April 19th, 2006
A recent comment on Paul Stamatiou’s website gave some good oversight on Microsoft’s goals for their products:
…there are basic needs that Microsoft intends to satisfy with its products, and those are the needs of the following types of people, from all 7 continents - not just northern america where the IP infrastructure is utilized at […]
By Jason Bean -- 0 comments
April 18th, 2006
I got a new smart phone today, the problem is it’s being pretty dumb and irritating the fire out of me. I know I risk large amounts of ridicule by posting this on here, but hey, I’m not afraid to fire back at Microsoft for some things they really need to get fixed.
I’m on Sprint […]
By Jason Bean -- 79 comments
April 12th, 2006
I wrote awhile back on the Office 12 Watch blog about Microsoft’s Office Live project and the ability to get a free website domain by joining their service at the lowest tier.
If you didn’t catch it yet by keeping up with Digg, then the ability get a free domain will be news to you. Obviously […]
By Jason Bean -- 0 comments
April 5th, 2006
Paul Stamatiou posted some great thoughts on his site about why Microsoft’s Live Messenger has a long way to go before they understand what it takes to compete in the IM client wars.
I don’t think Paul is too far off at all when he makes the comment below:
The only way I would even consider using […]
By Jason Bean -- 3 comments
April 3rd, 2006
Not sure if this is open to everyone or just existing beta testers. I received an e-mail earlier today asking me if I have the latest version of Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 installed on my Smartphone, and asked me if I was interested in learning more about Pocket MSN.
Have you got a new Smartphone recently? […]
By Jason Bean -- 0 comments
March 31st, 2006
Just saw an article on Digg that shows some screen shots for the new user interface for the Windows Messenger and Live Messenger client. Information is also included about the VoIP and Voice-mail features that will be coming to the application as well.
The MSN Messenger interface is just too clunky for me. Great features, just […]
By Jason Bean -- 0 comments
March 19th, 2006
Could Outlook Express be going the way of the dinosaur; replaced by swifter, more agile animals that can adjust more to their new environment and other surroundings? That could be just what’s in store based on this article discussing another new change in the appearance of Microsoft products tied to the pending release of Windows […]
By Jason Bean -- 1 comment
March 7th, 2006
The new Microsoft Windows Live ID is position to become an even more effective tool for identity confirmation online. This won’t just be an upgrade to the existing Passport. I believe this type of authentication should become an even more stringent tool to assist in eliminating online identity theft (as well as offline) and should […]
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February 10th, 2006
Microsoft may be rebranding the known MSN entity to something like, MSN Media Network. Is this really necessary? I think it’s a given that any web portal or business offering active on the web today is becoming more of a media distribution point.
Since this rebranding isn’t part of expanding or improving Microsoft’s image to other […]
By Jason Bean -- 1 comment
December 31st, 2005
Here’s wishing you a happy and prosperous 2006, the year of delivery for Microsoft.
b5media will keep you informed of all that’s happening at Redmond. Stay tuned.
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