There were too many changes for them all to be directly related to the Windows Vista delay. I think these changes were in the works regardless of what happened.
It's a bargain. There are many other services that charge fees, particularly for domain registration.
It's a classic example of what Microsoft will be doing as it looks at the Web 2.0 problem. Microsoft will offer some interesting and potentially cool services, but they will be tied back to the desktop.
The more people who know about it, the more chance there is of the secret getting out.
It is the most visually oriented social networking application I have seen thus far.
It may be the technological equivalent to the shot heard 'round the world. If Massachusetts follows through with this plan, it will be a radical departure from how Microsoft and other businesses work with state governments.
It looks to me that Microsoft has added another layer of bureaucracy. At a time when startups are starting to show some real promise again, Microsoft now looks even bigger and potentially slower than it was before.
It looks like Microsoft missed the major upgrade cycle from 2004 to early this year. Windows Vista would have been a much better story in 2005 than in 2006, or, realistically, 2007.
There's a lot of hype right now about Web 2.0. This is a way for Microsoft to take control of the noise.
If disposal is an extra cost, then it's a problem that someone has to solve. If they can dispose of it easier because there are no potential toxins, then that's a benefit they can appreciate.
I don't see much common ground at all. Where they differ is fundamental.
