Microsoft Live Mesh

Microsoft's Ray Ozzie discusses the company's Live Mesh strategy that will integrate services in the cloud. ... Ozzie whitepaper, PDF. It looks like an interesting concept that could integrate our information services as we navigate the day from work to home and across various devices.

Microsoft Cloud Computing Predictions

In order to seecure a foothold into the future of computing beyond desktops and servers, Microsoft appears poised to make eye-popping investments in a cloud-computing infrastructure that rivals peer companies in the space. ...

... "Microsoft has the resources and, it appears, the will to invest many billions in the physical infrastructure necessary to secure a place ... " ...

Via Nicholas Carr Blog: Microsoft data-center investment likely

M+A Integration Requires Technology Marriage

Here's some perspective on the Microsoft / Yahoo marriage. The integration of their cultures will be daunting. However, blending their technologies is likely to generate the most contention. This could be interesting to watch, if acquisition is consummated. Can the best of both companies survive? ...

... "A smooth integration also will not be a matter of simply swapping one set of software or hardware for another - though that is a daunting part of the task. It may hinge on changing deep-seated mindsets. " ...

Via New York Times: Merger View:

Microsoft Olympic On-Line User Experience

Bill Gates shares his keynote at CES 2008, while Microsoft announces new media deals. The Olympics deal looks interesting as Microsoft strives to improve the user experience with access to all of the events via online video. ...

... "In the first long-tail Olympics, online viewers will have access to more than 3,000 hours of live and on-demand content so they can watch their favorite athlete or sport, regardless of whether the sport has seven fans or 7 million. " ...

Microsoft announces new entertainment partnerships with Disney-ABC Television Group, MGM and NBC Universal






Bill Gates @ CES 2008