Microsoft replaces Windows Live Spaces with Wordpress platform

Today, Microsoft has announced that the outdated Windows Live Spaces blogging platform will go to scrap, and it will be replaced by WordPress, which will become the default option for bloggers working with Windows Live.

Like many other companies, the software giant has already abandoned a number of unsuccessful products that have not become particularly popular. For example, the not so well-known product Soapbox (service for posting videos) was recently closed - by the way, I never heard of it, plus users of the Windows Live Movie Maker service have the opportunity to post information on Facebook or YouTube. In addition, users of the Windows Live Photo Gallery service received the opportunity to post their photos immediately to Facebook or Flickr.
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“At the moment we have 30 million users who are actively working with the Windows Live Spaces service and are eagerly waiting to improve the platform, adding new functions for bloggers. For these users, Windows Live and WordPress.com worked together to create a simple way to seamlessly migrate from the old service to the new one. In addition to posts, comments, photos and other information will also be moved, ”noted one of the initiators of this project, Dharmesh Mehta.

A new feature of the software company and Wordpress.com was announced at TechCrunch Disrupt. In particular, it was again repeated that "this is a unique opportunity for users." In principle, it is really good when users are given the opportunity to use what they want - but, of course, the opinion of those users who do not want any changes should be taken into account, being content with the existing features and functionality of the service.

Microsoft has stated that users can start the blog transfer process today, and that Wordpress will become the default option when updating such a Windows Live Writer tool, which follows a bit later this fall. Users of the old service will be able to send update notifications to all their friends. For those who do not want to leave Windows Live Spaces, there are not so many options left. According to the same Dharmesh Mehta, such users can “download your content from the blog and migrate if desired later. In addition, you can simply erase your account on Windows Live Spaces. ”

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Via CNET