Comments on: Microsoft Office Live goes into Beta http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:38:36 -0800 hourly 1 By: Desk sites » Blog Archive » Microsoft Upgrades Office Live Small Business http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-1984824 Desk sites » Blog Archive » Microsoft Upgrades Office Live Small Business Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:06:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-1984824 [...] original Office Live was launched in February 2006 as a easy to use business focused hosting package that competes directly with Yahoo’s small [...] [...] original Office Live was launched in February 2006 as a easy to use business focused hosting package that competes directly with Yahoo’s small [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Upgrades Office Live Small Business http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-1983188 Microsoft Upgrades Office Live Small Business Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:18:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-1983188 [...] original Office Live was launched in February 2006 as a easy to use business focused hosting package that competes directly with Yahoo’s small [...] [...] original Office Live was launched in February 2006 as a easy to use business focused hosting package that competes directly with Yahoo’s small [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » BlueTie、無料Ajax統合メールサービスをリリース http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-315675 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » BlueTie、無料Ajax統合メールサービスをリリース Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:00:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-315675 [...] この分野はすでに、Zimbra、Google、Microsoft、Yahoo、Apple、Goowy、Folderaなどの競合がひしめきあっている(ただし、「競合」の定義を広げて単なるAjaxのウェブメールも入っているし、GoowyはFlashのアプリケーション だ)。それでも、人のメールアカウントを手中にする、というのはいい商売になるようだ。BlueTieによれば、1人が1日にメールに費やす時間は平均 4.6時間で、もっとずっと長く使う人がたくさんいるという。他のどんなソフトと比べても、メールはビジネスのワークフローの中心であることは間違いない。 [...] [...] この分野はすでに、Zimbra、Google、Microsoft、Yahoo、Apple、Goowy、Folderaなどの競合がひしめきあっている(ただし、「競合」の定義を広げて単なるAjaxのウェブメールも入っているし、GoowyはFlashのアプリケーション だ)。それでも、人のメールアカウントを手中にする、というのはいい商売になるようだ。BlueTieによれば、1人が1日にメールに費やす時間は平均 4.6時間で、もっとずっと長く使う人がたくさんいるという。他のどんなソフトと比べても、メールはビジネスのワークフローの中心であることは間違いない。 [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » BlueTie lance une suite email en ajax gratuite http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-313334 TechCrunch en français » BlueTie lance une suite email en ajax gratuite Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:00:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-313334 [...] Il s’agit d’un secteur déjà très encombré, avec des produits par Zimbra, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Goowy, Foldera et d’autres encore (et nous limitons notre liste de concurrents aux solutions webmail en ajax). Mais disposer de l’attention des utilisateurs via l’email peut représenter une opportunité rentable – BlueTie annonce qu’en moyenne les utilisateurs passent 4.6 heures par jour sur l’email et beaucoup plus encore. L’email est l’application d’entreprise par excellence par laquelle tout ou presque transite. [...] [...] Il s’agit d’un secteur déjà très encombré, avec des produits par Zimbra, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Goowy, Foldera et d’autres encore (et nous limitons notre liste de concurrents aux solutions webmail en ajax). Mais disposer de l’attention des utilisateurs via l’email peut représenter une opportunité rentable – BlueTie annonce qu’en moyenne les utilisateurs passent 4.6 heures par jour sur l’email et beaucoup plus encore. L’email est l’application d’entreprise par excellence par laquelle tout ou presque transite. [...]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » BlueTie Launches Free Ajax Email Suite http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-313218 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » BlueTie Launches Free Ajax Email Suite Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:05:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-313218 [...] This is a crowded space, with products from Zimbra, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Goowy, Foldera and others. [...] [...] This is a crowded space, with products from Zimbra, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Goowy, Foldera and others. [...]

]]> By: edeng -- Blog Archive » Compare three online office services–Coghead, Google and Zoho http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-270663 edeng -- Blog Archive » Compare three online office services–Coghead, Google and Zoho Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:05:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-270663 [...] Google is straightforward in its goal to excel in collaboration and sharing of documents, while agreeing that desktop office applications will continue to offer superior editing features for the foreseeable future. Still, the ability to import and collaborate on a document, and then publish it to the web or take it back to the desktop, is a powerful feature not available to Microsoft Office users outside of Office Live or Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server. And use of Google’s online office applications is free. [...] [...] Google is straightforward in its goal to excel in collaboration and sharing of documents, while agreeing that desktop office applications will continue to offer superior editing features for the foreseeable future. Still, the ability to import and collaborate on a document, and then publish it to the web or take it back to the desktop, is a powerful feature not available to Microsoft Office users outside of Office Live or Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server. And use of Google’s online office applications is free. [...]

]]> By: Dreamchaser’s Blog » TechCrunch: Google “Docs & Spreadsheets” Launches http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-257271 Dreamchaser’s Blog » TechCrunch: Google “Docs & Spreadsheets” Launches Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:35:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-257271 [...] Google is straightforward in its goal to excel in collaboration and sharing of documents, while agreeing that desktop office applications will continue to offer superior editing features for the foreseeable future. Still, the ability to import and collaborate on a document, and then publish it to the web or take it back to the desktop, is a powerful feature not available to Microsoft Office users outside of Office Live or Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server. And use of Google’s online office applications is free. [...] [...] Google is straightforward in its goal to excel in collaboration and sharing of documents, while agreeing that desktop office applications will continue to offer superior editing features for the foreseeable future. Still, the ability to import and collaborate on a document, and then publish it to the web or take it back to the desktop, is a powerful feature not available to Microsoft Office users outside of Office Live or Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server. And use of Google’s online office applications is free. [...]

]]> By: » Google Docs & Spreadsheets Launches » InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News Channel http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-257263 » Google Docs & Spreadsheets Launches » InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News Channel Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:29:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-257263 [...] Google is straightforward in its goal to excel in collaboration and sharing of documents, while agreeing that desktop office applications will continue to offer superior editing features for the foreseeable future. Still, the ability to import and collaborate on a document, and then publish it to the web or take it back to the desktop, is a powerful feature not available to Microsoft Office users outside of Office Live or Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server. And use of Google’s online office applications is free. [...] [...] Google is straightforward in its goal to excel in collaboration and sharing of documents, while agreeing that desktop office applications will continue to offer superior editing features for the foreseeable future. Still, the ability to import and collaborate on a document, and then publish it to the web or take it back to the desktop, is a powerful feature not available to Microsoft Office users outside of Office Live or Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server. And use of Google’s online office applications is free. [...]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Google “Docs & Spreadsheets” Launches http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-257226 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Google “Docs & Spreadsheets” Launches Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:05:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-257226 [...] Google is straightforward in its goal to excel in collaboration and sharing of documents, while agreeing that desktop office applications will continue to offer superior editing features for the foreseeable future. Still, the ability to import and collaborate on a document, and then publish it to the web or take it back to the desktop, is a powerful feature not available to Microsoft Office users outside of Office Live or Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server. And use of Google’s online office applications is free. [...] [...] Google is straightforward in its goal to excel in collaboration and sharing of documents, while agreeing that desktop office applications will continue to offer superior editing features for the foreseeable future. Still, the ability to import and collaborate on a document, and then publish it to the web or take it back to the desktop, is a powerful feature not available to Microsoft Office users outside of Office Live or Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server. And use of Google’s online office applications is free. [...]

]]> By: Small Business Hosting Solutions http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-156942 Small Business Hosting Solutions Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:35:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-156942 <strong>Dave...</strong> Interesting topic... I'm working in this industry myself and I don't agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future... Dave…

Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future…

]]> By: Business Email Hosting http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-156774 Business Email Hosting Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:45:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-156774 <strong>Business Email Hosting...</strong> In other words, a reseller can set up its web hosting company on... Business Email Hosting…

In other words, a reseller can set up its web hosting company on…

]]> By: Business Email Hosting http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-156323 Business Email Hosting Sun, 27 Aug 2006 06:26:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-156323 <strong>Dave...</strong> Interesting topic... I'm working in this industry myself and I don't agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future... Dave…

Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future…

]]> By: Email Domain Hosting http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-156137 Email Domain Hosting Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:56:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-156137 <strong>Dave...</strong> Interesting topic... I'm working in this industry myself and I don't agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future... Dave…

Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future…

]]> By: ade350 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-103769 ade350 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:09:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-103769 Hey, OfficeGateway is a great product for anyone looking to collaborate on a daily basis with their team. Shared calendars, Document Library and a great CRM piece. Affordable and solid, check it out! Hey,

OfficeGateway is a great product for anyone looking to collaborate on a daily basis with their team. Shared calendars, Document Library and a great CRM piece.

Affordable and solid, check it out!

]]> By: Nadsy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-103762 Nadsy Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:59:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-103762 Hi Adam, Here is another competitor to Office and WebOffice. OfficeGateway...www.officegateway.ca I have heard they are looking into integrating a number of features with their product as well - a web drive, more of a web 2.0 interface, Ajax in it's portlets and integration with a web word processors. Should be interesting to see. Hi Adam,

Here is another competitor to Office and WebOffice. OfficeGateway…www.officegateway.ca I have heard they are looking into integrating a number of features with their product as well – a web drive, more of a web 2.0 interface, Ajax in it’s portlets and integration with a web word processors. Should be interesting to see.

]]> By: holypanl http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-22203 holypanl Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:09:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-22203 I love Microsoft... I'm a 14 year old kid, looking for good free hosting, living in a 3rd world country. This helps a lot. I don't care what conspiracies that old owl Bill Gates is thinking up, but it serves me well. I love Microsoft…
I’m a 14 year old kid, looking for good free hosting, living in a 3rd world country. This helps a lot.

I don’t care what conspiracies that old owl Bill Gates is thinking up, but it serves me well.

]]> By: Migs http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-16893 Migs Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:28:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-16893 Microsoft already has a product called <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010908711033.aspx" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Office Live Communications Server</a>. <a href="http://migs.paraz.com/w/archives/2006/03/07/microsoft-office-live-confusion/" rel="nofollow">Confusing</a>. Microsoft already has a product called Microsoft Office Live Communications Server.

Confusing.

]]> By: D http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-15311 D Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:40:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-15311 Not that I'm a life-long fan of Microsoft, but let's look at Comment 24 above: "Comment by Leon Bollerup — February 17, 2006 @ 3:25 pm –> What’s next? Windows Live with Google-Ads (showing links to Linux distros)?!" That's been done already, by the folks who "ThinkFree": "9. Advertisements. As consideration for using the Service, you agree and understand that ThinkFree will display ads and other information adjacent to and related to the content of your file and/or email. ThinkFree Office Online serves relevant ads using a completely automated process that enables ThinkFree to effectively target dynamically changing content, such as document and/or email. No human will read the content of your file and/or email in order to target such advertisements or other information without your consent, and no file or email content or other personally identifiable information will be provided to advertisers as part of the Service. ThinkFree Office Online may begin the Service without advertisements and add them later at a time to be determined by ThinkFree." (Source: http://online.thinkfree.com/terms.jsp) In other words, you only think it's free. I was very tempted to say "TANSTAAFL!" and link in this Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TANSTAAFL&oldid=37952106 until, that is, I remembered just how much I had paid for access to the Wikipedia :-) Not that I’m a life-long fan of Microsoft, but let’s look at Comment 24 above: “Comment by Leon Bollerup — February 17, 2006 @ 3:25 pm

–> What’s next? Windows Live with Google-Ads (showing links to Linux distros)?!”

That’s been done already, by the folks who “ThinkFree”:

“9. Advertisements. As consideration for using the Service, you agree and understand that ThinkFree will display ads and other information adjacent to and related to the content of your file and/or email. ThinkFree Office Online serves relevant ads using a completely automated process that enables ThinkFree to effectively target dynamically changing content, such as document and/or email. No human will read the content of your file and/or email in order to target such advertisements or other information without your consent, and no file or email content or other personally identifiable information will be provided to advertisers as part of the Service. ThinkFree Office Online may begin the Service without advertisements and add them later at a time to be determined by ThinkFree.” (Source: http://online.t...e.com/terms.jsp)

In other words, you only think it’s free. I was very tempted to say “TANSTAAFL!” and link in this Wikipedia article, http://en.wikip...;oldid=37952106 until, that is, I remembered just how much I had paid for access to the Wikipedia :-)

]]> By: Leon Bollerup http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-13917 Leon Bollerup Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:25:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-13917 --> What’s next? Windows Live with Google-Ads (showing links to Linux distros)?! –> What’s next? Windows Live with Google-Ads (showing links to Linux distros)?!

]]> By: Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-13875 Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:02:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-13875 <strong>WikiCalc from the creator of VisiCalc...</strong> Dan Bricklin has been working hard on his new innovation, WikiCalc, which is an open source mashup of Wikis and spreadsheets. The idea is to have an online spreadsheet that anyone can edit, make changes, and have those changes visible to everyone simul... WikiCalc from the creator of VisiCalc…

Dan Bricklin has been working hard on his new innovation, WikiCalc, which is an open source mashup of Wikis and spreadsheets. The idea is to have an online spreadsheet that anyone can edit, make changes, and have those changes visible to everyone simul…

]]> By: sybrgh0st http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-13858 sybrgh0st Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:02:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-13858 Somebody please explain to me why there's a Nextel ad on the site. Are they strategic partners or is MS just that greedy that they've got ad-space available on their sites now. What's next? Windows Live with Google-Ads (showing links to Linux distros)?! :) Somebody please explain to me why there’s a Nextel ad on the site. Are they strategic partners or is MS just that greedy that they’ve got ad-space available on their sites now.

What’s next? Windows Live with Google-Ads (showing links to Linux distros)?! :)

]]> By: NearWalden » links for 2006-02-17 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-13791 NearWalden » links for 2006-02-17 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:23:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-13791 [...] Microsoft Office Live goes into Beta This should be interesting…”This is not an online version of Microsoft Office. It is a set of online tools for businesses to help them have a web and email presence at a very low cost (starting at free with ad support). The core tools are a free non-mic (tags: web2.0 microsoft) [...] [...] Microsoft Office Live goes into Beta This should be interesting…”This is not an online version of Microsoft Office. It is a set of online tools for businesses to help them have a web and email presence at a very low cost (starting at free with ad support). The core tools are a free non-mic (tags: web2.0 microsoft) [...]

]]> By: Nir Ben-Dor http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-13716 Nir Ben-Dor Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:07:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-13716 The fact that Microsoft named today their adwords/adsense version (ContentAds) and releases Microsoft Live is no coincidence. It's becoming obvious that Bill and Steve sat down on their roadmap a while back and said, why bother. Google has a better one, let's copy it. So Microsoft is a Google copycat which wants to get advertising on everything and follow Google's success. http://www.comagz.com/ The fact that Microsoft named today their adwords/adsense version (ContentAds) and releases Microsoft Live is no coincidence.

It’s becoming obvious that Bill and Steve sat down on their roadmap a while back and said, why bother. Google has a better one, let’s copy it.

So Microsoft is a Google copycat which wants to get advertising on everything and follow Google’s success.

http://www.comagz.com/

]]> By: Best of eBay Blogs » Blog Archive » Microsoft OfficeLive - Hit or Miss ? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-13714 Best of eBay Blogs » Blog Archive » Microsoft OfficeLive - Hit or Miss ? Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:02:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-13714 [...] However, there are fortunately voices that would sound good to Bill G’s ears, Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life did a hands on review (with screenshots) and likes what he sees (wonder if any of the guys throwing dirt on OfficeLive have used it themselves ?). But what matters to me is TechCrunch’s review comments : For a small company needing a informational website, it will be great. Given that the domain name, website building, hosting and email will all be free, this will be very attractive to a small business [...] [...] However, there are fortunately voices that would sound good to Bill G’s ears, Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life did a hands on review (with screenshots) and likes what he sees (wonder if any of the guys throwing dirt on OfficeLive have used it themselves ?). But what matters to me is TechCrunch’s review comments : For a small company needing a informational website, it will be great. Given that the domain name, website building, hosting and email will all be free, this will be very attractive to a small business [...]

]]> By: Microsoft OfficeLive - Hit or Miss ? at HawkEye http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-13673 Microsoft OfficeLive - Hit or Miss ? at HawkEye Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:15:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/02/15/microsoft-office-live-goes-into-beta/#comment-13673 [...] However, there are fortunately voices that would sound good to Bill G’s ears, Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life did a hands on review (with screenshots) and likes what he sees (wonder if any of the guys throwing dirt on OfficeLive have used it themselves ?). But what matters to me is TechCrunch’s review comments : For a small company needing a informational website, it will be great. Given that the domain name, website building, hosting and email will all be free, this will be very attractive to a small business [...] [...] However, there are fortunately voices that would sound good to Bill G’s ears, Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life did a hands on review (with screenshots) and likes what he sees (wonder if any of the guys throwing dirt on OfficeLive have used it themselves ?). But what matters to me is TechCrunch’s review comments : For a small company needing a informational website, it will be great. Given that the domain name, website building, hosting and email will all be free, this will be very attractive to a small business [...]

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