Microsoft goes social
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by sherrilynne
When software behemoth Microsoft jumps on any one bandwagon, trends and fads immediately turn into real world propositions. So when our friends in Redmond revealed their new Live Mesh last month, software as a service (SaaS) had fully come of age.
Of course MS doesn’t use the SaaS category that we’ve all come to understand, instead they define Live Mesh as a ’software-plus-services’ platform and experience from Microsoft that enables PCs and other devices to ‘come alive’ by making them aware of each other through the Internet, enabling individuals and organisations to manage, access, and share their files and applications seamlessly on the Web and across their world of devices.
Well, that certainly trips off the tongue! I think my definition would be ‘SaaS + Unified Communications = Live Mesh.’
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I am very excited about this, unfortunately, missed by chance to register for the initial dev rollout. I am signed up for the next one, though.
MS are making some really big changes, and home devices like Media Center, Zune and Xbox 360 are central to this. I bought my Xbox to buy in to this new idea, not to play games.
But whether it will truly be cross platform/device I doubt. Is it really likely we are going to see applications on Symbian phones (Sony Ericsson, Nokia), the PS3, Linux or Macs? Even if we do, to what extent will support be available to these platforms?
If anything can kill Sony’s dominance of the living room, this can - if they do it right. (And their reluctance to launch Zune in the UK is possibly a sign they have already messed up, coupled with their alignment to HD-DVD - I speak from experience!)