I don’t get Microsoft’s Live gadget. It’s hard to call it more than just a gadget since it’s so rough around the edges, it makes you wonder how much they rushed it out the door. They missed Web 2.0 and I’d imagine are feeling some serious heat from Google, but with the sheer number of people they can throw at things, you’d just expect more… oh but then I recall MSN, which is another site I just don’t use.
I’m not much of a home page user. I like my browser blank on start and choose to either fire up Bloglines or some specific site when I get going. Live is not even in contention at this point. Aside from the obvious, only works in IE, it’s just not well executed in my book. The Google personalized home page crushes it in usability and they have not made any real changes there since I first checked it out a few months back.
I’ll give them credit on the URL though… I wonder when they purchased it… Whois shows it’s been in the system since 1994, but the last change was on Halloween. There is no clear connection to MS…
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