Our products are confusing because we're in startup mode
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Have you ever wondered why Microsoft is currently offering overlapping products and services like Live Mesh, Windows Live FolderShare/Live Sync, and Windows Live SkyDrive? I mean, each of these things offers a similar feature set, and they seem to actually compete with each other in some ways. Well, that's all according to plan, says Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie. Speaking this week at the company's TechReady conference, Ozzie said that one of his goals in replacing Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates was to get away from the staid product development style of the past. Now, he says, overlapping products can be developed independently, and if they catch on, they'll be merged later.