Microsoft to Retire Windows Live Brand Ahead of Windows 8 Launch

Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system.

Its vision for a set of tightly woven services and desktop applications that Microsoft outlined when it unveiled Windows Live in 2005 hasn't been fully realized, the company said on Wednesday.

Right now, services like its Hotmail webmail service, SkyDrive storage service and Messenger IM service aren't as closely meshed as they should be with Windows Live desktop software like Photo Gallery and Movie Maker, nor with the Windows Live ID account service, Microsoft said in a blog post.

Source:
Microsoft to Retire Windows Live Brand Ahead of Windows 8 Launch | PCWorld Business Center

Read more at:
Cloud services for Windows 8 and Windows Phone: Windows Live, reimagined - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
 
That will stink royally if they dump Windows Live Mail/Messenger entirely! The option for installing it locally on the desktop allowed you to import mail from several email clients including non MS sources simplifying things.

Fortunately this only points to the rebranding rather then dismissal of all the Live features which is the revamp under Microsoft account rather then Live Hotmail. I'm sure notices of the upcoming changes will be sent in a general mailing to each Live account once the launch date approaches.
 

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