Microsoft has officially taken the beta moniker off the next generation of its Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Mail email client, which it launched at events in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. 6. This new generation of Windows Live will be available in 36 languages and 59 countries across the world, and is the first integrated release of the services, Brian Hall, general manager of Microsoft's Windows Live business group, told eWEEK. According to Hall, Windows Live is designed to focus on three main things: putting the user at the center, providing an integrated experience across everything that Microsoft does on this front and bringing the best of the Web to Windows.

In line with that strategy, this release brings enhancements to popular services such as Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger and Spaces, while introducing new services for sharing digital photos, planning and sharing events, publishing to the Web, and staying in touch with people, Hall said. "This is the first release that really pays off on that. It pays off with a suite of Windows applications that not only work well with Windows Live but also work with many other popular online services. You can have your AOL Mail, Gmail and Yahoo Mail—if you have POP access—all coming in to one client."

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(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Evolution on 07 Nov 2007 - 00:57
How do the Live Photo Gallery compare to Vista's Photo Gallery and Picasa?
Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by WarLuigi on 07 Nov 2007 - 01:53
It's basically the same. You have options to upload to your log or to flickr.
Quote this comment #1.2 Posted by +rm20010 on 07 Nov 2007 - 16:29
Compared to Vista's photo gallery, Live Photo Gallery has a much improved import wizard that allows you to choose what photos to import over a given time range (anywhere from 30 minutes to weeks). It also has an additional option in fixing photos, and a panoramic photo stitching feature. And on top of that, it's available for XP as well.

Personally I found Picasa a bit of a PITA to use.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by jmc777 on 07 Nov 2007 - 00:59
Live Calendar beta has launched too: http://calendar.live.com/
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by soldiers33 on 07 Nov 2007 - 07:54
woohoo. finally @live emails are available
Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by naylor83 on 07 Nov 2007 - 12:13
Yep. Got mine.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by night_stalker_z on 07 Nov 2007 - 13:49
Too bad Hotmail/Live.com doesnt have POP3 access.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by eilegz on 07 Nov 2007 - 15:53
nothing special so far, not a big buzz but the new wlm looks more vista like at least
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by Lucas on 07 Nov 2007 - 17:54
Is there a standalone installed for Windows Live Messenger 8.5? I hate having more stuff installed than what I need.
Quote this comment #6.1 Posted by funnyperson1 on 08 Nov 2007 - 08:44
The installer lets you choose what to install. Only then does it download and install the components you chose.
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