Microsoft serves up internet services 'Live'
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a renewed focus on services delivered over the Internet, as it tries to fend off challenges from Google Inc. and other competitors. The company showed demonstrated a pair of "Live" portals offering application services aimed at small businesses and consumers.
To a large degree, the new initiatives from Microsoft made public here were expected, although the nitty gritty of the details had been tightly secreted away. Microsoft has always seen an opportunity to distribute its services through an online environment, where it is less expensive to do so and cheaper for consumers.