Comments on: Microsoft Reorg http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:07:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: MSN / Yahoo -- Alec Saunders .LOG http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-324 MSN / Yahoo -- Alec Saunders .LOG Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:19:35 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-324 [...] These are the basic services for any kind of Voice 2.0 application — presence, text, voice.  Microsoft, anyway, has a commitment to SIP, as I have written previously.  Today, Yahoo has little in the way of API support for IM, and Microsoft only marginally more. To the extent that both companies continue to create developer opportunities around these platforms, this interoperability announcement could be a huge benefit to the industry.  Microsoft’s recent reorg leaves me hopeful that is their direction. A clear sign of this intent would be to publish APIs for presence, test messaging and call control. [...] [...] These are the basic services for any kind of Voice 2.0 application — presence, text, voice.  Microsoft, anyway, has a commitment to SIP, as I have written previously.  Today, Yahoo has little in the way of API support for IM, and Microsoft only marginally more. To the extent that both companies continue to create developer opportunities around these platforms, this interoperability announcement could be a huge benefit to the industry.  Microsoft’s recent reorg leaves me hopeful that is their direction. A clear sign of this intent would be to publish APIs for presence, test messaging and call control. [...]

]]> By: Get Off Microsoft » Blog Archive » Opinions on the Microsoft Reorganization http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-297 Get Off Microsoft » Blog Archive » Opinions on the Microsoft Reorganization Tue, 27 Sep 2005 21:46:15 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-297 [...] Alec Saunders in Microsoft Reorg points out that “folding MSN into the platforms group is explicitly placing it where it can be most turned into a Web Services 2.0 company. We’ve seen inklings of this already, as MSN has started to expose APIs [application programming interfaces].” [...] [...] Alec Saunders in Microsoft Reorg points out that “folding MSN into the platforms group is explicitly placing it where it can be most turned into a Web Services 2.0 company. We’ve seen inklings of this already, as MSN has started to expose APIs [application programming interfaces].” [...]

]]> By: Anders Kargaard Jensen http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-286 Anders Kargaard Jensen Fri, 23 Sep 2005 06:09:53 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-286 Really interesting views there! Especially I am looking forward, to see how Microsoft MSN will be able to compete with Google, as I write about on my blog: http://investinsearch.blogspot.com/ It will be interesting to see the strategic changes at MSN now, and what they can come up with! Really interesting views there! Especially I am looking forward, to see how Microsoft MSN will be able to compete with Google, as I write about on my blog: http://investinsearch.blogspot.com/

It will be interesting to see the strategic changes at MSN now, and what they can come up with!

]]> By: Brent http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-282 Brent Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:15:15 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-282 As seen on news.com: http://news.com.com/Bloggers+debate+what+reorg+means+for+Microsoft/2100-1014_3-5876267.html?tag=nefd.top As seen on news.com:

http://news.com.com/Bloggers+debate+what+reorg+means+for+Microsoft/2100-1014_3-5876267.html?tag=nefd.top

]]> By: Tech 2 Market » Microsoft reorganization - the next wave? http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-276 Tech 2 Market » Microsoft reorganization - the next wave? Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:17:12 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/20/microsoft-reorg/#comment-276 [...] Alec Saunders posted an interesting comment in his blog on the recent Microsoft reorganization. If you didn’t hear about the reorg - ZDNets updated coverage is pretty good. [...] [...] Alec Saunders posted an interesting comment in his blog on the recent Microsoft reorganization. If you didn’t hear about the reorg - ZDNets updated coverage is pretty good. [...]

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