Windows Live to be Microsoft apps

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Microsoft announced a banding change for the collection of Windows Live Essentials programs (Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Writer, Live Mesh and Family Safety). Also included in the change in nomenclature are Hotmail and SkyDrive.

From Building Windows 8, Cloud services for Windows 8 and Windows Phone: Windows Live, reimagined is a chart that breaks down software and services for Windows 8:

[TABLE="class: b8table, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD] Service[/TD]
[TD] Windows 8[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Windows Phone[/TD]
[TD="width: 107"] Web/HTML 5
(live.com)[/TD]
[TD="width: 81"] API (dev.
live.com)[/TD]
[TD="width: 136"] Earlier Versions[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 72"] Account[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Microsoft account[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Microsoft account[/TD]
[TD="width: 107"] Account.live.com[/TD]
[TD="width: 81"] OAUTH[/TD]
[TD="width: 136"] Windows Live ID, Passport[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 72"] Storage/
Docs[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] SkyDrive app, SkyDrive Desktop[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] SkyDrive app, Office app[/TD]
[TD="width: 107"] SkyDrive.com[/TD]
[TD="width: 81"] REST, JSON[/TD]
[TD="width: 136"] FolderShare, Live Mesh, Windows Live Mesh[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 72"] Email[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Mail app[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Mail app[/TD]
[TD="width: 107"] Hotmail.com[/TD]
[TD="width: 81"] EAS[/TD]
[TD="width: 136"] Windows Live Mail, Outlook Express[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 72"] Calendar[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Calendar app[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Calendar app[/TD]
[TD="width: 107"] Calendar.live.com[/TD]
[TD="width: 81"] EAS, REST[/TD]
[TD="width: 136"] Windows Live Mail, Windows Calendar[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 72"] Contacts[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] People app[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] People app[/TD]
[TD="width: 107"] People.live.com[/TD]
[TD="width: 81"] EAS, REST[/TD]
[TD="width: 136"] Windows Contacts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 72"] Messaging[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Messaging app[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Messaging app[/TD]
[TD="width: 107"] Integrated in Hotmail and SkyDrive[/TD]
[TD="width: 81"] XMPP[/TD]
[TD="width: 136"] MSN Messenger[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 72"] Photos/ Videos[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Photos app, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"] Photos app, Camera Roll[/TD]
[TD="width: 107"] Photos.live.com[/TD]
[TD="width: 81"] REST, JSON (via SkyDrive)[/TD]
[TD="width: 136"] Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Movie Maker[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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