http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdhpnews01

MSN Instant messenger has now been down for a full 7 days. For the first 4 Microsoft did not even make it known that there was a problem. I am curious to see how this has effected you and what you think the implications are for .Net and confidence in Microsoft Microsoft as an Application Service provider in general.


In March, Microsoft unveiled HailStorm, one of the cornerstones of the company's .Net software-as-a-service strategy. Through HailStorm, Microsoft hopes to deliver e-commerce services, address books online, and password management to disparate devices such as PCs, handhelds or cell phones.

Microsoft is integrating HailStorm into many new products such as Windows XP, the Xbox game console, and Stinger cell phone.

HailStorm, in part, relies on instant messaging.

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