Windows Live to be Microsoft apps

Corrine · May 2, 2012

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:

Service	Windows 8	Windows Phone	Web/HTML 5 (live.com)	API (dev. live.com)	Earlier Versions
Account	Microsoft account	Microsoft account	Account.live.com	OAUTH	Windows Live ID, Passport
Storage/ Docs	SkyDrive app, SkyDrive Desktop	SkyDrive app, Office app	SkyDrive.com	REST, JSON	FolderShare, Live Mesh, Windows Live Mesh
Email	Mail app	Mail app	Hotmail.com	EAS	Windows Live Mail, Outlook Express
Calendar	Calendar app	Calendar app	Calendar.live.com	EAS, REST	Windows Live Mail, Windows Calendar
Contacts	People app	People app	People.live.com	EAS, REST	Windows Contacts
Messaging	Messaging app	Messaging app	Integrated in Hotmail and SkyDrive	XMPP	MSN Messenger
Photos/ Videos	Photos app, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker	Photos app, Camera Roll	Photos.live.com	REST, JSON (via SkyDrive)	Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Movie Maker

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Windows Live to be Microsoft apps

Corrine

Administrator,
Microsoft MVP,
Security Analyst

Windows Live to be Microsoft apps

Corrine

Administrator, Microsoft MVP, Security Analyst

Administrator,
Microsoft MVP,
Security Analyst