Windows Live Feeds Platform

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name = Windows Live Feeds Platform



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Windows Live Feeds Platform is an upcoming system by Microsoft that is planned to be released in Q4 of 2007 or Q1 of 2008Fact|date=December 2007, which is an RSS feed platform. As in the name, it is part of the Windows Live family.

History

Windows Live Feeds Platform was announced by Microsoft on July 17, 2006. [cite web |url= http://blogs.msdn.com/livefeeds/default.aspx |title=Windows Live Feeds Platform |accessdate=2007-11-04 |author=Kennedy, Nial L. |date= |work= |publisher=MSDN] It is expected to be released in late 2007 or early 2008.Fact|date=December 2007

Concepts

There are three key concepts, as provided by Microsoft.

ynchronization

According to Microsoft, "your data should move with you". Microsoft built an RSS feed syndication platform into Internet Explorer 7, which allows any application running to leverage central feed storage.

haring

The platform will allow users to share items that he finds interesting to friends or the world.

Portability

Microsoft plans to make the project available to almost any computer at launch.

Launch

It is currently unknown exactly when the platform will launch, however, it is presumed to launch possibly in early 2008.Fact|date=December 2007 The project has been in development for over a year, thus it may be implied that it will have many features. The delayed launch may also be because of the feeds being found by employees, and there may be too many for them to find. It is also unknown the application will be Web-based or a desktop application.Or|date=December 2007

References

External links

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/livefeeds/default.aspx Windows Live Feeds Platform official team blog]