Windows Live Gallery
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Windows Live Gallery was a part of Windows Live
range of services. It was a center for gadgets, extensions and add-ons for Windows and Windows Live services.
Windows Live Gallery was officially retired on October 1, 2011.
micropayment system which also powers Zune
and Xbox Live
purchases. It created a marketplace for developers to showcase their works, and if chose to, receive payment for their efforts. Developers who have partnered with Windows Live Gallery could set up their own virtual shops.
Windows Live
Windows Live is the collective brand name for a set of services and software products from Microsoft, part of their software plus services platform. A majority of these services are Web applications, accessible from a browser, but there are also client-side binary applications that require...
range of services. It was a center for gadgets, extensions and add-ons for Windows and Windows Live services.
Windows Live Gallery was officially retired on October 1, 2011.
History
Since its launch on July 24, 2006 , Windows Live Gallery held repository for the following Windows and Windows Live services and products:| Service | Reason for removal from Windows Live Gallery |
|---|---|
| Gadgets Microsoft Gadgets Microsoft Gadgets are lightweight single-purpose applications, or software widgets, that can sit on a Microsoft Windows user's computer desktop, or are hosted on a web page... for Live.com Live.com Windows Live Personalized Experience was a customizable portal launched by Microsoft in early November 2005. It was one of the first Windows Live services to launch.- Features :... |
Live.com's successor Windows Live Personalized Experience was discontinued on March 30, 2010 |
| Gadgets Microsoft Gadgets Microsoft Gadgets are lightweight single-purpose applications, or software widgets, that can sit on a Microsoft Windows user's computer desktop, or are hosted on a web page... for Windows Live Spaces Windows Live Spaces Windows Live Spaces was Microsoft's blogging and social networking platform. The site was originally released in early 2004 as MSN Spaces to compete with other social networking sites, and re-launched in 2006 as a part of a shifting of community services away from the MSN brand... and Windows Live Events Windows Live Events Windows Live Events was an online service by Microsoft as part of its Windows Live range of services that enabled users in Windows Live Spaces to share and plan different types of Events happening around them while collaborating with other services such as Windows Live Hotmail Calendar and Windows... |
Gadgets on Windows Live Spaces were removed in June 2010, Windows Live Events discontinued on September 3, 2009 |
| Live.com Live.com Windows Live Personalized Experience was a customizable portal launched by Microsoft in early November 2005. It was one of the first Windows Live services to launch.- Features :... Collections |
Live.com's successor Windows Live Personalized Experience was discontinued on March 30, 2010 |
| Windows Live Toolbar Windows Live Toolbar Windows Live Toolbar was an browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer. It superseded MSN Search Toolbar. Windows Live Toolbar provided a simple search interface that starts to list results as the user types in a search query, and uses Bing as its search engine... Buttons and Custom Buttons |
Windows Live Toolbar discontinued since the launch of Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4) |
| Windows Search Windows Search Windows Search is an indexed desktop search platform released by Microsoft for the Windows operating system.... add-ins and applications |
Replaced by IFilters |
| Live Search Macros | Live Search Macros discontinued since the launch of Bing on June 3, 2009 |
| Windows Live Agents Windows Live Agents Windows Live Agents are chatterbot agents for Windows Live Messenger that is part of Microsoft's Windows Live services. They provide users the ability to interact with the agents through Windows Live Messenger to get more information about specific topics.... |
Windows Live Agents was discontinued in Summer 2009 |
| Windows Live Messenger Windows Live Messenger Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft that is currently designed to work with Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Xbox 360, Blackberry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x and Zune HD... Emoticons, Winks, Display Pictures and Activities |
Replaced by third-party services such as Quebles and WeeMee WeeMee WOO!A WeeMee is an animated avatar for AOL Instant Messenger, Skype and Windows Live Messenger. WeeMees are noted for their resemblance to characters from the series South Park... |
| Windows Live Writer Windows Live Writer Windows Live Writer, developed by Microsoft, is a desktop blog-publishing application that is part of the Windows Live range of products. It features WYSIWYG authoring, photo-publishing and map-publishing functionality, and is currently compatible with Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint blogs,... add-ins |
Replaced by http://plugins.live.com on December 13, 2010 |
| Windows Desktop Gadgets Windows Desktop Gadgets The Windows Desktop Gadgets is a widget engine for Microsoft Gadgets, with program name sidebar.exe. It was introduced with Windows Vista, in which it features a sidebar anchored to the side of the desktop. Its widgets, called Gadgets, can perform various tasks, such as displaying the time and... |
Discontinued in favor of Metro-styled apps in Windows 8 Windows 8 Windows 8 is the codename for the next version of the Microsoft Windows computer operating system following Windows 7. It has many changes from previous versions. In particular it adds support for ARM microprocessors in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD... . Several highest-rated gadgets remain available on Windows Personalization Gallery. |
| Windows SideShow Windows SideShow Windows SideShow is a technology introduced in Windows Vista that enables Windows PCs to drive a variety of auxiliary display devices connected to the main PC. These devices can be separate from or integrated into the main PC , enabling access to information and media even when the PC is turned off... |
Discontinued in favor of Metro-styled apps in Windows 8 Windows 8 Windows 8 is the codename for the next version of the Microsoft Windows computer operating system following Windows 7. It has many changes from previous versions. In particular it adds support for ARM microprocessors in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD... . |
Developers
Windows Live Gallery integrated the Microsoft PointsMicrosoft Points
Microsoft Points are the currency of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Games for Windows - Live Marketplace, Windows Live Gallery, and Zune online stores. The points allow users to purchase content without a credit card and to reduce the number of small credit card transaction fees, which Microsoft would...
micropayment system which also powers Zune
Zune
Zune is a digital media brand owned by Microsoft which includes a line of portable media players, a digital media player software for Windows machines, a music subscription service known as a 'Zune Music Pass', music and video streaming for the Xbox 360 via the Zune Software, music, TV and movie...
and Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
purchases. It created a marketplace for developers to showcase their works, and if chose to, receive payment for their efforts. Developers who have partnered with Windows Live Gallery could set up their own virtual shops.