Just as you learned Windows Live name changes are here!

[karlsnooks]

Microsoft must have had another rotation of top dogs again as once again names are being changed. Adios Windows Live. Hallo Microsoft Apps.

Good-bye Windows Live, Hello Microsoft Apps ~ Security Garden

She has condense down the info in a MS Win 8 blog. Their is a link to the Building Window 8 post.

Don't you just love managerial changes.

 

[Brink]

Microsoft to Retire Windows Live Brand Ahead of Windows 8 Launch

Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system.

Its vision for a set of tightly woven services and desktop applications that Microsoft outlined when it unveiled Windows Live in 2005 hasn't been fully realized, the company said on Wednesday.

Right now, services like its Hotmail webmail service, SkyDrive storage service and Messenger IM service aren't as closely meshed as they should be with Windows Live desktop software like Photo Gallery and Movie Maker, nor with the Windows Live ID account service, Microsoft said in a blog post.

Source:
Microsoft to Retire Windows Live Brand Ahead of Windows 8 Launch | PCWorld Business Center

Read more at:
Cloud services for Windows 8 and Windows Phone: Windows Live, reimagined - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

 

[burtie]

OH blooming heck! Not another name change...I am starting to get confused with all this, at this rate I wont know what i've got installed or not!

LOL!

 

[Trucidation]

Can't they just call them Live Apps or something :s

 

[smarteyeball]

ugh - there's that "reimagined' crap again.

It sounds so ... Apple PR chic.

 

[carwiz]

I can see the benefit of a single "Microsoft Account". The Live ID was a step forward and sure beat all the individual User Name and Password accounts that MS used to have for various services and support.

I'm still trying to figure out why I'm getting spam on a Hotmail/Live-ID that I've never used though.

 

[smarteyeball]

I'm still trying to figure out why I'm getting spam on a Hotmail/Live-ID that I've never used though.

Spambots shotgun approach

 

[DustSailor]

I'm still trying to figure out why I'm getting spam on a Hotmail/Live-ID that I've never used though.

Spambots shotgun approach

Wow, they're good...

ugh - there's that "reimagined' crap again.

It sounds so ... Apple PR chic.

I think Microsoft needs to stop playing catch-up to Apple and start playing its own game. All that App sh-- is driving me nuts. Think of ways to make the laptop and PC better, not to compete in a tablet/phone market using laptops and PCs. shesh.

It will also be possible to link the Microsoft Account with third-party online services, like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, in a way that a single list of contacts is maintained not only across Microsoft products but is also augmented by contacts from these other sites.

(Quote from website)
I linked my live photo gallery with facebook and next thing I know, outlook 2010 displays all birthdays listed in facebook and hotmail. crazy. But I kinda like it. Name change = bad. Linked services = good. But I'm sure eventually I'll get used to it, and with the way things are going mentally for me right now, I'm sure I won't even remember there ever being a name change to begin with!

 

[vaidas3]

will it become windows 8 exclusive or there will be version for windows 7 too?

will windows live essentials software stop functioning?

 

[DustSailor]

will it become windows 8 exclusive or there will be version for windows 7 too?

will windows live essentials software stop functioning?

I imagine the name will change with an update. No talk of discontinuing it.

 

[karlsnooks]

will it become windows 8 exclusive or there will be version for windows 7 too?

will windows live essentials software stop functioning?

Please read post #2. Your answers, with links, are there.

 

[severedsolo]

I linked my live photo gallery with facebook and next thing I know, outlook 2010 displays all birthdays listed in facebook and hotmail. crazy. But I kinda like it. Name change = bad. Linked services = good.

Right up to the point where your hotmail gets hacked. In all seriousness, this is not a good thing. Microsoft are pushing for this whole "Hey have all your stuff in one easy to use location!" Its a pretty well known fact that the most commonly hacked "free" email accounts are hotmail accounts.

What happens if a hacker manages to get in when Average Joe User has their facebook, hotmail, and Windows 8 machine! all linked to that account? Doesn't even bear thinking about.

I'm not going to lie, I've had my own personal hotmail got into a couple of times, and I'm not exactly a slouch on the old passwords, changing every 30 days etc. If it can happen to me, it can happen to... well I won't say anyone, but alot of people at least.

 

[karlsnooks]

I agree 100% with the sig statement re xp and Win 7. We even have some old-timers here who have not made that adjustment.

 

[DustSailor]

I linked my live photo gallery with facebook and next thing I know, outlook 2010 displays all birthdays listed in facebook and hotmail. crazy. But I kinda like it. Name change = bad. Linked services = good.

Right up to the point where your hotmail gets hacked. In all seriousness, this is not a good thing. Microsoft are pushing for this whole "Hey have all your stuff in one easy to use location!" Its a pretty well known fact that the most commonly hacked "free" email accounts are hotmail accounts.

What happens if a hacker manages to get in when Average Joe User has their facebook, hotmail, and Windows 8 machine! all linked to that account? Doesn't even bear thinking about.

I'm not going to lie, I've had my own personal hotmail got into a couple of times, and I'm not exactly a slouch on the old passwords, changing every 30 days etc. If it can happen to me, it can happen to... well I won't say anyone, but alot of people at least.

You bring up a very good point about security. Google also recently linked all their accounts together.

 

[Corrine]

will it become windows 8 exclusive or there will be version for windows 7 too?

will windows live essentials software stop functioning?

I imagine the name will change with an update. No talk of discontinuing it.

Hard to say what will remain. I don't believe Windows Live Essentials will stop functioning for some time, but there is likely a death knell down the road with a complete move to the cloud. With Windows 7 still having a relative long life ahead, we should see Windows Live Essentials continuing for a while.

That said, following the branding change from Windows Live to Microsoft Apps, announced on the Building Windows 8 blog, concerns have been raised by bloggers who use Windows Live Writer.

There is no mention of Windows Live Writer either in the discussion of the changes or the table included in the announcement. If you are a blogger using Windows Live Writer, sign the petition and include your prefered solution number.

Proposed Solutions

Solution number 1: Release a metro style app that behaves in the same way as live writer, including its plugin architecture.

Solution number 2: Make Live Writer open source, this way the community themselves can keep Live Writer going and keep it fresh. There are no tie-ins with Windows Live ID anymore so no security problems should exist. This solution also keeps alove the huge collection of plugins that have been written for Live Writer which is one of the huge plus points of the software

Go to Save Windows Live Writer.

(Article on Computerworld by Greg Keizer: Bloggers plead for Windows Live Writer's life)

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
Who cares What it's called -- you can always connect to this stuff using any name you like -- just rename the application you connect with whatever service you want to something YOU understand (i.e give it an alias).

So if you want to connect with windows live xxxx just set an alias for your web browser of say "STOOPID.APP" -- and so long as the URL points to the correct target URL you never need to re-name the application on your computer whatever Ms calls it. Just click the "STOOPID.ADD" alias on your computer. !!

When Ms renames it just point the Alias to the new URL. Some applications probably will disappear but most will stay in some form or other.

I don't use them myself - preferring local apps on the PC but I can understand why some people like this stuff.

"Seemples !!!!".

Cheers
jimbo