It was the successor to windows mail in windows vista, which was the successor to outlook express in windows xp and windows 98. [citation needed] the first beta of the newly renamed windows live messenger, beta 1, was released on december 13, 2005 Microsoft live the following microsoft services have been branded with the word live
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Windows live, a set of services and software products mainly aimed at individuals microsoft office live, a set of services aimed at small businesses the live anywhere initiative, aimed to bring a unified online gaming and entertainment network together
Windows essentials (formerly windows live essentials and windows live installer) is a discontinued suite of microsoft freeware applications that includes email, instant messaging, photo sharing, blogging, and parental control software.
Windows live spaces was microsoft 's blogging platform and social network service Windows live home is a discontinued web portal launched by microsoft as part of its windows live services It aimed to bring many of the windows live services together in one place, by providing a central location to access windows live services and monitor status information. Users, each with a unique gamertag (the microsoft username service for gaming that began on xbox live), were able to play online, keep track of their friends' status, send and receive messages.
Windows live messenger logo as part of microsoft's windows live effort, which rebranded many existing msn services and programs, msn messenger was renamed windows live messenger beginning with version 8.0