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'Lives' Come Together in Redmond

Windows Live and Office Live, the somewhat amorphous concepts that (at this point, anyway) aren't hosted versions of either application, are now under the same umbrella in Redmond. And if rumors prove to be true, they might end up with a new name: "Kumo," a Japanese word that apparently can mean "cloud" but also "sea spider." That should make for one heck of a mascot.

Posted by Lee Pender on 01/27/2009 at 1:22 PM

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