Partners needed to help Windows Live succeed
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
To successfully compete with Web 2.0 rivals, Microsoft must develop an ecosystem of partners that uses its Web-based Windows Live services to develop and market new applications, according to a new report by Summit Strategies Inc.
The report, published earlier this month and written by Summit President and Chief Research Officer Tom Kucharvy, posits that Microsoft must turn Windows Live into a Web-based platform that allows third parties to develop, build and sell applications, much like it did with the Windows operating system on the desktop.