Comments on: Microsoft Live Mesh platform takes on Google, Adobe

If done well, Live Mesh from Microsoft can blur the lines between online and offline computing.

[cheezr]

i will wait and see

having been burned by every ms sync technology since briefcase in win95 and network folder sync in winxp and activestink, etc. I will wait and see how well they are able to execute on this plan.

in any case competition is good for the consumer so i hope they eventually get it right.

CZR

[nsmoly]

it is more than just Web Desktop

Even though LiveMesh has a Web desktop and Live remote, they are nice extras (although very nice) in addition to the core platform which is a sync service working on user devices. This platform allows not only syncing user files between devices, but also creating applications that can use synchronized user data on any device (and in any form). So far, creating applications that would use distributed data has been a very challenging task. With Live Mesh, it should be as easy as VB coding (hopefully).

[Penguinisto]

Okay, and... ?

...or NFS before it, maybe... :)

[i]"So far, creating applications that would use distributed data has been a very challenging task."[/i]

Heh - no, creating apps that use distributed data [b]in Windows[/b] has been a right PITA. I can (and do) happily write scripts and apps in Linux and OSX right now that reach out across disparate sources and pull them together. And it's not some mysterious buzzword-laden tech, either: nfs, http, ftp, tftp, scp... even smb (Windows Sharing protocol) works just fine.

[i]"With Live Mesh, it should be as easy as VB coding"[/i]

...heh, and about as secure (as in, not).

/P

[dangtrade]

i am ready to be mesh-merized or perhaps criticize? looking forward to the public release!

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