I am a massive Microsoft supporter, I used to be a Linux junkie but I was won back by MS (especially by their consumer electronics, which I think they need more of t wiover more people), but this stikes me as a little strange- how does this help MS stay relevant in the long term? At the moment it seems pretty simple (don't get me wrong it's impressive enough as it is) in terms of features, it seems that other companies could do the same and then overtake MS with new features etc- are there big plans for expansion? Plugins?
What I would really like to see:
- A way to allow web developers to allow users to access this storage through their site easily, for example go onto facebook or something and allow the user to sign on andget those files wherever they are. Alternativey have a way to allow sites to be added as a sharing friend for a shared folder so I can synchronise folders on my PC with a (e.g.)photosharing site directly, no middle man... I would love to see better integration of the Live services just for them to get more attention from people my age (20).
- In the distant future I wonder if this could achieve one bit of techy nivana for me- allow me to use this connection to my home PC to allow me to plug my Zune into another PC and still use the marketplace. Software+services is great but software+services+hardware would be an amazing combination. It would still have to be my zune and my live ID but it would be nice to be able to use it elsewhere e.g. work.
As I said, it is impressive, and great job, I just hope to see it go beyond what we see as a desktop doing (even if it is some spiffy web desktop). A mesh to me involves connecting MANY places.