What Do You Want From 'Live'?It's been a month since Bill Gates announced Microsoft's Windows Live and Office Live products, spearheading the company's foray into subscription services. Today, solution providers weigh in. In Microsoft's Services Gambit, VARBusiness analyzes what we know so far about Microsoft's software-as-services offerings, and how they may impact solution providers. "More than half of VARs in the online poll said Microsoft's services initiative would decrease demand for channel involvement in deploying and selling Microsoft software and/or cannibalize their traditional Microsoft software business." As part of the feature, VARBusiness surveyed 1,000 solution providers to get their perspectives. Are they worried? Do they smell opportunity? Flip through the research data now. Of course, good news for Microsoft is often bad news for someone else. CRN's Larry Hooper analyzes Windows Live as an effort to "steal thunder from Google," while Barbara Darrow looks at the impact on hosted-software companies such as Salesforce.com. Posted by Joe Caponi at 12:50 PM, December 5, 2005 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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