Comments on: Correction: Microsoft Office Live *Does* Do Blogs http://www.pcmech.com/article/correction-microsoft-office-live-does-do-blogs/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/correction-microsoft-office-live-does-do-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-15042 Rich Menga Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:03:48 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/correction-microsoft-office-live-does-do-blogs/#comment-15042 They don't have to. You're talking about mixing proprietary software with an external server (big gaping security risk) using open source software (not designed to work with the system). That's a really bad, bad idea. They don’t have to. You’re talking about mixing proprietary software with an external server (big gaping security risk) using open source software (not designed to work with the system). That’s a really bad, bad idea.

]]> By: Sharron (kkomp)http://www.pcmech.com/article/correction-microsoft-office-live-does-do-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-15040 Sharron (kkomp) Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:38:05 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/correction-microsoft-office-live-does-do-blogs/#comment-15040 That's all very well if you use Windows Live Spaces exclusively; however it would be an even better experience if one could use the software directly in conjunction with a private WordPress blog on one's own server space. I realise that this wouldn't be directly within the interests of Microsoft's marketing strategy inasmuch as it would give an alternative to promotion of Microsoft's blogging service; however I use Microsoft Live Writer quite comfortably in conjunction with my WordPress blog on my private server space; so I don't quite understand their reticence to provide the same sort of experience with this software.Perhaps the Microsoft Office Live team would shed some light on this issue? That’s all very well if you use Windows Live Spaces exclusively; however it would be an even better experience if one could use the software directly in conjunction with a private WordPress blog on one’s own server space. I realise that this wouldn’t be directly within the interests of Microsoft’s marketing strategy inasmuch as it would give an alternative to promotion of Microsoft’s blogging service; however I use Microsoft Live Writer quite comfortably in conjunction with my WordPress blog on my private server space; so I don’t quite understand their reticence to provide the same sort of experience with this software.

Perhaps the Microsoft Office Live team would shed some light on this issue?

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