Comments on: What Windows Live™ Needs to Make it Work

By: Locke

Locke — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:22:52 +0000

I think that Microsoft really did hit a home run when they designed Outlook. It is a very productive program that allows people to multi-task with the pros. However, I do agree with your idea of combining the two systems (Outlook and Live Safety Scanner) so that people who use Outlook on a regular basis could have some way of using its antivirus capabilities with the Outlook software. I think that sometimes Microsoft looses out on great opportunities or even drops programs that have excellent potential in favor of newer, better versions that are just a little bit slow on the uptake. I had just gotten used to FrontPage when Microsoft went and cancelled that program only to come out with a slightly different version that I did not understand at all. I think that if the company were to take ideas from people like you who have obviously thought this through, then they might find themselves making a better quality of user-friendly products.

By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi

Mahmoud Al-Qudsi — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:08:31 +0000

Oh, and as I’m sure you’ve heard/seen-for-yourself, WLM now works 100% with Yahoo! Instant Messenger – a real accomplishment.

By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi

Mahmoud Al-Qudsi — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:06:53 +0000

Other software – yes.
Other OSes – very unlikely.

ATM Windows Live Desktop works with Yahoo! and Gmail as well…. Props to MS for that.

By: Druid

Druid — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:57:18 +0000

That would be great. Sync mail accounts, news feeds, bookmarks, contacts, photo blog, and space to store other files, like Office Documents. Have Outlook be the front end for the services, and then all someone has to do is have access to a web browser to access their information.

Kind of like what google has with their browser sync extension, gmail, google calendar, and google talk platforms.

It would also be nice if Live was open enough that I could use it with other software and on other operating systems. I like Windows, but I also like using other OSes. It would be a pain if that was locked into just Windows.

By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi

Mahmoud Al-Qudsi — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:14:02 +0000

Thank you Zack, I’m sure by the time Office 2007 RTMs Outlook will fit right into the picture.

Thanks!

By: Zack (Live)

Zack (Live) — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:55:03 +0000

Hey, seen your comments and sent this article to a couple of colleagues who’d find it interesting. Negative feedback is better than positive feedback – it’s great to know that something’s being done right, but it’s so much easier when we know what to change :)