocking discontinuity.Composinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739889615635395138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469573.post-1146247615906241552006-04-28T16:06:00.000-02:002006-04-28T16:06:00.000-02:00yeah hotmail is one of the biggest names on the we...yeah hotmail is one of the biggest names on the web. even microsoft's product marketing people aren't that incompetent.chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272480610329333973noreply@blogger.com