Microsoft’s 'Live Mesh' to Challenge Google

A TickerHound member asked: “If Microsoft can’t get Yahoo! then what’s next for the company?” Normally I might’ve shrugged my shoulders, suggested another acquisition candidate and considered the conversation over. Microsoft (MSFT), while still a very successful company, hasn’t yet shown me that it really “gets” the web. That is until Tuesday night! Let me explain… When I first heard that Ray Ozzi

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Wayne Mulligan says, "For example, a couple of weeks ago I wrote about Google’s new web application platform (Why Microsoft Should be Shaking in Its Boots): App Engine.This is was a HUGE move for Google (GOOG) and one that I think will serve the company very well in the future."

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Wayne Mulligan observes:"Similar to Google’s application platform, Microsoft hopes developers will make use of its toolset in order to develop robust web-enabled applications. But Microsoft is taking the vision a bit further."