4 hours ago, GoddersUK wrote
So Microsoft has finally killed Windows Live:
Renaming != killing.
The names we used to describe our products added to that complexity: we used "Windows Live" to refer to software for your PC (Windows Live Essentials), a suite of web-based services (Hotmail, SkyDrive, and Messenger), your account relationship with Microsoft (Windows Live ID), and a host of other offers.
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Windows 8 provides us with an opportunity to reimagine our approach to services and software and to design them to be a seamless part of the Windows experience, accessible in Windows desktop apps, Windows Metro style apps, standard web browsers, and on mobile devices. ...
it is all included when you turn on your PC for the first time.
New names for stuff:
Service | Windows 8 | Windows Phone | Web/HTML 5 (live.com) | API (dev. | Earlier Versions |
Account | Microsoft account | Microsoft account | Account.live.com | OAUTH | Windows Live ID, Passport |
Storage/ | SkyDrive app, SkyDrive Desktop | SkyDrive app, Office app | SkyDrive.com | REST, JSON | FolderShare, Live Mesh, Windows Live Mesh |
Mail app | Mail app | Hotmail.com | EAS | Windows Live Mail, Outlook Express | |
Calendar | Calendar app | Calendar app | Calendar.live.com | EAS, REST | Windows Live Mail, Windows Calendar |
Contacts | People app | People app | People.live.com | EAS, REST | Windows Contacts |
Messaging | Messaging app | Messaging app | Integrated in Hotmail and SkyDrive | XMPP | MSN Messenger |
Photos/ Videos | Photos app, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker | Photos app, Camera Roll | Photos.live.com | REST, JSON (via SkyDrive) | Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Movie Maker |