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MS is king, amazing company, great way to start getting Sony?s Online plans in MS?s shadow? I with you MS!

Alexander Wunderlich
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As for my thoughts, I think that it has potential. They can spread Live into handheld devices and onto the PC -- interesting, but how well will it be done. This type of integration could be very cool, or it could fall flat on it's face. I like the idea of cross-platform gaming -- There've been times in LAN parties when I knew that I could beat anybody at Halo 2 if only I had a keyboard and mouse... looks like I'll get that oppurtunity. If they launched Halo 3 for Vista soon after or sync'd with the 360 launch, and allowed this type of cross-platform play, well, I could see some interesting things happening.

I guess we'll have to wait and see.]]>May 10th 2006 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/
All MS is doing is taking what they are good at, software, and making it available in different wrappers. It would ONLY be monopolistic if MS blocked Sony or Nintendo from installing a chat program, or making cellphone OS's, which Sony or Nintendo won't do for a while if ever.

Remember, the reason we all enjoy FREE web browsers is because MS started giving them away free, or else we'd all be yelling at Netscape.]]>May 10th 2006 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/May 10th 2006 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/May 10th 2006 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/May 10th 2006 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/May 11th 2006 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/Jun 10th 2006 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/
What might be hard is to convince die-hard PC gamers to switch to something like LA when there are disparate services out there that cover chatting or even voice. As the only person I peronsally know with a 360, I wish there was a way I could have a cross platform voice communication with people playing OTHER PC games. A convergeance of not just cross-platform gaming, but gaming experience that would sell a lot of people on the idea.]]>Jun 19th 2006 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/
Netscape was always free for personal or academic use. Also Mosaic was free for all non-commercial use long before either MSIE or Netscape existed.

And the reason Microsoft gave their browser away with their operating system was to kill Netscape. It had nothing to do with generosity. Microsoft simply abused their deserved monopoly on operating systems (legal) to push Netscape out of the web browser market (illegal).]]>Jun 20th 2006 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/
--R.J.]]>Jun 20th 2006 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/
as for the cross-platforming games, just thinking about the connectivity times and lag makes my skin crawl, i mean you think theres lag on Live now? think about when they have to cross two operating systems, a shudder at the thought.

I'm really not a fan of the Xbox, i mean, yeah, Halo, I know, Halo on live, big deal, Live usually lags the fun out of the game anyway. as for Xfire and Gamespy, I dont think they're going anywhere, as anyone who tries to transfer to this would be disgusted with the bugs it "might" have, and since its MS, i think I can safly say, it will have those bugs, and so many you will just want to throw yourself to Xfire's knees and grovel for forgivness.]]>Jun 20th 2006 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/Aug 12th 2006 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/Aug 19th 2006 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/Oct 11th 2006 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.edhardyplus.com]]>Dec 4th 2009 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/10/microsoft-blends-platform-lines-with-live-anywhere/Jun 19th 2007 11:21AM