Microsoft “Fremont” to Launch

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1. john
   

   November 28th, 2005 at 11:31 pm

   Any body know if it is a webbased office? or just like picture they show in last event of windows live.

2. Mark
   

   November 29th, 2005 at 12:14 am

   From http://spaces.msn.com/members/.....y/Blog/cns!1p9WWMs3QaYyZ9IUKdl8SJ7w!2561.entry

   “This product represents a unique offering by Microsoft to address the person-to-person marketplace.

   The product, code-named “Fremont,” is a dynamic new listing service that enables people to easily buy, sell, or swap among friends, co-workers, or the public. Fremont enhances your ability to:

   * Connect with those you trust - your messenger buddies and your coworkers,

   * Locate items in your neighborhood or across the country through integration with MapPoint and Windows Live Local (formerly Virtual Earth),

   * List easily, instantly, and for free.”

   So, basically, it’s Google Base, except that it’s more practical/easier to use.

3. fred
   

   November 29th, 2005 at 2:12 am

   Sounds more like eBay

4. Redford
   

   November 29th, 2005 at 2:55 am

   Shame we had to get the relevent info from the comments as opposed to the actual blog posting.

5. Ian McAllister
   

   November 29th, 2005 at 8:38 am

   No, it is not a web-based Office. The other comments are closer to the mark. Stay tuned.

6. Rich
   

   November 29th, 2005 at 12:38 pm

   Use their ideas and then kill them. Nothing new.

   Tough times for craigslist ahead…

7. Woo
   

   November 29th, 2005 at 3:53 pm

   Hey Rich…why the smear?

   ‘Use their ideas and then kill them. Nothing new.’

   Did you forget who Mr. Newmark is now in bed with? I don’t think he has anything to worry about - CL is the original and will continue with a loyal user base. This simply seems to be expanding the marketplace and consumers benefit when that happens, no?

8. Ed Dunn
   

   November 29th, 2005 at 4:56 pm

   USENET was around long before craiglist so craiglist is not an innovative solution by any stretch. I believe execution, not originality matters when the dust settles.

   I thought Citibank C2it(?) payment system was going to kick Paypal butt when Paypal was still paypal.x.com but I was proven wrong. Big companies don’t appear to do well when it comes to community/social network applications.

   Microsoft as well as Apple have proven to be unsuccessful in creating a social networking audience. It’s something about social sites ran by a regular people that is so hipper and cooler than a corporation attempt, especially for word of mouth chatter.

9. balarkliang
   

   November 29th, 2005 at 8:33 pm

   能给抓几张图出来么？
   看看里面的样子

10. balarkliang
    

    November 29th, 2005 at 8:34 pm

    sorry，i am not MVP,can you paste pics on Fremont.:)

11. Willliam Dyson
    

    November 30th, 2005 at 12:43 am

    Microsoft is not the first to do something like this. We have been in Beta (www.darmik.com) for about 3 months and have several large contracts with with media companies that will use our application on their sites.

    Ultimately it is going to come down to execution and focus, and openness. On the openness front; classifieds in an MSN walled garden is not very appealing to most listers, and I don’t think Microsoft is going to take this kind of wall down anytime soon. On execution the Microsoft brand is not synonymous with trust, or the cool factor that it will take to form social networks. On the focus side Microsoft seems to be in a one upsmanship race with google. There focus will shift from this project to the next one that they think will take some press away from google
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12. Konstantinos
    

    November 30th, 2005 at 7:11 am

    See comment #4

13. effisk
    

    November 30th, 2005 at 10:13 am

    any screenshots?