Tag: UNIFIED INSTALLER

As promised (or perhaps threatened), Microsoft has launched its latest effort to extend its desktop software dominance online. The company has released a "unified installer," that lets you install a bunch of Microsoft desktop and online applications all at once. It's sort of like Google Pack, but with nothing but Microsoft software. So what do you get with the Windows Live installer? Windows ...

The New York Times reports that Microsoft is set to launch software this week that will more seamlessly connect the company's desktop software (like Windows), with its online services (like Windows Live Search, Mail and Spaces). While Microsoft's competitors in the past have been desktop software makers, competition is increasingly coming online from companies like Google and Zoho. On the one ...