I’ve been reading the reviews/opinions from today’s Microsoft presentation, and I’ve checked out the new Windows Live and Office Live sites.  Can’t say that I’m too impressed (mainly because there’s not much there yet).

Sure, it’s where we’re all going, but it’s really nothing new.  A good start to Microsoft’s efforts to consolidate a set of services/data to try to get more Internet eyeballs (I can’t remember the last time I went to a Microsoft property that wasn’t in an attempt to find tech help for some odd Windows behaviour), but mostly all ad-based (”This advertising model has emerged as a very important thing,” Gates said.).  I wonder if the “AJAX-based Hotmail-replacement with Outlook functionality” is the same as Kahuna.  Zimbra looks cooler.

Maybe when the Gadgets get rocking, and it can show all my multiple email accounts and calendars and tasks and notes, and syncs with my other data sources, and does everything that Google Desktop does plus Netvibes and Tech Memeorandum , I could see myself using it (because I like integration).  Are my expectations too high?  Well, you gotta have a dream…

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