Vista: Web Based OS

The View Master wrote:

> Powered By Microsoft Servers!
>
> The Windows Live DeskTop: Your Web Based OS!

Are you and Kevin together?
P.S. just FYI.
Frank

Discussions in microsoft.public.windows.vista Is Mostly FILLED With People
Posting About Vista Problems, Problems w/Vista: Install Problems, Run
Problems, Hardware Problems, Technical Problems, etc...

Eliminate Those "Problems": The Windows Live DeskTop - Windows Vista, Hosted
On Microsoft Servers, ANYWHERE! ANYTIME! ANYPLACE!!!

The Web Based OS: Windows Live DeskTop - Windows Vista, Hosted On Microsoft
Servers Is The Logical Progression of Windows Live:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live

No! R U???

"Frank" wrote:

> The View Master wrote:

> > Powered By Microsoft Servers!
> >
> > The Windows Live DeskTop: Your Web Based OS!

>
> Are you and Kevin together?
> P.S. just FYI.
> Frank
>

Currently, We Already Have...

Windows Live services...

Windows Live Academic
Windows Live Calendar
Windows Live Custom Domains
Windows Live Desktop Search
Windows Live Expo
Windows Live Family Safety Settings - Parental Controls similar to Windows
Vista Family Safety
Windows Live Favorites
FolderShare - file sharing and synchronisation service acquired by Microsoft
on November 3, 2005 and now branded as a beta Windows Live service
Windows Live ID - Rebranded Microsoft Passport
Windows Live Ideas
Windows Live Local - Rebranded MSN Virtual Earth
Windows Live Local Search Mobile
Windows Live Mail - Rebranded Hotmail
Windows Live Mail Desktop - The successor to Outlook Express on Windows XP
and Windows Mail on Windows Vista, containing a superset of features of the
latter, including full RSS support.
Windows Live Mail Mobile
Windows Live Messenger - Rebranded MSN Messenger
Windows Live Mobile - Rebranded MSN Mobile
Windows Live OneCare - Computer Security Service. Features its own
Anti-Virus program, back-up utility, and a software firewall. (Plans are
included to add Windows Defender to the service)
Windows Live Products- A shopping service akin to Froogle.
Windows Live QnA - A question and answers service
Windows Live Safety Center - a free PC scanning and health service to help
delete viruses and other threats.
Windows Live Search - Rebranded and improved version of MSN Search, with
additional features
Windows Live Search Mobile - Search engine for web-enabled mobile phones.
Windows Live Shopping
Windows Live Toolbar - Rebranded MSN Toolbar
Windows Live Drive - A hosted storage service[1][2] which presents a virtual
hard drive, to be remotely connected over the internet, which can be used to
store any data.

ALL I Am Adding Is Windows Live DeskTop: The Web Based OS - Windows Vista,
Hosted On Microsoft Servers!


"The View Master" wrote:

>
> The Web Based OS: Windows Live DeskTop - Windows Vista, Hosted On Microsoft
> Servers Is The Logical Progression of Windows Live:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live

Hi,

I have some reservations about Microsoft's capability to deliver.

1. After Win2k, everything with XP and Vista has been all about "local"
desktops (caching) and everyone having admin rights, needing a registry
and a .NET Framework, MSDE, MDAC, MSXML, DirectX or whatever. The
dependency tree is huge. It's the exact opposite of what you'd need for
a web based o/s.

2. You have to define Web based o/s? If it means loading a bunch of
WinFS, WinFX, DirectX and XAML surface from a boot device in order to
deliver Microsoft's vision of non-DHTML-non-W3C-non-standards based UI
and rendering elements, again it's the exact opposite of what you'd need
for a true "web" based o/s - note the word "web" there...

In contrast, Linux is already there; their bootable image is light, fast
and based on open-standards. Google also have some good offers. If I was
choosing servers to run these types of services, I certainly would NOT
choose Windows; too bloated, too expensive and not fit for purpose.
Google run on Linux and it's perfect for "web based" services.

Andre Da Costa [Extended64] wrote:

> Thats your opinion.

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

The View Master wrote:

> Discussions in microsoft.public.windows.vista Is Mostly FILLED With
> People Posting About Vista Problems, Problems w/Vista: Install
> Problems, Run Problems, Hardware Problems, Technical Problems, etc...
>
> Eliminate Those "Problems": The Windows Live DeskTop - Windows Vista,
> Hosted On Microsoft Servers, ANYWHERE! ANYTIME! ANYPLACE!!!

You know, posting to newsgroups while drunk is a sure sign you need to drink
less.

Well, I Was *Wondering* When Sum1 Was Gonna Figure Out That, The Web Based OS
WILL BE Competition Driven!

Currently, Microsoft Has The "Jump"!

;-)

"Gerry Hickman" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have some reservations about Microsoft's capability to deliver.
>
> 1. After Win2k, everything with XP and Vista has been all about "local"
> desktops (caching) and everyone having admin rights, needing a registry
> and a .NET Framework, MSDE, MDAC, MSXML, DirectX or whatever. The
> dependency tree is huge. It's the exact opposite of what you'd need for
> a web based o/s.
>
> 2. You have to define Web based o/s? If it means loading a bunch of
> WinFS, WinFX, DirectX and XAML surface from a boot device in order to
> deliver Microsoft's vision of non-DHTML-non-W3C-non-standards based UI
> and rendering elements, again it's the exact opposite of what you'd need
> for a true "web" based o/s - note the word "web" there...
>
> In contrast, Linux is already there; their bootable image is light, fast
> and based on open-standards. Google also have some good offers. If I was
> choosing servers to run these types of services, I certainly would NOT
> choose Windows; too bloated, too expensive and not fit for purpose.
> Google run on Linux and it's perfect for "web based" services.
>
> Andre Da Costa [Extended64] wrote:

> > Thats your opinion.

>
>
> --
> Gerry Hickman (London UK)
>