Windows Live is paralyzed, says outgoing manager
An outgoing Microsoft Corp. manager hired to advance the company's Windows Live strategy said Thursday Microsoft failed to give him adequate support and lacks commitment for building a comprehensive online services platform.
Niall Kennedy joined Microsoft in April as program manager for a new feed-syndication platform for Windows Live services, but he claims he didn't get the resources needed for the project.
"I wasn't able to hire people," Kennedy said in an interview Thursday. He said he alone was expected to build the feed syndication engine, which would, among other things, provide a unified systems for integrating address books, RSS feeds, photos and other user content across the various Windows Live services. "It
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