Final we heard through the Live Lookup team, Microsoft;s strategy of document was to provide an annual Drop update and an annual Spring update. The Spring update has started arriving gradually in pieces.On Could three, Microsoft refreshed its Reside QnA lookup performance. On Could possibly 7, Microsoft rolled out a refresh with the Reside.com lookup web page.Is this the extent of what Microsoft;s expected spring Live Lookup update, codenamed “Rome,” will provide?According to a Microsoft spokeswoman,
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Windows 7 Professional, one would hope relevance would get a boost.)It;s hard to know how much Microsoft;s Yahoo bid (and subsequent back-off) played into the seemingly slow trickle with the Rome update. Wasn;t Microsoft also looking at rebranding (yet again) Live Search, as part with the Rome release? The Yahoo confusion no doubt led to postponement there,
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