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Microsoft has restored its MSN Web sites and services that were inaccessible on the weekend and left many users unable to access game, Web-based e-mail, chat and search features, among others.
Examined using several different metrics, Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could create one of the world's largest Web companies.
Microsoft plans to open access to MSN and its other public Web sites to let developers assemble new applications that build on those sites -- a technique used successfully at Google and other Web companies to promote their properties.
Microsoft's new batch of services borrows heavily from current or proposed products. Is Windows Live just another name for MSN?
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Windows chief Kevin Johnson has two huge tasks: Chase Google with Windows Live and get the operating system back on track.
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