Comments on: Gillmor Gang 10.17.08 http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/2008/10/17/gillmor-gang-101708/ Industry experts and thought leaders mix it up in The Gillmor Gang's daily conversation on what's hot in technology and social media. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Steve Gillmor http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/2008/10/17/gillmor-gang-101708/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Steve Gillmor Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:36:20 +0000 http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/?p=298#comment-1479 Nickk yes that's it. Nickk

yes that’s it.

]]> By: Nickk http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/2008/10/17/gillmor-gang-101708/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Nickk Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:30:38 +0000 http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/?p=298#comment-1478 The Microsoft construct Steve was trying to remember was - if I am correct - Universal Canvas - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/itsolutions/net/evaluate/msnet.mspx The Microsoft construct Steve was trying to remember was - if I am correct - Universal Canvas - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/itsolutions/net/evaluate/msnet.mspx

]]> By: scott http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/2008/10/17/gillmor-gang-101708/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 scott Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:38:06 +0000 http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/?p=298#comment-1471 It is a good thing that Live Mesh is built on open standards. This will facilitate its integration with other systems. That said, the Live Mesh platform is still controlled by a single large corporation. Because of this, many developers will not build applications on top of Live Mesh. If the Live Mesh platform does not provide users and third party systems with compelling applications then it will not matter that third party systems can easily integrate with it. Even after some attempted clarification I don't see the point Marc was making with his question to Brett regarding FriendFeed adopting Live Mesh. How would Live Mesh integration add value to FriendFeed and/or its users? Marc seems to feel he can rehabilitate the Borg by integrating them into the mix. In my opinion Microsoft has only paid lip service to the benefits of opening up and giving up some amount of control. Talk is cheap. It is a good thing that Live Mesh is built on open standards. This will facilitate its integration with other systems. That said, the Live Mesh platform is still controlled by a single large corporation. Because of this, many developers will not build applications on top of Live Mesh. If the Live Mesh platform does not provide users and third party systems with compelling applications then it will not matter that third party systems can easily integrate with it.

Even after some attempted clarification I don’t see the point Marc was making with his question to Brett regarding FriendFeed adopting Live Mesh. How would Live Mesh integration add value to FriendFeed and/or its users? Marc seems to feel he can rehabilitate the Borg by integrating them into the mix. In my opinion Microsoft has only paid lip service to the benefits of opening up and giving up some amount of control. Talk is cheap.

]]> By: FriendFeed to add Realtime APIs next week http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/2008/10/17/gillmor-gang-101708/comment-page-1/#comment-1470 FriendFeed to add Realtime APIs next week Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:50:05 +0000 http://gillmorgang.techcrunch.com/?p=298#comment-1470 [...] comments, scoped to these two constructs. As Friendfeed co-founder Bret Taylor told today’s Gillmor Gang, anyone on Friendfeed can contribute to a public room or join a room to start a thread, as many did [...] [...] comments, scoped to these two constructs. As Friendfeed co-founder Bret Taylor told today’s Gillmor Gang, anyone on Friendfeed can contribute to a public room or join a room to start a thread, as many did [...]

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