The Hotmail Wave 4 refresh, which Microsoft execs stated was finished in early August, is turning into a lot more of the rolling rollout.Soon after delivering new Wave 4 attributes like Sweep and ActiveViews to all 350 million Hotmail end users worldwide, the Hotmail crew began trickling out extra fixes and updates. In late August, Microsoft turned on Exchange ActiveSync support for Hotmail on iPhones, iPads and other cellular gadgets. And on September 23,
Windows 7 Home Premium, the Hotmail group introduced it was rolling out a lot more new characteristics,
Office Professional 2010, like package deal tracking by way of ActiveViews, nested folder assistance, Facebook chat from inside Hotmail and much more.Inside a September 23 post towards the “Inside Windows Live” blog, Group Program Manager Dick Craddock explained additional about the pace and strategy behind the Hotmail rollout:“Following this (early August Wave 4) release, you may have noticed a string of smaller updates. Some were planned, like push email, calendar, and contacts via Exchange ActiveSync,
Windows 7 Pro, but others were the results of feedback we received and acted on during the rollout. We put a good deal of time and effort into careful planning, but we also recognize that with any release, we can improve, so we do our best to listen closely and respond actively to feedback. Some of the feedback we’ve addressed with updates in the last few weeks include the way you can view message source (right-click in the Inbox is back!),
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus, an easier reply action in threaded conversations, and far more visible signout for the integrated Messenger on the web.“In addition to these adjustments, we’re beginning today to roll out new characteristics and highlight new partners that will continue to address the customer needs we focused on this summer.”LiveSide.net noted yesterday that the Hotmail Calendar Service got an update to include support for weather updates. There was no mention of that in the new Windows Live blog posting today.LiveSide also noted that some of the other Windows Live services — the Web-only ones, not the software and service ones known as “Windows Live Essentials” — have been refreshed, as well. Windows Live Devices got a refresh, and a LinkedIn integration option was added to to customers; Windows Live accounts.The final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 still has yet to be released towards the Web, though that is expected to happen any time now that “Fall” has begun officially. That rollout should be far more final, I;d think. I doubt there will be constant refreshes and updates towards the Essentials 2011 offerings,
Office 2010 Product Key, in the way that;s happening with the Web-only Windows Live services.